# Huel Banana flavor tastes terrible now what happened?

**URL:** <https://discourse.huel.com/t/huel-banana-flavor-tastes-terrible-now-what-happened/10767>\
**Category:** Experiences\
**Created:** [May 27, 2021, 10:32pm UTC](https://discourse.huel.com/t/huel-banana-flavor-tastes-terrible-now-what-happened/10767 "2021-05-27T22:32:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![FortuneLord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.huel.com/fortunelord/32/4015_2.png) [@FortuneLord](https://discourse.huel.com/u/FortuneLord)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 10:32pm UTC](https://discourse.huel.com/t/huel-banana-flavor-tastes-terrible-now-what-happened/10767/1 "2021-05-27T22:32:48Z")

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I was loving the Huel black banana until my most recent batch v1.1. It doesn’t even taste like banana any more…its so bland now…i might as well have gotten the unflavored/unsweetened huel if i wanted my huel to taste like this…why change something that was already great…anyone else have the same experience?

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**Author:** ![Maksim\_Huel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.huel.com/maksim_huel/32/3876_2.png) [@Maksim\_Huel](https://discourse.huel.com/u/Maksim_Huel)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2021, 8:21pm UTC](https://discourse.huel.com/t/huel-banana-flavor-tastes-terrible-now-what-happened/10767/2 "2021-06-04T20:21:50Z")

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Hey @FortuneLord,  
Do you think you could drop us an email to [support@huel.com](mailto:support@huel.com) so we can look into it further for you 😊

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**Author:** ![Dhruv\_Dhamani](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.huel.com/dhruv_dhamani/32/2832_2.png) [@Dhruv\_Dhamani](https://discourse.huel.com/u/Dhruv_Dhamani)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2021, 1:14pm UTC](https://discourse.huel.com/t/huel-banana-flavor-tastes-terrible-now-what-happened/10767/3 "2021-06-07T13:14:03Z")

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I had a very similar experience recently. My newest Huel Black Banana tastes about 50-75% less like banana than I remember. But it’s been 1 month since I last had black Banana and I’ve only drank the new Banana once.

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**Author:** ![FortuneLord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.huel.com/fortunelord/32/4015_2.png) [@FortuneLord](https://discourse.huel.com/u/FortuneLord)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2021, 3:08pm UTC](https://discourse.huel.com/t/huel-banana-flavor-tastes-terrible-now-what-happened/10767/4 "2021-06-07T15:08:36Z")

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UPDATE TO MY ORIGINAL POST!  
ok, so after huel kindly reponded to my post, I sent them an email with more detail. They were excellent in getting back to me and resolving any issues i had with the current batch. I was heart broken when i first had this batch, because i thought that this change in flavor was intentional and was going to be the new banana flavor; i don’t believe that it was. They quickly sent me a replacement and even included flavor boosters to make it easier for me to finish the old batch. I only have one bag left because i was still consuming the bag that i was complaining about regardless of the lack of flavor. The health benefits outweighted the change in flavor, so it wasn’t as big of a problem as I made it out to be. I also ran into a post here that recommended solutions to the side effect of being bloated after drinking huel. It may be related to the low carb/high protein ratio in the huel black, so i dont believe huel has anything to do with that matter. Thanks huel team!

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**Author:** ![Mysterytrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@Mysterytrain](https://discourse.huel.com/u/Mysterytrain)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 2:39pm UTC](https://discourse.huel.com/t/huel-banana-flavor-tastes-terrible-now-what-happened/10767/5 "2021-06-11T14:39:47Z")

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This is interesting, because I just opened a new bag of banana (non-black, regular edition) this morning and it was almost completely flavorless. I also thought this must a new flavor tweak. It was a bummer. I guess I’ll contact support as well to see if this is something that affected the non-black edition as well. Prior to this, banana was one of our favorites.

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**Author:** ![nachosalad78](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.huel.com/nachosalad78/32/3979_2.png) [@nachosalad78](https://discourse.huel.com/u/nachosalad78)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 3:54pm UTC](https://discourse.huel.com/t/huel-banana-flavor-tastes-terrible-now-what-happened/10767/6 "2021-06-11T15:54:32Z")

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I just switched to the BE for 1st time. This banana tastes ripe, where the WE tasted fresh.  
Who knows. Was slightly deflated…

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**Author:** ![rreichertnhs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47774/32.png) [@rreichertnhs](https://discourse.huel.com/u/rreichertnhs)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2021, 11:41am UTC](https://discourse.huel.com/t/huel-banana-flavor-tastes-terrible-now-what-happened/10767/7 "2021-06-24T11:41:18Z")

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I like to mix my Huel banana with a whole banana in the blender. After leaving it in the fridge overnight it tastes wonderful, similar to banana pudding.