In-depth studies of habits and consumption have long-since highlighted the evolution in the behaviour and dietary habits of Italians: while there is a need to eat a healthy and balanced diet, there is also an increasing desire to enjoy good food. On the basis of these orientations, Monviso, a Piedmont company well known in the low-salt oven-baked products sector, proposes Panmonviso Biscotto Salute, the simple healthy product which has become a must on Italian tables, as good as a biscuit and as light as a rusk. The Biscotto Salute originates from the tradition of Italian bread and biscuit making, alongside products characterised by the biscuit baking technique (the Italian word for biscuit being “biscotto”, which literally means “cooked twice”), such as the Biscotto del Lagaccio for example.
The particular flavour of the Biscotto Salute is still the result of the traditional process also used to make Panettone, based on 3 successive kneading phases (mother yeast, refresher, final kneading), a total leavening time of 6 hours and the meticulous baking of plain, natural ingredients, such as:

• cereals, rich in carbohydrates and an irreplaceable source of slowly-assimilated energy

• milk, the basic nutritional food

• sugar, with its high nutritional value, a source of immediate energy.

The final leavening of the product takes a long time (almost two and a half hours), unlike the traditional French rusk which contains lots of yeast, is leavened quickly and kneaded just once. In this original and unique recipe, Panmonviso encompasses the best of the typical Italian breakfast: quick, light, nourishing and capable of supplying energy for hours without creating a heavy feeling.