Cocoa paste, whether or not defatted · 7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	applies_to	rule	source_ids
allocation_subdivision_first	all multifunctional foreground processes	Avoid allocation by sub-metering and subdividing preparation, grinding, defatting, finishing, utility, and waste-treatment operations wherever separately attributable data can be collected.	eu-pef-recommendation-2021-2279
allocation_cocoa_butter	defatted cocoa paste and recovered cocoa butter	After subdivision, allocate remaining shared defatting burdens between saleable defatted paste and saleable cocoa butter by their measured dry-mass outputs; use consistent moisture bases, disclose the factor, and report a sensitivity result when economic allocation would materially change conclusions.	eu-pef-recommendation-2021-2279; mass-balance-identity
allocation_waste_and_rework	rejects, waste, internal rework, and recovered materials	Assign burdens to internal rework without duplicating upstream input; do not credit waste or recovered material unless a documented system-expansion or substitution method and destination dataset are applied consistently with the declared study method.	eu-pef-recommendation-2021-2279

8. Foreground Data Collection, Calculation, and Quality Rules

Data Collection Protocols

protocol_id	process_id	flow_role	record_type	raw_fields	collection_method	unit	frequency	temporal_coverage	site_scope	aggregation_rule	quality_evidence
cp_bean_preparation_records	bean_to_nib_preparation	beans; each utility carrier; nibs; each shell, reject, dust and wastewater output; each combustion emission	receiving and batch logs; calibrated scales; carrier meters or invoices; waste and monitoring records	bean and nib mass/moisture; electricity; steam; hot water; natural gas; diesel; LPG; water; each output mass; stock change; emission measurement or factor	reconcile each material, carrier and output independently by batch or reporting period	kg; kWh; MJ; % m/m	each lot and monthly carrier reconciliation	representative continuous 12-month period or all batches for a shorter campaign	every foreground preparation site	preserve each carrier and output row, reconcile mass, and normalise to prepared nib output	calibration; supplier certificate; moisture result; fuel and heat records; batch genealogy; waste ticket; emission workpaper
cp_grinding_records	nib_grinding_paste_manufacture	internal nibs; purchased nibs; each utility; each alkalising chemical; paste; each residue and wastewater	batch recipe; scales; dosing and transfer logs; utility meters; laboratory and waste records	each nib source mass; paste mass; electricity; steam; hot water; water; each chemical mass; moisture; cocoa-butter content; each waste mass; stock change	reconcile every input, chemical, transfer and output for each grinding batch	kg; kWh; MJ; % m/m	each batch and monthly meter reconciliation	representative continuous 12-month period or all batches for a shorter campaign	every foreground grinding line	keep internal and purchased nibs and each chemical separate, then normalise to paste intermediate	calibration; formulation approval; chemical specification; sample identity; genealogy; mass-balance sign-off
cp_defatting_records	paste_defatting	feed paste; electricity; steam; hot water; defatted paste; cocoa butter; cocoa cake; filter residue	feed and product scales; press log; carrier meters; laboratory fat analysis; waste record	feed mass/moisture/fat; each utility; each product mass/moisture/fat; residue mass; stock change	reconcile each defatting campaign on a common moisture basis and keep all saleable outputs separate	kg; kWh; MJ; % m/m	each campaign and monthly carrier reconciliation	all defatting campaigns in the reference period	every foreground defatting line	calculate saleable dry-mass outputs and allocation factors, then normalise to paste feed	calibrated scales and meters; laboratory method; sample identity; campaign mass balance; allocation approval
cp_finishing_records	paste_finishing_packing	internal paste; purchased paste; each utility; each package component; reference product; off-spec paste; each packaging waste	transfer and dispatch records; filling scale; utility meters; component issues and tare weights; waste records	each paste source; electricity; steam; hot water; each component count and mass; net product; tare; off-spec paste; each packaging waste; stock change	reconcile each paste source, carrier, packaging component and waste for every finished lot	kg; kWh; MJ; item	each lot and monthly reconciliation	representative continuous 12-month period or all lots for a shorter campaign	every foreground finishing and packing site	subtract tare, preserve every packaging material separately, and normalise conforming output to 1,000 kg	scale and meter calibration; packaging specification; issue/return log; lot release; dispatch and waste tickets
cp_cleaning_sanitation_records	plant_cleaning_sanitation	water; each utility and fuel; each cleaning or disinfecting formulation; each sanitation wastewater; cloth waste; each combustion emission	sanitation schedule; meters; fuel and chemical issues; wastewater and emission records	water; electricity; steam; hot water; natural gas; diesel; LPG; each formulation mass and concentration; each wastewater and solid-waste mass; emission result or factor	record every carrier, formulation, wastewater and emission independently for each sanitation event	kg; kWh; MJ	each sanitation event or shift, aggregated monthly	representative continuous 12-month period or all campaign events	all in-scope plant sanitation systems	assign shared sanitation by a documented causal driver and normalise to reference output	calibration; invoice; SDS and formulation specification; sanitation log; waste receipt; emission workpaper
cp_wastewater_treatment_records	onsite_wastewater_treatment	equalised wastewater; electricity; ferric chloride; polyacrylamide; sludge; COD; BOD5; nitrogen; phosphorus; suspended solids; methane	inlet flow or mass meter; chemical issues; electricity meter; sludge scale; laboratory and gas records	inlet and discharge quantity; each chemical; electricity; sludge mass/moisture; each matched concentration; methane measurement or model fields	match representative samples to measured discharge and calculate each emission separately	kg; kWh; mg/L	flow continuous or daily; sampling by permit or operating plan	representative continuous 12-month period or complete campaign	complete on-site treatment boundary	calculate each mass load separately and assign treatment inventory by measured wastewater quantity	laboratory quality record; sampling plan; meter calibration; chemical record; sludge receipt; calculation workpaper

