Comparison of Plenny Shake Active v1.0. to v3.0. What changed?

Our mission to create the healthiest food scientifically possible never stops! After a lot of hard work, we achieved this mission by bringing you an even healthier and tastier Plenny Shake Active v3.0.
Jimmy Joy offers you complete meals, using only plant-based ingredients mixed with real fruits to ensure it is as delicious as it is nutritious.
Want to know more about the changes we made to the formula? This blog will tell you all about it!
TL;DR:
- Improved omega profile
- Added ahiflor
- Hill added
- Added probiotics
- Improved micronutrient profile
Plenny Shake Active v1.0 vs v3.0 nutritional info
Plenny Shake |
v1.0 |
v3.0 |
|
Per serving (Vanilla)
|
Per serving |
Energy kJ |
1674 |
1674 |
Kcal |
400 |
400 |
Fat |
15 |
15 |
of which saturated |
23 |
23 |
Carbohydrates |
34 |
35 |
of which sugars |
3.2 |
3.3 |
Fiber |
7.7 |
7.3 |
Protein |
27 |
26.3 |
Salt |
0.3 |
0.29 |
Our new and improved Plenny Shake 3.0
All about Omegas
While Plenny Shake v1.0 covered the essential fatty acids, v3.0 contributes to a bigger goal: having the most desirable omega-3/omega-6 ratio possible. So what is this ratio and why is it important?
As you may know, omega-3 and omega-6 are groups of polyunsaturated fatty acids that are essential in your diet. While both are important, their abilities are different; omega-3s are anti-inflammatory, while omega-6s are pro-inflammatory [1,2]. With this in mind, a good balance between both groups is desirable to prevent inflammation. However, the common Western diet has an omega-3-6 ratio of 1:16 [3]. This means that there is an overconsumption of omega-6 fatty acids and a deficient intake of omega-3s. With this in mind, we made all our efforts to bring you a good ratio, which led us to our newly added and much-loved ingredient: Ahiflower.
Ahiflower, also known as “refined Buglossoides oil,” is a plant-based dietary oil extracted from a non-GMO crop. Ahiflower is the only natural plant source on the market that provides a complex omega profile – it provides an omega 3-6 ratio of approximately 4:1 from the most bioavailable sources, so we felt it was worth incorporating [4].
As you can imagine, when implementing a new ingredient into our products, some minor adjustments were made to the macronutrient composition.
Macronutrient composition
The carbohydrate content of Plenny Shake Active v3.0 increases by 1 gram per serving. This slight increase is not a cause for concern as it is still within the recommended amounts as set by the World Health Organization and is considered low in sugar [5,6]. Sweet, right?
The protein content of Plenny Shake Active now contains 26.3 grams per 400 kcal of food. Although this is reduced by 0.7 grams per meal, it is still enough to keep those muscles growing, help your body recover, and keep you satisfied throughout the day [7].
Another minimally reduced nutrient is the fiber content of Plenny Shake Active. But don't worry, with 7.3 grams per serving, this product is still rich in fiber. The high fiber content is perfect for boosting the effect of one of the extra ingredients we added for its functional benefits, probiotics!
Probiotics
Probiotics have the ability to improve and possibly strengthen our gut microbiome. Due to the high fiber content in Plenny shakes, they have a symbiotic effect, meaning that the probiotics become more resistant and provide a stronger health effect thanks to the fibers they eat and live off of, so basically one ingredient strengthens the other. [8]
There are different types of probiotic species (or live cultures), of which we decided to add 500 million Bacillus Coagulans UABc-20 cultures per meal.
Hill
Another ingredient we think is worth adding for its functional benefits is choline. The body needs choline to synthesize two major phospholipids vital to cell membranes and to produce acetylcholine, which is an important neurotransmitter for memory, mood, muscle control, and other brain and nervous system functions [9-11]. Choline deficiency can cause muscle damage, liver damage, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease [9,10,12,13].
We can synthesize choline ourselves in our liver. However, these amounts are not enough to cover our needs [13]. Getting choline from the diet is an easy way to solve that problem! Let us help you with that.
One serving of Plenny Shake Active v3.0 provides 110 mg of hydrogen tartrate and choline, which is already 28% of the adequate intake of 400 mg/day.
In addition to macronutrients, we also did some further research to improve the micronutrient content.
Vitamin E, D
Due to its antioxidant capacity and potential to help preserve our products, vitamin E was increased. Vitamin D is slightly increased to counteract the possible absence of sunlight. The main activator of the production and absorption of this vitamin is exposure to sunlight [14-16].
Vitamin B12
Our latest findings on the absorption rate of vitamin B12 made us more curious and after further research, we found that there may be a saturation in the absorption mechanism of the vitamin. In other words: the absorption efficiency of B12 is lower when the high content of B12 is higher [17].
This is why we decided to reduce the added amounts but of course making sure that the daily needs and requirements are met [18-22]. In people with normal absorption, an intake of 4 to 7 µg of vitamin B12 per day is associated with adequate vitamin B12 status [23].
EFSA reviews conclude that commercially available supplements typically contain doses between 1 and 5 µg [24]. An appropriate overdose based on the bioavailability of the different vitamin forms is 2-4 times higher than the established adequate intake (which is 4 µg for B12) without exceeding any upper limit if one is set.
The National Center for Biotechnology Information states that cyanocobalamin losses in urine have been observed to be 3 times greater than that of methylcobalamin. Although the absorption into the blood of both forms of B12 was similar, methylcobalamin supplementation was found to cause 13% more cobalamin to be stored in the liver than cyanocobalamin supplementation [24-26].
We use cyanocobalamin because it is the only non-animal form of this vitamin available for the application we need, and taking into account the above, 4 times more than the recommended daily intakes.
Per serving:
|
v1.0 |
v3.0 |
Vitamin A |
160 µg |
160 µg |
Vitamin D |
3.0 µg |
5.0 µg |
Vitamin E |
2.4 mg |
4.0 mg |
Vitamin K |
16 µg |
16 µg |
Vitamin C |
40 mg |
30 mg |
Thiamin |
0.2 mg |
0.4 mg |
Riboflavin |
0.3 mg |
0.3 mg |
Niacin |
3.6 mg |
3.6 mg |
Vitamin B6 |
0.3 mg |
0.4 mg |
Folic Acid |
60 µg |
60 µg |
Vitamin B12 |
28 µg |
3.2 µg |
Biotin |
10 µg |
10 µg |
Pantothenic acid |
1.2 mg |
1.2 mg |
Potassium |
400 mg |
400 mg |
Chloride |
160 mg |
279 mg |
Calcium |
185 mg |
185 mg |
Phosphorus |
140 mg |
140 mg |
Magnesium |
75 mg |
75 mg |
Iron |
3.2 mg |
3.2 mg |
Zinc |
2.0 mg |
2.0 mg |
Copper |
0.2 mg |
0.4 mg |
Manganese |
0.4 mg |
1.0 mg |
Selenium |
11 µg |
18µg |
Chromium |
8 µg |
8 µg |
Molybdenum |
13 µg |
13 µg |
Iodide |
30 µg |
30 µg |
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- Institute of Medicine. Food and Nutrition Board. Dietary Reference Intakes: Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Vitamin B12, Pantothenic Acid, Biotin, and Choline. Washington, DC: National Academy Press; 1998.
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