Mana Mark 6 is a Huel-rival vegan meal replacement powder packed with protein

The Mana Mark 6 vital statistics: 42 ingredients, 173 health benefits, 18-month shelf life and 7 pouches with 5 servings each in a box

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Without a doubt, it's easy to find sustainable and nutritionally complete meal replacement options in 2020. There are plenty of manufacturers – including Huel, Soylent, Nuut and Jimmy Joy – and many different products: meal replacement powders, ready-to-drink bottles as well as bars, just to name a few.

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How does a company stand out on the very crowded meal replacement market? Mana went with offering what they call the 'world's most powerful food': the Mana Powder Mark 6 contains protein from six different sources, six sources of fibre and just as many sources of fat, as well being nutritionally complete and 100% plant based.

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Mana Mark 6 vegan meal replacement powder

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Each serving of the Mana Powder Mark 6 delivers 400 calories of energy and contains 21 grams of plant protein from six different sources, which are: isolated soy protein, isolated pea protein, oat protein, hemp protein, rice protein and algae protein.

It also contains a nutritious, 19-gram mixture of fats from canola oil, algae oil (rich in DHA and EPA omega-3s), coconut oil, sunflower oil, flaxseed oil, and oat oil, as well as phospholipids from soy lecithin.

This provides important fat-soluble vitamins and valuable phytonutrients such as vitamin E, phytosterols, and lutein. The seven grams of fibre in each serving comes partially from the hemp, pea, and algae protein, and partially from carrots, oat beta-glucans, and inulin from chicory.

Mana Mark 6 vegan meal replacement powder


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Why should you try Mana meal replacement products

Both the Mana Powder Mk6 and the Mana RTD has a subtle, earthy taste; don't let the names of the flavours deceive you, they are all subtle which for some might require some acquired taste to get used to.

But at the same time, this leaves ample amount of room for experimentation with flavours and also makes the Mana Powder Mark 6 an ideal candidate for cooking and baking, as a super healthy and fibrous flour alternative.

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• Buy the Mark 6 directly from Mana

Protein pancakes? Low-sugar brownies? High-protein smoothies and shakes? Make them all with the Mana Powder Mark 6. Two scoops of Mana Mk6 – the texture slightly reminded me of kinetic sand – contains 400 calories but you can try having just one and a half scoop, add some frozen blueberries, a dollop of peanut butter and some cocoa powder and BOOM: you have a choco-nut-butter-blueberry shake.

As for the RTD, you might have to get used to the slightly bitter aftertaste there but saying that, if you ever tried meal replacement RTDs, the Mana RTD won't taste all that different from those. And in return, you will get all the plant-based goodness packed into each bottle.

Mana Mark 6 vegan meal replacement powder


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Matt Kollat
Section Editor | Active

Matt Kollat is a journalist and content creator who works for T3.com and its magazine counterpart as an Active Editor. His areas of expertise include wearables, drones, fitness equipment, nutrition and outdoor gear. He joined T3 in 2019. His byline appears in several publications, including Techradar and Fit&Well, and more. Matt also collaborated with other content creators (e.g. Garage Gym Reviews) and judged many awards, such as the European Specialist Sports Nutrition Alliance's ESSNawards. When he isn't working out, running or cycling, you'll find him roaming the countryside and trying out new podcasting and content creation equipment.