First, we’d like to give a nod to the team at Huel. Like Jimmy Joy, they’ve developed great nutritionally complete meals. And if you’re here because you’re evaluating Jimmy Joy vs. Huel, then you’re already doing the right thing.

This comparison will help you to inform yourself about the contents of each product. Ultimately, you decide what the best meal shake, bar, or drink or hot meal is.

What are you looking for in a complete meal? Maybe you’re thinking about replacing one meal with a drink. Or maybe you’re looking for an afternoon snack and consider a healthy meal bar. It may be that meal shakes could support your weight gain goals.

Whatever the case, we hope this comparison helps!

Jump to a specific comparison:

• Plenny Shake Active vs Huel powder
• Plenny Shake vs Huel Essential
• Plenny Drink vs Huel ready-to-drink
• Plenny Bar vs Huel Bar
• Plenny Pot vs Hot & Savoury

What are the main differences between Jimmy Joy and Huel?

Price: on average, Jimmy Joy is about 18% cheaper than Huel.

Texture and taste: customers describe Jimmy Joy’s meal shakes to be much smoother and easier to mix than Huel shakes. Jimmy Joy flavours the product with real fruit.

Macronutrients: both Jimmy Joy and Huel offer balanced, nutritionally complete meals but the split is different.

Production: Jimmy Joy produces in-house to offer nutritionally complete food at a starting price of €1,52 per meal. Huel outsources to an external production facility.

Plenny Shake Active vs. Huel Powder

On various points, Jimmy Joy offers a similar experience to Huel but at a better price-to-value ratio. We will compare meals by using a single meal with a calorie count of 400 kcal as a reference point.

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“I've used a few different powdered foods but Jimmy Joy is the one I regularly come back to. The main appeal is the price - it's significantly cheaper than all the others on the market, while still ticking all the right boxes (such as high protein). The other big advantage over its competitors is the consistency: it's very smooth and dissolves nicely into an easy-to-drink shake. Some other brands, like Huel, are very very thick and often form lumps of undissolved powder no matter how much you shake them. That's never an issue with Jimmy Joy.” — Pb473

 

Remarks 

- Jimmy Joy uses only one sweetener: sucralose. Huel uses two types of sweeteners.


- Jimmy Joy doesn’t add MCT oils since there isn’t sufficient research on the benefits of MCT's. 


- Jimmy Joy adds a great prebiotic called inulin, which works together with the included probiotics.


- Jimmy Joy and Huel meal shakes use oats as the main ingredient. Oats are a great source of complex carbohydrates.


- Jimmy Joy uses soy because of its bioavailability — it's easily absorbed by the digestive system. You can read more about this in our article about plant protein versus whey protein.

- Jimmy Joy adds Ahiflower to increase the amount of omega 3 in the Plenny Shake Active.


- Jimmy Joy adds microalga called Tetraselmis chuii which is rich is superoxide dismutase (SOD), a strong antioxidant that can support faster recovery and performance in daily exercise.


- Jimmy Joy has a very smooth texture because of ultra-fine oats and flaxseed. It mixes with water easily. According to customer reviews, Huel is grittier, thicker and harder to mix.
- Jimmy Joy offers a 15% subscription discount instead of 10%

“I've tried both the Plenny shakes and the Plenny Shake Active having previously used Huel. I find the Jimmy Joy products mix so much better and they taste great. The price is much more reasonable to.” — Daniel S.

Conclusion

Both Jimmy Joy and Huel provide you with everything your body needs but at different price points. Huel powder is 12% more expensive. Jimmy Joy aims to find high-quality ingredients that have great nutritional value, as well as being functional, considering the taste and consistency.

Plenny Shake vs. Huel Essential 

Huel recently introduced their Huel Essential, which differs from our Plenny Shake in the macros distribution. Huel Essential has been formulated to be their more affordable option by increasing the carbohydrate content with starch which is a cheap simple carb, and decreasing the fat and fibre content. We will compare meals by using a single meal with a calorie count of 400 kcal as a reference point.

