Jimmy Joy vs Yfood Comparison (2024 update)

Updated on 30/12/2024

Both Jimmy Joy and Yfood provide nutritionally complete meals. This comparison will help you understand the contents of each meal so you can make the right choice to support your lifestyle and goals.

Ultimately, you decide what the best meal shake, bar, or drink is!

What are the main differences between Jimmy Joy and Yfood?

• Price: on average, Jimmy Joy is about 44% cheaper than Yfood.
• Macronutrients: both Jimmy Joy and Yfood 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 only €1,59 per meal (Plenny Shake). Yfood outsources to an external production facility.

Plenny Shake Active vs Yfood Vegan Powder

Let’s compare our longest standing, our nutritionally complete meal shakes, side by side.

There are various points on which we think Jimmy Joy offers a similar experience to Yfood, but at a much better price point.

The average person uses our product on a varied diet. We’ll make a comparison per 400kcal meal.

 

Per 400  Kcal	Plenny Shake Active v3.1 (Vanilla)	Yfood Vegan Powder
Pricing in €	€1,80	€2,17 (21% more expensive)
Fat (g)	12	18
Carbs (g)	33	30
Fibre (g)	7	7
Protein (g)	35	25
Subscription discount	20%	15%
Quick and smooth mixing	✅	✅
100% nutritionally complete	✅	✅
Vegan Probiotics Antioxidants from microalgae	✅ ✅ ✅	✅ ❌ ❌
In-house production facility (how we keep costs low.)	✅	❌

Remarks 

• Jimmy Joy adds more vitamin B12, which is important as the body absorbs it in smaller amounts (check this article about our vitamin B12 amounts.)
• Jimmy Joy adds more vitamin D to the Plenny Shake Active as it is an often-under-consumed micronutrient.
• In the case of vitamin C, Jimmy Joy adds more of it to the Plenny Shake Active to ensure that consumers receive an ample amount of antioxidants.
• Jimmy Joy adds a microalga called Tetraselmis chuii which is rich in superoxidise dismutase (SOD), a strong antioxidant that can support faster recovery and performance in daily exercise.

 

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Plenny Drink vs Yfood Ready-to-Drink

Let’s compare our nutritionally complete Ready-To-Drinks, side by side. There are various points on which we think Jimmy Joy offers a similar experience to Yfood, but at a much better price point.

They offer a bigger meal than ours, 500 kcal vs 400 kcal. For an equal comparison, we’ll make a comparison per 400 kcal.

Per 400 kcal	Plenny Drink v2.1	Yfood Vegan Drink
Pricing per 400 kcal	€3,08	€3,19 (3.5% more expensive)
Fat (g)	15	22
Carbs (g)	45	23,2
Fibre (g)	5,9	10,4
Protein (g)	20	22
Subscription discount	20%	15 %
Packaging	Tetra pack	Plastic bottle
100% nutritionally complete	✅	✅
Packed per	330 ml	500ml

 

Remarks

• When comparing based on 400 kcal, Plenny Drink is 3% cheaper, and when looking at the price per bottle, you save up to 29.5%, as Yfood comes in a 500 kcal bottle.
• The Plenny Drink contains 21% of the RI of fats, whereas Yfood's Vegan Drink contains 34%.
• Jimmy Joy has more vitamin B12, which is important as the body absorbs it in smaller amounts. (check out this article on our vitamin B12 amounts.)
• Similarly, Jimmy Joy adds more vitamin D to the Plenny Drink as they recognise its importance as an often-under-consumed nutrient.
• In the case of vitamin C, Jimmy Joy recognises the value of antioxidants in our diets. Therefore, we add more of it to the Plenny Drink to ensure that consumers receive an ample amount.

 

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Plenny Bar vs Yfood Bar

Let’s compare our nutritionally complete bar, side by side. There are various points on which we think Jimmy Joy offers a similar experience to Yfood, but at a much better price point.

For a fair comparison, we'll assess each product based on its nutritional content per 400 kcal.

Per 400 kcal	Plenny Bar Caramel Sea Salt	Yfood Bar Salted Caramel
Pricing per bar	€2,80	€5,90 (110% more expensive)
Fat (g) Of which saturates (g)	18 1,4	12 8,6
Carbs (g)	37	37,4
Sugar (g)	4,3	5,6
Fibre (g)	8,6	28,9
Protein (g)	20	31
Subscription discount	20%	15%
Probiotic	✅	❌
100% nutritionally complete meal	✅	❌

Remarks

• The Yfood bar comes in 60 g (180 kcal) whereas the Plenny Bar comes in 400 kcal densely packed into a 100 g bar.
• Yfood Bar has 6 times more saturated fats compared to Jimmy Joy’s Plenny Bar.
• Yfood Bars do not contain vitamin C.
• The Plenny Bar provides a minimum of 20% of the RI of essential micronutrients, while Yfood Bar provides 15%.

 

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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.

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