Introduction to Plenny Bar v3.0

Updated on June 21st, 2024

Plenny Bar is a 100% vegan meal bar that’s exactly 400 kcal. It’s made of natural and plant-based ingredients like oats, rice, soy, rapeseed oil, brown flaxseed, and chicory. We’ve also added a custom blend of 26 vitamins & minerals and probiotics. As a result, each bar contains a whopping 175 health benefits. And no, that’s no typo! That’s backed up by research from the European Food Safety Authority. 

You can get Plenny Bar in 6 delicious flavours.

• Vanilla
• Chocolate
• Caramel Sea Salt 
• Almond & Fig
• Apfelstrudel
• Cherry

At this point, you are probably wondering what exactly is inside the bar. Well, keep reading! 

Nutritional breakdown

 

 

 

Ingredients

All Plenny Bar flavours contain the following ingredients:

• Oats
• Dehydrated rice extract
• Soy protein crisp (soy protein isolate, tapioca starch, stabiliser: calcium carbonate, salt)
• Rapeseed oil
• Milled brown flaxseed
• Soy protein isolate
• Humectant: glycerine
• Chicory fibre
• Rice syrup
• Custom blend of 26 vitamins and minerals
• Natural flavouring
• Probiotic: Bacillus coagulans
• Sweetener: sucralose 

Depending on the flavour, Plenny Bars can also contain:

• Real fruit
• Nuts
• Cacao nibs and cocoa powder
• Sea salt

Protein

Protein functions as essential building blocks for different structures in your body. To ensure that you get enough of this nutrient, the European Food Safety Authority recommends an amount of 0,83 grams of protein per kg body weight per day [1, 2].

Plenny Bar contains 20g of protein per serving, which fits perfectly within this recommendation. The main source of protein is soy, which is considered the best vegan protein source due to its digestibility and absorption rate, and because it contains all nine essential amino acids. You can read more about this here!

Per portion (100g)

Amino Acid	Mg per portion*	% from the WHO daily recommended intakes**
Alanine	897	-
Arginine	1530	-
Aspartic Acid	2190	-
Glutamic Acid	4200	-
Glycine	903	-
Hystidine	535	76%
Isoleucine	911	65%
Leucine	1620	59%
Lysine	1220	58%
Methionine + Cysteine	562	54%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine	1765	101%
Proline	946	-
Serine	1170	-
Threonine	944	90%
Tryptophan	283	101%
Valine	1020	56%

*latest laboratory results

**based on an average adult (70kg). The requirements are determined by the person’s weight.

 

Fat

Among other things, fat contributes to a well-functioning brain and muscles. That’s why Plenny Bars have an average of 18 grams of fat per serving [3]. Although oats and soy bring a little bit of fat to the mix, rapeseed oil is high in monounsaturated fats, containing more omega 9 than omega 6. It also provides omega-3, which when combined with flaxseed provides 1480mg per meal.

Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates provide your body with glucose, the main source of energy for your body. A daily intake of around 130 grams is recommended [4,5]. One Plenny Bar contains 38 grams of carbohydrates, which fits perfectly within this recommendation. The main source of carbohydrates in Plenny Bars is oats.

As you may know, carbohydrates increase your blood sugar levels after digestion. This can be measured by the glycemic index, which is high when easily digestible carbohydrates are consumed, and lower when carbohydrates with a more complex structure are consumed [6,7]. Plenny Bar has a low GI of 33.8, which means a slow energy release: the carbohydrates will enter your bloodstream slowly and steadily. No energy peak or crash! In addition, oats are rich in beta-glucan, which slows down your digestion [8].

So what about sugar? Plenny Bars have an average of 4,8 grams of sugar per 100 grams. This is well below the recommended upper limit of 10 E% sugar [9]. The vanilla, chocolate, and caramel sea salt bars are low in sugar. The fruity bars contain more sugar because of the natural sugars in the added fruit.

Fibre

With an average of 8 g fibre, Plenny Bar is high in fibre! The fibre comes from oats, chicory fibre, and soy protein crisps. Fibre increases satiety, helps with your digestion, and improves the health of your intestinal bacteria. Read more about that here!

Micronutrients

Every Plenny Bar has 26 vitamins and minerals in amounts that are ideal for absorption and recommended by the European Food Safety Authority [10]. These micronutrients play an important role in most of the processes happening in your body, such as cellular functions, neurotransmission, fluid balance, and tissue structure [11].

Can’t wait to benefit from the tasty and nutritional advantages of the Plenny Bar? Make your order here!

Per portion (100g)

Vitamins-Minerals	Per portion		RI* (%)
Vitamin A	160	μg	20%*
Vitamin D	5.0	μg	100%*
Vitamin E	4.0	mg	33%*
Vitamin K	16	μg	21%*
Vitamin C	40	mg	50%*
Thiamin	0.40	mg	36%*
Riboflavin	0.32	mg	23%*
Niacin	3.6	mg	23%*
Vitamin B6	0.40	mg	29%*
Folic Acid	60	μg	30%*
Vitamin B12	3.2	μg	128%*
Biotin	10	μg	20%*
Pantothenic acid	1.2	mg	20%*
Potassium	400	mg	20%*
Chloride	279	mg	35%*
Calcium	185	mg	23%*
Phosphorus	140	mg	20%*
Magnesium	75	mg	20%*
Iron	3.2	mg	23%*
Zinc	2.0	mg	20%*
Copper	0.40	mg	40%*
Manganese	1.0	mg	50%*
Selenium	18	μg	33%*
Chromium	8.0	μg	20%*
Molybdenum	13	μg	26%*
Iodine	30	μg	20%*

 

*% of the daily reference intake for vitamins and minerals

 

Last but not least, Probiotics

We wanted to add extra functional benefits to our meals. Probiotics came into our thoughts because of their ability to possibly enhance and strengthen our gut microbiome. Because of the high fibre content in Plenny bars, they have a symbiotic effect, meaning that probiotics become more resistant and provide a more substantial health effect thanks to the fibres which they eat and live from, so basically, one ingredient strengthens the other one, sweet right? 

 

Can’t wait to benefit from the tasty and nutritional advantages of the Plenny Bar v3.0? Try today!

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