Huel version 2.0 is now live!

Huel updates
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I just want to voice that even though there seems to be some people upset by very strange reasons, there is a community of people who still back the decisions, I love all additions done this far. Some nutritionally I just have to trust since it’s hard to experience them aside from relying on research, but if the product had no gum arabic I would stop buying it unless I find away to put gum arabic by myself in it which is not that simple.

I think lots of you need to be aware scientific research is done for lots of reasons, they require funding, so there’s incentives to try to prove something sometimes, and also researchers are measured for how much they publish and one study or a small sets of studies often don’t drive a conclusion unless they can be proven by more studies and counter research. This isolated studies you seem to panic about are good for the media and people love them even though they don’t mean much.
So please listen when the the organisms and respected scientist tell you there’s no evidence to suggest this is bad for you, because there really is not.

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Please bump the version number any time a change to the ingredients is made. Cos (and as has happened already) we’ll end up discussing the v2.0 with and v2.0 without xyz…

This is what a version number is for, after all.

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It’s not a permanent change which is why we haven’t updated the formula number right now. Any permanent change will have the formula number changed.

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Any commercially released change should have a unique number though.

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Actually recoiled a bit this morning when I opened a new bag and took a swig; the taste in 2.0 has changed, and not in a good way. Seems to be sweeter and more artificial tasting to me. Gross.
Also very disappointed by the reduction in protein and calories per 100g - means I have to consume even more Huel/££. Feels like the entire product has been watered down.

Also echoing the salt/sodium concerns; there is so much of that in daily food it really didn’t have to be added here. I enjoyed Huel because it was low salt. And fluoride?!

I’m such a Huel fan but this ‘update’ has worsened the product for me, big time. Hope I can get over the new taste. I’ve had such good results with Huel but not sure I will continue once I’ve worked through these 8 bags.

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There is less per 100 grams, but we have included more Huel in the pouch to make sure you’re getting the same amounts, so you’re not actually paying any more!

We haven’t made it sweeter, so I’m not sure why that would be. Thanks for the feedback though!

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I understand nutrition is not an exact science and I understand the reason for using it in the first place, but increasing the content of gum arabic in v1.2 was needless in my opinion and hopefully not the start of a trend.

The solution was much more simple and cost effective for yourselves.

Also, I notice that gum arabi has been dropped from U&U and replaced by Carrageenan, Xanthan and Guar Gum. All three of which lower blood pressure, interfere with insulin, cause intestinal problems and depending on which version of Carrageenan you used, cause cancer.

Just a little snippet for you:

"Over the years Dr. Tobacman has published 18 peer-reviewed studies that address the biological effects of carrageenan including carrageenan dangers and is convinced that it is harmful to human health. In April 2012, she addressed the National Organic Standards Board on this issue and urged reconsideration of the use of carrageenan in organic foods.

In her presentation, Dr. Tobacman said that her research has shown that exposure to carrageenan causes inflammation and that when we consume processed foods containing it, we ingest enough to cause inflammation in our bodies. She explained that all forms of carrageenan are capable of causing inflammation. This is bad news. We know that chronic inflammation is a root cause of many serious diseases including heart disease, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, and cancer.

Dr. Tobacman also told the board that in the past, drug investigators actually used carrageenan to cause inflammation in tissues in order to test the anti-inflammatory properties of new drugs. And she reported further that when laboratory mice are exposed to low concentrations of carrageenan for 18 days, they develop “profound” glucose intolerance and impaired insulin action, both of which can lead to diabetes.

She maintains that both types of carrageenan are harmful and notes that “degraded carrageenan inevitably arises from higher molecular weight (food grade) carrageenan.” Research suggests that acid digestion, heating, bacterial action and mechanical processing can all accelerate degradation of food-grade carrageenan."

In this instance gum arabic would have been the better choice, but kept to a minimum.

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Thanks for the reply - my mistake for not checking the pouch weight and appreciate you adding more. I still have to consume more Huel though, which makes it less efficient.

Not sure about the taste variation; perhaps because its now loaded with salt?

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Why does Huel Unflavoured & Unsweetened v2.0 not contain any Gum Arabic compared to Huel Vanilla v2.0?

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I would have thought that would make it less sweet if anything! Have you used less water than before or anything like that?

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The vanilla flavour we use includes gum arabic. The unflavoured one obviously doesn’t, but it does include other emulsifiers such as xantham gum.

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Salt is a flavour enhancer. It can actually increase the perception of sweetness rather than reduce it. It’s weird like that.

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Wow, you learn something new every day, thanks!

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Will the recommended “dose” of Huel now go up from 114g a serving? Or am I being dumb…(likely)?

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We don’t really offer a recommended dose as such. But 38 grams is 152 calories, 114 grams is 456:

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That cant be right

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You’re right sorry! Edited it now.

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Ok, cool, so just a slight boost to go back to 500kcal a shake, that’s easy enough (125g = 500kcal by my maths… 4kcal per gram right?).

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Indeed it is, for the vanilla anyways. Unflavoured is slightly more, 4.12 calories

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I know I keep harping on about this, but after spending some time refreshing on recommended salt intakes, I think I might end up returning the rest of my order.

The WHO recommends no more than 5g of salt, yet a ‘day’ of Huel gives 6.4g!? Even Huel’s own testing (eat nothing but Huel for 12 months) showed that for the majority of people eating 100% Huel a day doesn’t work; adding so much salt makes it very restrictive for anyone eating additional food because they’re already over the daily amount from Huel.

The fluoride addition is terrible as well, but the salt is the kicker for me. I suffer from tinnitus and have noticed a low salt diet helps hugely with it. One of my favourite things about Huel (and one of my main selling points when telling other people about it) was the low salt content, as this allowed me a pretty free reign with my additional meals.

I’m no nutritionist but I just cannot fathom the reason for going from a low salt product right to a very high salt product. How hard is it to add a pinch of salt?

Feel like I’m making mountains out of molehills here but after 3 months on Huel and such fantastic results in the gym I’m bitterly, bitterly disappointed.

I also feel it would be prudent to send emails out when the formula changes; especially for those with subscriptions!

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