# 100% Huel: deficiencies? **URL:** \ **Category:** Nutrition\ **Created:** [April 4, 2019, 3:19pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/100-huel-deficiencies/13294 "2019-04-04T15:19:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vanquish](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/vanquish/32/6780_2.png) [@vanquish](https://discuss.huel.com/u/vanquish)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2019, 3:19pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/100-huel-deficiencies/13294/1 "2019-04-04T15:19:51Z")
Hi I’ve read that some people are eating 100% Huel. Nothing else oO There are no vegetables nor fruits in the huel powder, so don’t we should fear to have deficiencies by doing that? What about the antioxidants? Does Huel contains any? What about the acid-base balance? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![ChristinaT](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/christinat/32/7936_2.png) [@ChristinaT](https://discuss.huel.com/u/ChristinaT)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2019, 3:23pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/100-huel-deficiencies/13294/2 "2019-04-04T15:23:58Z")
I can’t think what you mean by carrencies ? ---
**Author:** ![ChristinaT](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/christinat/32/7936_2.png) [@ChristinaT](https://discuss.huel.com/u/ChristinaT)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2019, 3:25pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/100-huel-deficiencies/13294/3 "2019-04-04T15:25:11Z")
Vitamin C is an anti-oxidant and Huel contains all the essential vitamins and minerals plus plenty fibre, so is nutritionally similar to eating plenty fruit and veg ---
**Author:** ![Bee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/bee/32/6693_2.png) [@Bee](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Bee)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2019, 3:52pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/100-huel-deficiencies/13294/4 "2019-04-04T15:52:15Z")
Deficiencies? Perhaps you should have a read through Huel’s nutritional info @vanquish. > **[Nutritional Information](https://uk.huel.com/pages/nutritional-information)** > > Huel: The Formula Explained This explanation was written by James Collier BSc (Hons), Registered Nutritionist, who devised the Huel formula. He has over 25 years of experience working in nutrition and dietetics, including seven years as a clinical... ---
**Author:** ![vanquish](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/vanquish/32/6780_2.png) [@vanquish](https://discuss.huel.com/u/vanquish)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2019, 4:22pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/100-huel-deficiencies/13294/5 "2019-04-04T16:22:34Z")
Yes Deficiencies sorry, pardon my english 😛 So you really mean / think huel is absolutely perfect food, equivalent to a perfect diet with vegetables, fruits, antioxidants, etc. ? Why not all earth eat that? ---
**Author:** ![ChrisH0402](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/chrish0402/32/6542_2.png) [@ChrisH0402](https://discuss.huel.com/u/ChrisH0402)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2019, 4:32pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/100-huel-deficiencies/13294/6 "2019-04-04T16:32:35Z")
In theory, yes it is a ‘perfect food’ as far as nutrition goes (they keep striving for more perfection, though). It has all the nutrition one would need at a 2.000 kcal/day diet. Reasons to not go 100% could be social (eating with friends, break at school/work, etc.). There are also the specific ingredients used, which can certainly make a difference. For example, Huel uses pea protein where-as similar brands might use whey protein and some people can’t take pea protein or whey protein (or just less, so no 100%). I’m not really 100%, but close enough I guess. Other than some coffee at work, I usually have a non-Huel meal for dinner on either or both, Saturday and Sunday. Started early January, but close to Huel-only since 18th January and doing great. So can confirm there are no issues in the first few months, even though I come from a rather unhealthy (take-away food) diet. Of course, for many different reasons, it differs for everyone. ---
**Author:** ![ChristinaT](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/christinat/32/7936_2.png) [@ChristinaT](https://discuss.huel.com/u/ChristinaT)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2019, 4:47pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/100-huel-deficiencies/13294/7 "2019-04-04T16:47:13Z")
It’s about convenience rather than being ‘better’. I think everyone would agree that a healthy, varied, perfectly balanced fresh and whole food diet that is also low impact on the planet would be ideal… but how possible is it to maintain this kind of diet all the time, and still be able to work, socialise and have time to research and source all your foods. Huel is affordable, convenient, healthy, balanced, and kind to the planet - so even if it’s not ‘perfect’ or the ‘best’, it’s pretty close ---
**Author:** ![Ian42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Ian42](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Ian42)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2019, 7:00pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/100-huel-deficiencies/13294/8 "2019-04-04T19:00:01Z")
> [@ChristinaT](#): > > Huel is affordable, convenient, healthy, balanced, and kind to the planet - so even if it’s not ‘perfect’ or the ‘best’, it’s pretty close Agree with @ChristinaT and it’s so much healthier than my ( and many others here ) previous unhealthy diet.