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About
The Cereal

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About
The Cereal

Story

Wheat + Barley = Tritordeum

In 1977, a group of Spanish researchers manage to naturally cross wheats and wild barley to create a novel specie they name Tritordeum.

Their aim at the time was to obtain a climate-change-resilient and better digested cereal.

Very shortly after, follow four expeditions to Latin America (Chile and Argentina) to collect wild barleys of the sub-specie Hordeum chilense to initiate back in Spain a breeding and selection program to obtain a primary population of Tritordeum.

40 years later, Tritordeum is launched on the market by the company Vivagran.

Benefits

The best of Wheat and Barley in one single ingredient

Tritordeum for Baking

Tritordeum for Malting

Sustainability in farming

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Tritordeum is a very robust crop:

  • Efficient in capturing nitrogen from soil
  • Resistant to climate change (drought, heat, salinity, anoxia)
  • It withstands fungal diseases (common in cereals)
  • It has a good tillering and re-growth capability
  • It behaves like perennial crops and can regrow for grazing
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The grain is produced under contract with local farmers with a full traceability from seed to food Farmers cultivating Tritordeum receive higher incomes per hectare in comparison to other crops

Sustainability in processing

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Tritordeum has a serie of characteristics that makes it more efficient in processing

In backing
  • Higher water absorption in dough
  • A high enzymatic activity* allowing to accelerate proofing time
  • Yellow color allows to reduce fats and eggs in recipes
In malting
  • No husk surrounding the grain, allowing higher yield in malting
  • A high enzymatic activity* allowing to accelerate germination time, and use less water
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*enzymes are proteins naturally ocuring in cereal that have a specific action when activated.
In the case of Tritordeum, those enzymes allow to reduce complex carbohydrates into simple sugars.
This allows to speed up sugar conversion and fermentation

Nutritional, Health and Other Claims

Nutritional claims

Nutrition claims are statements made on food labels and in food advertising that describe the nutrient content of a food and the health benefits that it provides.

Nutrition claims can refer to the presence or absence of specific nutrients, as well as to the health benefits that a food provides. In the European Union, nutritional claims are regulated by the European Commission and must meet specific criteria in order to be used. There is also a list of approved nutritional claims that can be used on food labels.

For more information on Nutritional claims, check here.

Health claims

Health claims are statements made on food labels and in food advertising that describe the relationship between a food, food component, or nutrient and health. Health claims can refer to the reduction of a health risk, or to the maintenance of good health.

Health claims must be based on scientific evidence and must not mislead consumers. There is also a list of approved health claims that can be used on food labels and in food advertising.

For more information on Health claims, check here.

Others claims

Other claims are referring to scientific evidences that cannot be stated on packaged goods labels, but may be published in communication materials associated with the food products.

Those claims are supported by scientific publications made available to end consumers. Tritordeum is cited in more than 150 publications.

Consult the most relevant publications supporting the claims here.

Product Range

Seed, Grain, Flours and Others

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Seed

3 commercial varieties available:

Seed exists in untreated and treated quality

Commercial seed equivalent to R1/R2 – un-certified seed only

Grain

Milling:

Min 12,5% protein

Mono varietal or blends of varieties

Conventional and organic certified qualities

Distributed only by Vivagran and certified licensees

Malt:

Protein ranging from 11 to 16% protein

Mono varietal

Conventional and organic certified qualities

Distributed only by certified licensees

Protein ranging from 11 to 16% protein

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Flours

Characteristics:

Min 12,5% protein

Blends of varieties

Conventional and organic certified qualities

Distributed only by certified licensees

Types

Refined max 70% extraction 

Semi wholegrain 70-85% extraction

Wholegrain 85-95% extraction

Others

Ingredients for baking:

Toasted ingredients

Flakes

Semola

Bran

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