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Mana is nutritionally complete food that comes in powder and drink form. It has been produced since 2014 by Heaven Labs s.r.o., headquartered in Modletice, Prague-East District, Czech Republic. The name is derived from the Old Testament food, manna. In 2016, ManaDrink, a homogenized drink based on the recipe of ManaPowder, was introduced to the market. In 2019, Heaven Labs s.r.o. was planning to produce ice cream as well. Since 2019, the company has produced the ManaBurger, a plant-based burger with a structure and taste similar to that of beef.

Origin
Mana was conceived by company founder Jakub Krejcik after both of his grandparents died of cancer. During treatment, they had difficulty finding suitable alternatives to solid food, which they had problems consuming. This led Krejcik to question what would happen if he and his loved ones continued to eat as they had.

Krejcik then discovered the well-known American project Soylent, which had in principle already solved the problem of replicable food. This drove him to create his own superfood. In 2014, he founded Heaven Labs s.r.o. together with Grigory Vyatkin (CTO and co-founder) and Marek Humpl (RnD director and co-founder). In 2014, they launched ManaPowder, the first Mana product.

Taste
The basic Origin flavor is neutral and has been said to resemble lightly sweetened vanilla cake batter. The neutral flavor is the company’s staple flavor because it can be modified according to the taste of the consumer (e.g. with bananas, dried fruits, vegetables, spices, etc.). A chocolate flavor of ManaPowder and ManaDrink is also available.

Ingredients
Mana is a fully vegan food.

It’s main ingredient is a mixture of plant proteins.

Before the Mark 5 recipe was released, packages contained a mix of powdered ingredients and a mix of oils in a separate bottle. In 2018, the company introduced patented “high-speed cold mixing” technology, which enabled the oils and powdered ingredients to be combined. This allowed the company to save paper by reducing packaging size, as well as plastic by eliminating the bottles that the oil mix was served in. The latest version of Mana is Mark 6, which contains 6 types of protein (soy and pea protein isolate, hemp protein, oat protein, rice protein, and algae protein). The composition of Mana is based on clinical studies conducted by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the World Health Organization (WHO), proprietary clinical studies conducted in cooperation with Charles University in Prague, and experience in clinical medicine.