Both Jimmy Joy and Yfood provide nutritionally complete meals. This comparison will help you to inform yourself about the contents of each product to support your lifestyle and goals. Ultimately, you decide what the best meal shake, bar, or drink is.
What are you looking for in a complete meal? Maybe you’re thinking about replacing one meal with a ready-to-drink beverage. 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, this honest side by side comparison will inform you which is best for you personally.
Plenny Shake vs YFood 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 in a varied diet, but for equal comparison we’ve based it on a 2000kcal per day measure.
| Per 2000 Kcal |
Plenny Shake Active v3.0
|
YFood powder |
| Pricing in £/€ | £5.69 / €6,55 |
£6.08 / €7,05 |
| Fat (g) | 75 | 88,5 |
| Carbs (g) | 175 | 150,4 |
| Sugar (g) | 16,5 | 75,2 |
| Fiber (g) | 36,5 | 35 |
| Protein (g) | 131,5 | 128,3 |
| Subscription discount | 15% | 20% |
| Quick and smooth mixing | ✅ | ✅ |
| 100% nutritionally complete | ✅ | ✅ |
| Vegan | ✅ | ❌ |
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In-house production facility -This is how we keep costs low. |
✅ | ❌ |
Edited on 19/06/2021
Remarks on this meal shake comparison
- Jimmy Joy uses only plant-based ingredients because to sustain our health and the planet. YFood does use animal sources instead.
- Jimmy Joy contains four times less sugar than YFood. We aim to make our products low in sugar to reduce peaks in blood glucose.
- Jimmy Joy has a little more carbohydrates, which are complex and keep the blood glucose in control. Yfood contains more fats, mostly coming from the animal-based ingredients, and a little less protein than we do.
Plenny Drink vs YFood ready to drink
Let’s compare o 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.
The average person uses our product in a varied diet, but for equal comparison we’ve based it on a 2000kcal per day measure.
| Per 2000kcal |
Plenny Drink |
YFood Drink |
| Pricing per 2000 kcal | €10,63 |
€15,96 |
| Fat (g) |
72,5 |
96 |
| Carbs (g) | 223 | 160 |
| Fiber (g) | 29,5 | 28,5 |
| Protein (g) | 100 | 104 |
| Subscription discount | 15% | 20% |
| Packaging | Tetra pack | Plastic bottle |
| 100% nutritionally complete | ✅ | ✅ |
| Packed per | 330 ml | 500ml |
Edited on 23/04/2021
Remarks on this ready-to-drink meal comparison
- Jimmy Joy adds a little less fat compared to YFood. The fats we do add, are mostly from omega 3 and 6 sources.
- Jimmy Joy uses a bit more carbohydrates. The carbohydrate composition exists of mostly complex carbohydrates.
- Jimmy Joy and YFood use the same amounts of protein
- Jimmy Joy and YFood add similar amounts of micronutrients. Jimmy Joy adds more B12 since the body absorbs this in lesser amounts (see the following blog about our vitamin B12 amounts.) Both Jimmy Joy and YFood add all the vitamins and minerals because this is the most accurate way to ensure one is actually consuming all the mentioned nutrients.
- Jimmy Joy offers plant-based products. YFood has a small variety of plant-based alternatives but is mostly animal based.
Plenny Bar vs YFood Bar
| Per 100g/400kcal |
Plenny Bar |
Yfood Bar |
| Pricing per bar | €2,50 (400kcal) |
€2,91 (250kcal) |
| Fat (g) |
16 |
12 |
| Carbs (g) | 39 | 6 |
| Sugar (g) | 6,7 | 4,2 |
| Fiber (g) | 8 | 15 |
| Protein (g) | 20 | 31 |
| Subscription discount | 15% | 20% |
| Vegan | ✅ | ❌ |
| 100% nutritionally complete |
✅
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✅
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Edited on 23/04/2021
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.
