Is Herbalife Vegan? Which Herbalife Products Are Suitable for Vegans

Is Herbalife vegan?

Not entirely — but far more of the range is vegan than most people expect. Herbalife UK confirms on its official site that it offers a range of vegan products, and in recent years the company has reformulated several of its best-known shakes to use plant-sourced ingredients instead of dairy.

The practical answer for UK shoppers looks like this:

• Fully vegan by design: Tri Blend Select, Protein Drink Mix Vegan and Formula 1 Free From.
• Made with vegan-sourced ingredients: the current UK Formula 1 shakes ("New Generation" recipe).
• Not vegan: a small group of products that still contain milk protein, collagen or fish oil.

Below you'll find the full breakdown, product by product, so you know exactly what to put in your basket — and what to leave out.

Which Herbalife products are suitable for vegans?

These are the Herbalife vegan products available in the UK right now.

Tri Blend Select — the 100% vegan protein shake

Tri Blend Select is Herbalife's dedicated vegan protein shake, launched in 2019 and built from the ground up as a plant-based product. Each serving delivers around 20 g of complete protein from a blend of pea protein isolate, quinoa, flaxseed and rice protein, plus roughly 6 g of fibre. It is sweetened with stevia and is free from gluten, dairy and soya — useful if you avoid soya as well as animal products. Protein contributes to the growth and maintenance of muscle mass, which makes Tri Blend Select a sensible choice after training or as a high-protein snack.

Protein Drink Mix Vegan — the plant-based PDM

The classic Protein Drink Mix contains milk protein, so Herbalife created the Protein Drink Mix Vegan as its plant-based counterpart. It provides 15 g of protein per serving from soy protein isolate, is fortified with a wide range of vitamins and minerals — including vitamin B12 — and is sweetened with stevia. It's dairy-free and gluten-free, but note that it is soya-based (it also uses soy lecithin as an emulsifier), so pick Tri Blend Select instead if you avoid soya. You can mix it with water or a plant milk on its own, or blend it into a Formula 1 shake to boost the protein content of your meal. If you'd like to try it before committing to a full tub, it also comes as a pack of seven single-serve sachets.

Formula 1 Free From — vegan and free from soya, lactose and gluten

Formula 1 Free From in Raspberry and White Chocolate is the meal-replacement shake made for people juggling more than one dietary requirement. It uses pea protein rather than soya or milk, and it is vegan, lactose-free, soya-free and gluten-free while still providing the balanced mix of protein, fibre, vitamins and minerals that Formula 1 is known for.

Everyday extras that happen to be vegan-friendly

Herbalife's Instant Herbal Beverage, available in Original, Lemon, Raspberry and Peach, is naturally vegan-friendly — it's a low-calorie tea powder with green and black tea extracts. As always with supporting products, glance at the allergen panel on the flavour you choose, as recipes can vary between flavours and production runs.

Is Herbalife Formula 1 vegan?

In the UK, yes — with a caveat worth understanding. The Formula 1 Nutritional Shake Mix sold in the UK today is the "New Generation" recipe, which is made with vegan-sourced ingredients: the protein comes from plants rather than the whey or casein used in older versions. That covers the core flavours, from Vanilla Cream to Smooth Chocolate.

The caveat: most standard Formula 1 flavours contain soya, and the shake only stays vegan if you mix it with water or a plant milk rather than dairy milk. If you want a shake with no soya at all, Formula 1 Free From is the one to pick. We've covered the ingredient detail flavour by flavour in our guide to whether Formula 1 suits vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free diets.

Which Herbalife products are not vegan?

If you're asking which Herbalife products are vegan and dairy free, it helps to know the ones to avoid. These products contain animal-derived ingredients:

• Protein Drink Mix (standard): based on milk protein — choose the Vegan version instead.
• Herbalife Protein Bars and H24 Achieve bars: contain milk ingredients.
• High Protein Iced Coffee: made with dairy protein.
• Collagen Skin Booster: uses bovine collagen.
• Herbalifeline Max: omega-3 capsules made with fish oil.
• H24 Rebuild Strength and Rebuild Endurance: post-workout formulas built on milk protein.

Several other products sit in between: they contain no meat or fish but do include milk or egg-derived ingredients, which makes them suitable for vegetarians rather than vegans. You'll find those grouped in our vegetarian Herbalife collection. When in doubt, the allergen box on the label settles it in seconds.

How do you build a vegan routine around Herbalife?

A shake is a convenient meal or snack, not a diet. The NHS notes that a well-planned vegan diet can supply the nutrients most people need, but that vegans should pay particular attention to vitamin B12, iron, calcium and iodine — see the NHS guide to the vegan diet for the full picture. Herbalife's vegan shakes are fortified — Formula 1 provides around 24 vitamins and minerals per serving, including B12 — which makes them an easy way to add fortified foods to your week.

A simple structure many of our vegan customers use: a Formula 1 Free From or standard Formula 1 shake made with soya or oat milk for breakfast, Tri Blend Select after exercise or as an afternoon snack, and balanced plant-based meals — pulses, whole grains, nuts, fruit and vegetables — for the rest of the day. If you're thinking of making a shake your regular morning meal, our article on replacing breakfast with a Herbalife shake walks through how to do it sensibly. As ever, these products work best as part of a balanced diet and a healthy, active lifestyle.

Frequently asked questions

Is Herbalife Formula 1 vegan in the UK?

Yes. The current UK "New Generation" Formula 1 shakes are made with vegan-sourced plant protein instead of milk protein. Most flavours contain soya, so pick Formula 1 Free From if you also avoid soya, and mix with water or plant milk to keep the shake vegan.

Which Herbalife protein powder is vegan?

Two options: Tri Blend Select, a 100% vegan complete protein made from pea, quinoa, flaxseed and rice (about 20 g protein per serving), and the Protein Drink Mix Vegan, which delivers 15 g of plant protein per serving from soy protein isolate, fortified with a wide range of vitamins and minerals.

Are Herbalife vegan products also dairy-free and gluten-free?

All three are dairy-free and gluten-free. Tri Blend Select and Formula 1 Free From are soya-free too, while the Protein Drink Mix Vegan is made with soy protein, so it isn't the one to choose if you avoid soya. Standard Formula 1 flavours are dairy-free but most contain soya, so check the allergen panel on your chosen flavour.

Do Herbalife vegan shakes contain vitamin B12?

Yes. Formula 1 provides around 24 vitamins and minerals per serving, including vitamin B12, and the Protein Drink Mix Vegan is also fortified with a wide range of vitamins and minerals, including B12. That's helpful on a vegan diet, where the NHS advises choosing fortified foods for B12.

Is the Herbalife vegan range genuine when bought from HLF Online Store?

Yes. Every order placed with HLF Online Store is dispatched directly by Herbalife UK, so you receive exactly the same genuine, sealed products you would receive from Herbalife itself.

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