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
calc_reference_normalisation	all foreground inventory amounts	normalised amount = reporting-period row amount / conforming net cocoa-paste output × 1,000 kg	collected row amount; conforming net output	amount per 1,000 kg reference product	mass-balance-identity
calc_process_mass_balance	each foreground process	unaccounted mass = opening stock + measured inputs - measured outputs - closing stock; calculate on both as-received and dry-mass bases where moisture changes materially	material inputs; product, co-product, waste outputs; opening and closing stock; moisture	signed and absolute mass-balance residual	mass-balance-identity
calc_defatting_yield	paste defatting	dry-mass product yield and cocoa-butter recovery = each saleable dry-mass output / dry-mass feed; allocation factor = each saleable dry-mass output / total saleable dry-mass outputs	feed and output masses; moisture; cocoa-butter content	yields, recovery, and allocation factors	mass-balance-identity; eu-pef-recommendation-2021-2279
calc_wastewater	each process or sanitation wastewater	wastewater to treatment = measured discharge, or supplied water - water retained in product - evaporation - separately measured reuse when direct metering is unavailable	stage-specific water, retained water, evaporation and reuse	one stage-specific wastewater mass with calculation flag	mass-balance-identity
calc_combustion_emission	each direct air emission	emission mass = each separately recorded on-site fuel quantity × its disclosed applicable factor, summed only for the same elementary flow; use direct measurement when available	natural gas, diesel or LPG record; fuel properties; factor or measurement	kg of one specified elementary emission	eu-jrc-fdm-bref-2019
calc_effluent_load	each treated-effluent emission	discharged mass = matched concentration × measured discharge quantity with documented density and unit conversion	one parameter concentration; discharge quantity; sampling representativeness	kg of one specified water emission	eu-jrc-fdm-bref-2019
calc_packaging_component	each packaging input	component mass = issued count × measured empty unit mass - returned unused component mass, with reusable pallets assigned by documented use share	count; unit mass; returns; reuse share	kg of one packaging component per reference product	mass-balance-identity

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
dq_identity_traceability	all lots and material streams	Retain supplier, origin, lot, route, product specification, defatting and alkalisation status, and linkage from starting material to reference product.	receiving records; batch genealogy; product specification; lot release
dq_measurement_control	mass, energy, water, composition, and waste records	Use calibrated or verified measurement systems; retain unit, conversion, calibration status, and estimation flag for every aggregated field.	calibration certificate; meter register; laboratory quality record; approved conversion sheet
dq_temporal_representativeness	foreground dataset	Cover a representative continuous 12-month period when operations are continuous, or all lots in the declared campaign; disclose shutdowns, atypical batches, and missing periods.	production calendar; completeness reconciliation; exception log
dq_completeness	named foreground flows	Account for all named material, energy, water, co-product, waste, wastewater, and direct-emission rows or explicitly mark them not applicable with route evidence.	signed inventory checklist; process mass balance; cut-off statement
dq_atomic_exchange_identity	every inventory card	Retain one physical or chemical flow identity per row; do not substitute a carrier, chemical, packaging, waste or emission collection label for an implemented exchange.	row-level inventory review; Tiangong lookup disposition; signed applicability checklist
dq_source_currency	external rules and specifications	Confirm that product specifications, official methods, and legal or customer requirements are current for the geography and reference period before activation or publication.	source review record; applicable specification list

