Table 4.
Estimated physiological requirements of the 70-kg adult human for taurine, creatine, carnosine, anserine, and 4-hydroxyproline for optimal health
| Nutrient | Physiological requirement | Provision of nutrient from 30-g dry weight of beef (mg) | Beef (30 g dry weight) meeting daily physiological requirement (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mg/day | mg/kg BW per day | |||
| Taurine | 75 | 1.07 | 80.4 | 107 |
| Glycine | 10,100 | 144 | 980a | 10 |
| Creatine | 1,700 | 24.3 | 303 | 18 |
| Carnosine | 606 | 8.66 | 608 | 100 |
| Anserine | – | – | 96.9 | – |
| 4-Hydroxyproline | Unknown | Unknown | 52.4 | Unknown |
“–” Denotes no basal physiological requirement
a62% of the daily glycine intake by the healthy adult consuming 0.75 g protein/day (Gibson et al. 2002)