BAOUW, the expert in natural organic sports nutrition

Our gourmet recipes are the brainchild of a dream team who are fans of sport and nutritional pleasure.

How did Baouw Organic Nutrition come about? A meeting. A meeting between food expert Gilles Galoux (a keen mountain biker), Yoann Conte (the two-star Michelin chef at La Maison Bleue in Annecy) and Benoît Nave (a former top-level cycling athlete, sports nutrition specialist and osteopath), who came up with our gourmet recipes as a dream team of sports and nutrition enthusiasts.

A former consultant for a brand of organic products, Gilles wanted to create a small sports nutrition brand. Organic, of course. With the most natural ingredients possible. Benoît is the coach of Xavier Thévenard, three-time winner of the Ultra Trail du Mont-Blanc®. He wanted very high nutritional quality for his organic energy bars, compotes and gels, which are ideal for sport. He wanted a micro-nutrient density synonymous with full physical and cerebral health, coupled with highly digestible nutrition. In short, our organic energy bars, gels and compotes provide all the energy you need for sports nutrition.

The Chef obviously wanted taste. A lot of taste. Deliciousness. A nutritional bar that's delicious eaten on the side of the track or on the trails, mountain biking. It's healthy, organic nutrition you'd love to enjoy by the seaside as a snack. 

Energy bars, compotes and gels for exercise and everyday life!

The result of this desire to provide sports enthusiasts with a sports diet that meets their needs and expectations? Our delicious range of organic energy bars, gels and compotes, for everyday consumption when you're feeling peckish (as a healthy organic snack, a pre-training breakfast or if lunch was too light) or when you're exercising.

Different products designed to give you just the right dose of natural proteins, carbohydrates and fats, depending on the one you choose, to boost your performance and avoid sluggishness. Snacks with a perfect balance of vitamins and minerals, made from foods selected for their nutritional profile, subtly and effectively combined thanks to the talent of our Michelin-starred chef Yoann Conte. A refreshment that's always close at hand, with no added sugar, made with noble ingredients (rich in micronutrients) and a hint of boldness, for a surprise effect on the palate.

Whether you're training or competing, cycling, trail running, running a 10km race or a marathon, or even trekking, your Baouw are your allies in intelligent sports nutrition! 

Baouw: sportsmen and women talk nutrition to sportsmen and women!

Our products have all been tested by sportsmen and women, including over forty Baouw athletes such as Xavier Thévenard, Thibaut Baronian, Vincent Bouillard and Loana Lecomte, who can be found at numerous races throughout the year. It's not unusual to see them taking a Baouw energy bar, gel or purée out of their pocket. Expert energy management, easier digestion: for Baouw, it's all natural! The sports nutrition we offer is really designed to serve everyone. It's important to us that your nutrition bar is ultra-calibrated: a cereal bar without cereals (gluten-free), without milk, but never without deliciousness. Highly concentrated natural energy, dosed to keep you going!

No fuss at Baouw! As Benoît Nave, our expert sports nutritionist, confirms, "We don't sell air. With us, there are no empty calories. We offer dense, satiating products. Highly nutritious. 

The perfect diet for your endurance sports!

We test and re-test our sports food before offering it to you. We want the texture, smell and taste to be perfect when you eat them, but we also want the taste of your favourite nutrition bar to linger in your mouth and take you on a long journey after your little snack. And that's the energy that comes from nature, which is why the ingredients in our range of products for training enthusiasts never give rise to a list as long as your arm, let alone one with lots of “-ose” words in it (synthetic fructose, dextrose and so on), so that your endurance sports nutrition is just right!

A raw, natural ingredient, expertly processed to preserve all its qualities. No preservatives (the antioxidants in the fruit play this role, quite naturally). No additives.

Once the recipes have been devised and the ingredients cast, we have to find the raw materials and our certified organic ingredients. We take particular care with this, because a well-born ingredient is a guarantee of taste and food safety. "The soil. That's the basis. You have to go and see the product, meet it. A good product makes a good recipe and a good dish. The goodness of the original ingredient is my religion", stresses the two Michelin-starred chef from Baouw.

The Baouw philosophy, integrated into our sports nutrition range

Baouw also has a saying: ‘less is more’! ‘Despite the diversity of our backgrounds, we share a simple idea: no compromises’, Gilles Galoux sums up. "Our vision: quality first! What do they have in common? Sport, nature, the mountains, running and ski touring. "When you win, I win with you. Baouw wants you to feel good. When you win in health, I win too. When you win in terms of taste, I win too," says Benoît Nave. Yoann Conte agrees: "I'm interested in philosophy and spirituality. Our planet deserves our full attention". The Baouw philosophy, incorporated into our sports nutrition range.

A sports diet at the heart of your well-being

At Baouw, we have the talent to please athletes of all levels, but we also have our convictions! ‘We believe that food has a considerable impact on well-being,’ adds Gilles Galoux. ‘An impact on physical health, but also on the mind.’ The quality of our diet is vital for human beings and its effect is immediate, which is all the more true in sport. Sports nutrition plays an important role. We want to play our part in bringing about change and raising awareness of the fact that organic fruit and vegetables can provide energy that is healthy, tasty, joyful and easily digestible.

Yoann Conte, a sportsman himself, sums up the Baouw team's approach to food. "For us, food is a vehicle for joy, emotion, happiness, pleasure, energy and sharing. Baouw is a whole universe based around nature. And above all, it's so good that you'd never think that eating sporty food could be so good for your health!

Advice on sports nutrition from our experts Gilles Galoux, Benoît Nave and Yoann Conte​

More than just a brand, Baouw is a whole vision of health! The sports nutrition we have developed is ‘good for your health’. In other words (and it's important to make this clear), it's not just for regular and occasional exercisers, but for everyone, young and old, at the most opportune moment of the day: a snack for children or a snack before/during/after training.

“Baouw sports nutrition products are made from ingredients with a high nutritional value. Organic, gluten-free, lactose-free, vegan and without refined products, to keep an eye on the glycemic index. So I think it's a real plus for our daily lives! Romain Basset, naturopath.

A varied range for sporting performance AND pleasure!

Baouw's strength lies in the fact that we have a fruity energy range, as well as a range of savoury energy bars and purees. With our background in the world of outdoor sports, our small company adapts as much as possible to individual needs, and for some time now we've been hearing sportsmen and women complaining about sweet saturation, so we hope that our vision of healthy eating will fully satisfy the desires of everyone, sportsmen and women alike!