To mark the arrival of the new 90g format for energy compotes, replacing the former 63g version, we’re taking this opportunity to review the 5 key things to remember about them!
Article excerpted from the Baouw website.
1. Our organic energy compotes are purées
Baouw compotes are actually… purées, because they contain no added sugar. This is crucial for Baouw, because health is their top priority and refined sugar is its main enemy.
“Refined sugar is new in human history and is responsible for many serious diseases. It is a molecule against which the human body is defenseless. It has been proven in mice to be more addictive than cocaine… What about humans? In any case, the difference is that the general public is fully aware of the dangers of drugs, whereas refined sugar is still widely underestimated, particularly in the sports world…” explains Benoît Nave, nutritionist and co-founder of Baouw.
We therefore developed purées containing only the fruit’s natural sugar. This sugar is perfectly physiological, meaning it is well assimilated and understood by the body because it is combined with the fruit’s fiber, minerals, and other micronutrients. It provides everything you need for your performance during exercise while protecting your health. The ideal natural alternative to energy gels.
2. Perfectly optimized energy intake
This is probably no longer a surprise to you; our recipes are created by our two-Michelin-star chef Yoann Conte and our nutritionist Benoit Nave. Their expertise is reflected in the composition of the purées, which, if you follow our recommendations on consumption frequency, will provide you with the energy you need while keeping your blood sugar under control during exercise.
The purées fall into two categories:
For 90g (one purée)
- The Banana-Kiwi-Vanilla and Sweet Potato-Carrot-Timut Pepper purées provide a similar amount of carbohydrates to our bars. You can consume them every 30 minutes during very intense exercise, or every 60 minutes during long-duration exercise.
- The Pear-Apple-Mint and Raspberry-Strawberry-Basil purées should be consumed every 20 minutes during very intense exercise, or every 40 minutes during prolonged exercise.
In addition to their optimal carbohydrate content, our purées stand out for their healthy fat content, thanks to the subtle touch of extra virgin olive oil they contain. Exceptional-quality olive oil, one of the richest in polyphenols and antioxidants.
3. A balance that respects the foods’ matrix
From a nutritional standpoint, it’s fairly easy to work when you use only raw ingredients of exceptionally high quality. This preserves each food’s “matrix,” its “totum,” and therefore its full potential. Its entire nutritional capital: vitamins, minerals, and antioxidant polyphenols. It’s important to understand that this is the only way they can be fully absorbed by your body—and therefore provide benefits. When this nutritional capital is added—in other words, when a product is fortified with synthetic vitamins during the manufacturing process—the body cannot use it properly.
The most difficult part was achieving a balance that would eliminate the need for sterilization, in order to obtain high micronutritional quality (vitamins, antioxidants, etc.), all without any preservatives.
Mission accomplished!
4. Unique recipes
Our purées are double Michelin-starred chef recipes, not chemists’ products. Recipes born in Yoann’s kitchen, not in test tubes. To make sure, it’s easy: just turn the product over and read the label. No words ending in -ose, such as glucose or fructose… Nothing chemical.
The result? Our ingredients aren’t just ingredients—they’re foods! Organic products of exceptional quality brought together in four unique recipes, with a high level of transparency from Baouw about the composition of our products.
Raspberry-Strawberry-Basil: Strawberry purée* 57.6%, raspberry purée* 22%, sour cherry*, vanilla extract*, extra virgin olive oil* 2%, tapioca starch*, basil* 1.1%, hibiscus flower powder*, concentrated lemon juice*.
Pear-Apple-Mint: Pear purée* 47.17%, apple purée* 47.17%, extra virgin olive oil* 2.36%, tapioca starch*, cider vinegar*, powdered ginger*, mint juice*0.02%, powdered coriander*, dill*.
Banana-Kiwi-Vanilla: Banana purée* 62.47%, kiwi purée* 32%, extra virgin olive oil* 4%, lime juice*, vanilla extract* 0.03%.
Sweet Potato-Carrot-Timut Pepper: Sweet potato purée* 73.27%, orange juice*, carrot purée* 6.65%, sweet potato flour* 4.89%, extra virgin olive oil*, passion fruit juice*, Guérande sea salt 0.5%, powdered tarragon*, powdered turmeric*, powdered Timut pepper* 0.05%, concentrated lemon juice*.
5. A convenient format designed for every type of effort
Our fruit purées have proven their practicality. The compact format of the pouch makes them much easier to store, grab, open, close, keep, reopen, reseal…
They are also particularly well suited to high-intensity efforts. Why? Because their rapid carbohydrate intake better meets the needs of higher energy consumption. Also, it becomes more difficult to chew when the intensity of the effort and your heart rate rise sharply!
For longer endurance efforts, our fruit purées are highly complementary to our energy bars. One does not replace the other! On the contrary, they work together and give you the opportunity to alternate flavors and textures to avoid getting bored.
Research & Development is at the heart of Baouw. Every day, Fanny, our product manager, together with her team, as well as Yoann, Benoit, and all our athletes, work hand in hand to innovate and optimize our recipes so we can offer you the highest-quality products suited to your activity. We are delighted and proud to introduce these purées and our new Banana-Kiwi-Vanilla recipe, the result of more than 2 years of work and finally ready to be enjoyed!
