Complete meal comparison
Compare current complete-meal powders on the same 400 kcal basis: what is in the meal, what it costs, how it is prepared and which routine it fits.
The whole field
Compare the essentials side by side. Then open a brand guide for preparation, ingredients and the routines each product may suit. Where an official source does not support a value, we leave it blank rather than guess.
| Compare | QuealSteady 6.0 | HuelPowder — Original | Jimmy JoyPlenny Shake v4.0 Vanilla | ManaManaPowder OP Origin Mark 8 | yfoodClassic Choco Powder | SaturoClassic Powder Cocoa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Format | Complete-meal shake powder | Complete-meal shake powder | Complete-meal shake powder | Complete-meal shake powder | Dairy complete-meal shake powder | Complete-meal shake powder |
| Usual meal size | Flexible: around 400 or 700 kcal | Fixed 400 kcal meal | Fixed 400 kcal meal | Fixed 400 kcal meal | Fixed 400 kcal meal | Fixed 400 kcal meal |
| Powder per 400 kcal | 93.5 g powder | Official pages conflict: 90 or 100 g | 96 g powder | 86 g powder | 89 g powder (see note) | 89 g powder |
| Protein | 25.5 g | 30.0 g | 25.0 g | 21.0 g | 25.0 g | 20.2 g |
| Fibre | 5.3 g | 7.8 g | 7.6 g | 6.0 g | 6.0 g | 4.5 g |
| Carbohydrate | 41.4 g | 39.0 g | 38.0 g | 33.0 g | 30.0 g | 43.7 g |
| Sugars | 11.9 g | 1.2 g | 3.8 g | 8.0 g | 15.0 g | 19.6 g |
| Fat | 13.6 g | 12.0 g | 15.0 g | 19.0 g | 19.0 g | 14.3 g |
| One-time price | €1.79 | €2.35 | €2.19 | €2.55 | €2.33 | €1.87 |
| Recurring price | Standard price not shown | €1.99 / 400 kcal | €1.75 / 400 kcal | €2.04 / 400 kcal | €1.98 / 400 kcal | €1.69 / meal |
| Dietary notes | Vegan recipe; contains gluten and soy | Vegan; may contain mustard | Vegan; contains soy and gluten cereals | Vegan, plant-based formula | Contains milk and oat; not the vegan yfood powder | Vegan, gluten-free and lactose-free |
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EU / EUR
These are close European powder alternatives. Queal offers a flexible serving and lower one-time price; Huel fixes the meal at 400 kcal and has more protein and fibre in the compared recipes.
EU / EUR
Both are flavour-led European powders with almost the same protein per 400 kcal. Queal has the lower one-time price and flexible serving; Plenny Shake offers more fibre and a 20% recurring model.
EU / EUR
Both are European complete powders. Queal has the lower one-time price and more protein in the selected recipes; Mana uses less powder per 400 kcal and offers a clear recurring price.
EU / EUR
Protein is almost identical in the compared recipes. Queal is vegan and has the lower one-time price; yfood Classic is dairy-based, has more fat and offers a clearly priced 15% subscription.
EU / EUR
These are the closest on one-time price in the active set. Queal has more protein and less sugar in the compared recipes; Saturo is explicitly gluten-free and lactose-free and has a lower recurring price.
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