Light Lumpy Banana Legit?

[atat23]

So it was two orders ago when I was still ordering Jake light, I wanted to try the banana flavour, since I frigging loved the banana bars (RIP). Flavour is great but I couldn't enjoy it as it ended up being lumpy, like I'm talking large clumps of powder no matter how hard I shook the shaker.

I've since ordered a batch of regular vanilla Jake and it was the normal smooth and silky consistency, the reason I chose Jake in the first place.

So wondering if anyone else has experienced any clumping either in the any light versions they've ordered or if it was due to the banana flavouring effecting the consistency.

I basically want to order more banana but not if it's going to be clumpy again

[Red]

I successfully used a Vitamix blender with Jake Light though cheaper blenders should help too I think. At least one of these tips should help, in no particular order, though some will make worse so maybe use small portion at first:

SANDWICH TECHNIQUE: Add some water, add powder, add more water, shake. This helps prevent powder sticking to inside top too. Make sure powder never touches the plastic when adding

GRADUAL WATER: Put in shaker half the required water, add all powder, shake, add remaining water, shake. This will allow extra force to be applied to mixture when shaking

GRADUAL POWDER: Add powder gradually to the full amount of water, shaking between adding.

TEMPERATURE: Try different water temperature: cold, room temperature, warm. (Warm will likely clump more)

ELECTRIC HELPER: Use an immersion blender, or other type such as electric Ninja is powerful and convenient

TIME: Let sit overnight in fridge before consuming, to allow dissolve

ANGLES: Turn shaker from every angle when shaking, spinning etc.

EXTRA WATER: Add more water than recommended. Will help dissolve more powder

WHISK: Get a bowl and add powder. Pour in just a small amount water at a time until you get a thick but fine mix like the texture of batter. Using a whisk will help. Then pour that into shaker with water and give it a final stir.

SIEVE POWDER: Use a sieve or shake powder in scoop or knead in packet before adding to water. This will loosen lumps before adding water

SIEVE DRINK: Some shakers have a mesh grill to sieve drink before eating

ACCEPT: Learn to love the bits. Chew on or press with tongue

MANUAL HELPER: Use shaker balls or ice cubes

KEEP SHAKING: Shake as soon as possible after adding powder and keep up vigorously for 30 seconds.

PREMIXED: Jake drink bottle may be coming out in future that is smoother and does not require added water

[atat23]

Yeah, I have a nutri-ninja (hate using it because it's so loud), that would sort the lumps out, but the main reason I went with Jake over the competitors was the ease of using the shaker without the lumps, so the laziest option for me is to just stick with the regular vanilla Jake then

I have a few light Banana ones left so I will try the gradual methods though, thanks!!!

[Eva]

Hey @atat23,

Glad you like the banana shake! Vanilla is produced in Germany and banana in the Netherlands, due to which small differences in texture might occur. We are aware that vanilla is our smoothest shake, however, large clumps of powder should never occur, of course. In fact, there shouldn’t be any lumps in your shakes.

It would be great if you could forward me the batch number of your banana light shakes. You can find this number below the expiry date on the packaging. If it turns out that more people experience lumps in this banana batch, we can investigate what’s causing this.

I understand that you don’t wish to receive lumpy shakes again, luckily, we don’t hear this a lot. You’ve probably done it in this way, but just to double check: did you first put in the metal spring, then added at least 350 ml water (less water makes the powder dissolve less well), then the powder before shaking firmly? @Red has provided some great tips as well, thanks for that! However, we do realize that some of these tips make the Jake experience less convenient.

I am, just as you, curious to hear if more people experience their banana light as lumpy. This is important for us to know, so we can improve our products if it proves necessary!

[atat23]

Yes, I followed all instructions as per the packaging, spring + 350ml of water etc, the only way to get this batch smooth is using my smoothie maker.

Batch number is BL-248

[latestfuels]

I used more water for the Light version, around 400-500 (almost as much as the Sport). It won't fully fixed your issues but it might make it better.

[Thulinma]

If it helps, I often have both vanilla and banana (tend to alternate them on a day by day basis), and in my experience they are approximately the same smoothness with equal amounts of shaking (though, I do shake quite thoroughly for both).
So the clumpy batch you had was probably a freak occurrence. 🤞

[Eric]

for Banana Light i use around 500ml of water. i take it out from the fridge around 15 minutes
before i start mixing - do not have those lumpy stuff anymore.