# Nutritious Chocolate Meal Drinks Huel's New Chocolate Meal Drink is Vitamin-Enriched By Glenn Mandel | Published 2019-07-18 | Updated 2019-08-02 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chocolate-meal-drinks References: [bevnet](https://www.bevnet.com/news/2019/huel-launches-chocolate-ready-to-drink-in-the-u-s) & [huel](https://huel.com/) [Huel](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meal-powder), the fastest growing nutrition brand in the world has released a new drink featuring one of the world's favorite flavors - chocolate! The new Huel Chocolate Ready-to-drink beverage delivers a delicious, complete and affordable meal in a handy bottle and contains all 27 essential vitamins and minerals, making it the perfect meal whether on-the-go, at home, in school or at the office. Huel is not a meal replacement -- it is real food and provides a great and flavorful meal. With less than 5g of sugar per bottle, Huel tastes great and delivers [complete nutrition](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kachava). The new chocolate drink is also vegan, soy-free, gluten-free and GMO-free. The drinks are made using flaxseed, pea protein, brown rice flour, ultra-fine oats and tapioca starch. Huel features a customized blend of essential vitamins and minerals, to make the drink a balanced, nutritionally complete meal. With only 400 calories, the new chocolate Huel Ready-to-drink beverage is perfect as a meal or snack. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.8/10 - Popularity: 95% | Activity: 100% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Health](https://www.trendhunter.com/health) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Nutritious Meal Drinks:** Product developers can explore more flavors and ingredients to create nutrient-rich meal drinks that cater to different dietary needs. - **Complete Meal Replacement:** Brands can innovate complete meal replacement beverages that are convenient, affordable, and offer better nutritional benefits than traditional meals. - **Vitamin-enriched Beverages:** Product manufacturers can add custom blends of essential vitamins and minerals to beverages to offer balanced nutrition options to consumers. ### Where This Applies - **Food and Beverage:** Companies in the food and beverage industry can explore product innovations in meal drinks that cater to health-conscious consumers looking for convenient and nutritious options. - **Wellness and Nutrition:** Brands in the wellness and nutrition industry can develop complete and balanced meal replacement drinks that target customers with specific dietary needs and preferences. - **Fitness and Sports Nutrition:** Companies manufacturing products in the fitness and sports nutrition industry can venture into complete meal replacement drinks that cater to the nutritional needs of customers, especially athletes and fitness enthusiasts. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [High-Protein Meal Powders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meal-powder.md) - [Ready-to-Drink Bottled Meals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bottled-meal.md) - [Plant-Based Bottled Meal Replacements](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/alpro-meal-to-go.md) - [Effervescent Nutrient-Packed Green Drinks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/huel-daily-greens.md) - [Dairy-Based Meal Drinks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/complete-meal-to-go.md) - [Nutritionally Complete Breakfast Shakes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bol-power-shakes.md) - [Plant-Based Powder Meal Replacements](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/complete-meal-plant-based-powder.md) - [Nutrient-Rich Shake Mixes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/goodvice-bestever-chocolate.md) - [Ready-to-Drink Complete Meal Shakes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/power-shakes.md)