Backaldrin Develops Innovative Bread for Athletes and Active People

14 Sep 2015 --- Backaldrin The Kornspitz Company has presented its latest innovation, Actipan – a new bread for athletes and sporty types alike – at iba 2015 in Munich. For many years, the international bakery ingredients manufacturer has actively promoted top athletes and young sports talent.

“Your bread. Your energy”: with the new bread’s slogan, backaldrin intends to build a bridge between peak performance in mass sport and professional sports. “Sport is pure emotion, and athletes are invaluable role models”, says backaldrin owner Peter Augendopler. For this very reason, the family business has for many years been an active promoter of both elite and junior sports. The “Kornspitz Sports Team” is comprised of top athletes from Austria, Germany, Norway and other countries. “We can also pass the traction of sport on to the bakeries”, says Augendopler. Actipan is the perfect embodiment of this, as it was developed by backaldrin in collaboration with top athletes.

The novelty bread is wholly aimed at meeting the nutritional needs of athletes and active people. Developed in accordance with the recommendations of the German Olympic Sports Confederation, the wholegrain bread is a basic nutritional building block. Actipan is a rich source of carbohydrates and energy for the physically active. In addition to its high fibre content, Actipan also has a high protein content. As a wholegrain bread, with specially selected milled cereal and legume sprouts, it offers a high proportion of vitamins, minerals, trace elements and polyunsaturated fatty acids. Of particular interest to athletes and sportspeople are the minerals iron and magnesium, as well as the high content of vitamins B6 (pyridoxine), B1 (thiamine) and B9 (folic acid). Combined with spreads or other foods, Actipan provides everything that active, body-conscious people need on a daily basis. The bread pairs equally well with hearty fare as with sweet combinations. Actipan is perfect for all meals, and even as an in-between snack.

The Institute of Sports Nutrition e.V. in Germany recommends Actipan for fitness nutrition. Suitable for amateur and professional athletes alike, the bread was awarded the institute’s emblem. “Carbohydrates act simultaneously as fuel for the muscles and the brain. Wholegrain bread, therefore, belongs on a physically active person’s daily menu”, says Dr. Johannes Peil, renowned sports physiologist and chairman of the Institute of Sports Nutrition. But peak performance is only attained by those who train diligently: “Nutrition can help athletes, but not work miracles. Enjoyment should also not be forgotten”, says Peil.

Because of the balanced selection of milled grain products, Actipan is easily digested. The full-bodied, well-balanced round flavour is as convincing as the particularly long-lasting freshness and sliceability. When it comes to form and grammage, the product offers versatile applications and can be baked in box shapes or free-form.

The wholegrain bread Actipan, the vegan snack Vegipan Bar, as well as cake variations made with Clean Label Viennese CakeMix; were the new backaldrin creations that took centre stage at iba 2015. In addition, the international manufacturer of baking ingredients also presented recipe ideas for bread and small baked goods, as well as for confectionery and patisserie. The diversity within the global baking community is what inspires the master bakers and confectioners of the family business, and this is reflected in the selection.

Vegipan is the base ingredient of the new Seed Bread. The wheat bread, with its high proportion of seeds, has a good crumb elasticity and very long shelf-life. The rye bread “Malt Sun” will delight those who love a malty taste. The new recipe, with its high malt content, is baked in moulds and sprinkled with sunflower seeds.