Exterior September 2023 at Jamba in Edina

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Fast food
Juice bar
Take-out

Smoothie shop founded 1990 in California and has grown to operate franchise outlets internationally. Formerly Jamba Juice. Offers soy protein and non-dairy milk options as well all-fruit base for smoothies. Fresh pressed orange and carrot juices, oatmeal, acai bowls (can omit honey), and snacks also available.

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1 Review

First Review by VeganDanMN

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VeganDanMN

Points +4770

Vegan
01 Oct 2023

Best bet = 7 fresh juice blends

It is possible to find something vegan and healthy to drink or eat here, but you’ll have to work for it, and you’ll have to do it before your visit.

I walked into this Jamba Juice and left 30 seconds later. The menu board has super small print prohibiting me from reading the ingredient list unless standing at the counter, and there is no paper-based menu available. I was # 7 in line, so I left.

Not to be discouraged, I went home and reviewed the 14-page nutritional spreadsheet on their website to find out what was vegan, which was an eye-opening experience. It has an “allergens” column which is helpful, but the spreadsheet itself is too small to read when printed, and it is cumbersome to review online. 1.5 hours of analysis later (yep) I came to these conclusions:

1. Some potentially vegan drinks have a LOT of ingredients, and some ingredients might be unknown and require research. One drink in particular has 45 ingredients.

2. The majority of drinks have added sugar, and it’s not clear if the sugar is vegan (remember that some sugar is filtered through animal bone char to decolorize it).

3. Many drinks have vitamins or vitamin boosts, and it's not clear if the vitamins are made from animal products (remember that not all vitamins are vegan).

4. Fresh juice blends seem to be the healthiest vegan option with just 1-4 natural ingredients. This will be my go-to drink category at Jamba Juice. There are 7 to choose from:

VEGAN PLANT-BASED FRESH JUICE
Purely Carrot
Cucumber Orange Cooler
Great Greens
Orange Carrot Twist
Orange Supreme
Veggie Vitality
Purely Orange

Updated from previous review on 2023-10-01

Pros: "Fresh Juice" menu helps narrow things down

Cons: Hard to order something vegan & healthy impromptu

Exterior September 2023 at Jamba in Edina

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