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Tyrosine

What is Tyrosine?

Tyrosine is one of the 20 main amino acids used for protein synthesis in the body. It is a non essential amino acid and is found in casein, which comes from milk. [1]


History

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Other Ingredient Information

Products containing Tyrosine


The percentage represents the approximate total number of food products from UPC Food Search's data that contain the ingredient, "Tyrosine".
The data is calculated from UPC Food Search's product data only, and is not meant to reflect all food products regionally or globally.

Source(s) Derived From

 Animal Sources

Natural or Artificial?

 Natural

References
  1. Tyrosine - Wikipedia

Aliases (Also Known As)


 L Tyrosine
N Acetyl L Tyrosine

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  • Natural
  • Natural & Possibly Unsafe
  • Artificial
  • Artificial & Possibly Unsafe
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources)
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) & Possibly Unsafe

Revision History

Action User Date/Time
Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchJanuary 1, 2009 @ 2:14 AM

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