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Remarks 

- Both meal shakes use oats as the main ingredient. Oats are a great source of complex carbohydrates. However, Huel increased the carbohydrate content with starches and not with complex carbohydrates to keep the price lower.

- Plenny adds inulin, which is a great prebiotic. Working together with the added probiotics.

- Plenny Shake has 13% saturated fat, while Essential has 16%. Also, Plenny Shake has a higher percentage of polyunsaturated fats (61%) compared to Essential (44%), which is a different fat ratio that sets it apart.

- The Plenny Shake has at least 20% of the RI% of micronutrients, while Huel Essential does not.

- Jimmy Joy has a very smooth texture because of ultra-fine oats and flaxseed.

Conclusion

Based on the information provided, we can conclude that Plenny Shake and Huel Essential have different nutritional profiles and ingredients. Even though they contain the same amount of protein, the Plenny Shake contains more essential amino acids than Huel Essential. Plenny Shake contains inulin, probiotics, and a higher percentage of polyunsaturated fats compared to Huel Essential. It also contains at least 20% of the recommended daily intake of micronutrients.

Plenny Bar vs. Huel Bar

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Remarks 

- Plenny Bar uses less packaging than the Huel Bar. Huel Bar is packed per 200 kcal, which is half of the Plenny Bars content. This means twice as much packaging is used.

- Plenny Bar has a four month longer shelf life than the Huel Bar.

- Jimmy Joy’s minimum purchase amount is 12 bars. Huel has a minimum of 30 bars. 

- Plenny Bar contains less sugar. Huel bar has 10g more sugar per 100g.

Conclusion 

Plenny Bar contains less sugar compared to Huel Bar (4.3g vs 16g per 100g). Each Plenny Bar is 400 kcal so it uses less packaging. More sustainable for your health, and for the planet!

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Plenny Drink vs. Huel Drink

For this comparison, we’ve compared the nutritional information per 400 kcal of Vanilla flavour. 

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Remarks 

- Jimmy Joy is more affordable when comparing ready-to-drinks. Huel RTD is 39% more expensive than the Plenny Drink.

- Huel's Ready to Drink has 5 times more saturated fats, as they use coconut oil as a fat source. There is no scientific consensus on the benefits of coconut oil.

- Plenny Drink has a higher amount of vitamin B12 - B12 has a low bioavailability so we add more to compensate for this.

- Jimmy Joy has a lower carbon footprint. Less water is shipped because of the more condensed amounts (330ml vs 500ml in Huel).

Conclusion

Plenny Drink from Jimmy Joy has a better price-quality ratio. Besides taking your health into account, we work in a sustainable manner by shipping less water per product. 

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Plenny Pot vs Huel Hot & Savory

For this comparison, we’ve compared the nutritional information per 400 kcal of the Cajun pasta. 

*depending on your location 

Edited on 14/05/2023

Remarks 

- Jimmy Joy is more affordable when comparing hot meals. Huel Hot&Savoury is 16.5% more expensive than the Plenny Pot.

- Huel's Hot&Savoury contains more sodium per portion than the Plenny Pot.

- Our pouches contain 10 meals while Huel’s only 7.

- Our website allows you to order a single pouch of the Plenny Pot, which is great if you're looking to try it out before committing to a larger order. The minimum order quantity for Huel on their website is 3 pouches.

Overall conclusion

The decision as to which nutritionally complete food to use is a personal one that’s connected to your own individual goals. Regardless of your choice, you’ll most likely set a step in the direction of a more sustainable lifestyle.

We are confident that Plenny Shake tastes better, but we’ll let you be the judge of that…

That’s why we encourage you to try Jimmy Joy and Huel to see which you prefer.

Unlike Huel, we offer a 30-day money-back guarantee even if you’ve already opened the meals. If for whatever reason you are not happy, contact us at love@jimmyjoy.com for a full refund - no questions asked.