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	applies_to	rule	source_ids
validate_reference_flow	reference product	Require exactly 1,000 kg after normalization, Tiangong product-flow UUID 5b331659-2216-4cc7-9e6d-11bb0b50226f, Mass UUID 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66, Units of mass UUID 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66, and unit kg.	mass-balance-identity
validate_product_scope	product identity	Require paste physical state, cocoa-butter content, defatting status, roasting route, alkalisation status, moisture basis, and packaging state; reject cocoa cake, cocoa powder, sweetened preparations, and finished chocolate from this PCR.	codex-cxs-141-1983-2025
validate_codex_claim	products claimed to conform to CXS 141-1983 as cocoa mass	Verify the declared composition and quality criteria against the current applicable Codex text, including cocoa butter of 47–60% m/m for cocoa mass and the applicable shell-and-germ limit; do not apply that cocoa-mass fat interval to a separately declared defatted paste.	codex-cxs-141-1983-2025
validate_process_route	conditional processes	Require bean preparation for whole-bean input; keep internal and purchased nibs or paste separate; require each actual alkalising chemical; and require feed, paste, cocoa butter, cocoa cake, each utility and composition record when defatting is declared.	eu-jrc-fdm-bref-2019
validate_mass_balance	each foreground process and the overall foreground system	Reconcile inputs, outputs, and stock change on consistent moisture bases; investigate and disclose material residuals outside the facility's approved measurement uncertainty.	mass-balance-identity
validate_allocation	cocoa butter and any other saleable co-product	Confirm subdivision was attempted first, shared burdens use measured dry-mass factors, moisture bases are consistent, factors sum to one, and the allocation method and sensitivity are disclosed.	eu-pef-recommendation-2021-2279; mass-balance-identity
validate_cutoff_and_completeness	foreground inventory	Require every named important flow to be measured, calculated, or marked not applicable; disclose all other exclusions and verify them against the declared cut-off method without using cut-off to omit known significant flows.	eu-pef-recommendation-2021-2279
validate_atomic_flows	process inventory	Every card must name one concrete exchange; grid electricity, purchased steam, purchased hot water, each fuel, each chemical, each packaging component, each product or co-product, each waste and each elementary emission must remain separate.	eu-jrc-fdm-bref-2019; eu-pef-recommendation-2021-2279
validate_direct_emissions	on-site fuel combustion	For every used direct fuel, calculate or measure fossil carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides and primary PM2.5 separately using disclosed evidence; do not report a combined emissions row.	eu-jrc-fdm-bref-2019
validate_wastewater_rows	wastewater and on-site treatment	Keep each stage wastewater, treatment sludge and COD, BOD5, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, suspended solids and methane result separate; mark the treatment process not applicable when all wastewater leaves untreated by the foreground site.	eu-jrc-fdm-bref-2019
validate_uuid_resolution	non-reference inventory flows	Leave every non-reference UUID absent until flow-hybrid-search and state-100 direct readback agree on the exact atomic identity and support; activation or publication requires resolution or an approved explicit exception.

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	Foreground cocoa-paste production dataset suitable for publication as a secondary_dataset or background_dataset after methodology, translation, UUID, and evidence review
downstream_use	Product-flow creation, foreground process datasets, cradle-to-gate product systems, chocolate and cocoa-product lifecycle models, and supply-chain footprint studies
allowed_use	Gate-to-gate modelling for the declared plant, technology, product state, geography, and reference period; broader use only with linked upstream and downstream datasets and disclosed allocation
excluded_use	Cocoa cultivation as a stand-alone dataset; cocoa cake or powder production; cocoa butter as the sole reference product; sweetened cocoa or chocolate production; generic global representation without representativeness review
required_metadata	PCR id and version; reference UUID; CPC context; site and geography; reference period; starting material and origin mix; whole-bean or nib route; roasting, alkalisation, and defatting status; cocoa-butter and moisture basis; process technology; packaging; allocation; upstream links; unresolved UUID disposition
required_quality_disclosure	Primary-data share; temporal and site coverage; calibration and laboratory controls; mass-balance residuals; cut-offs and proxies; co-product allocation factors and sensitivity; carrier and chemical applicability; unresolved UUIDs; missing flows; uncertainty and limitations
update_trigger	Material change in starting material, origin mix, roasting or grinding technology, alkalising formulation, defatting route, product physical state or composition, energy mix, allocation, site scope, applicable specification, Tiangong identity, or evidence that invalidates a QA guardrail

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
codex-cxs-141-1983-2025	standard	Codex Alimentarius, CXS 141-1983, Standard for Cocoa (Cacao) Mass (Cocoa/Chocolate Liquor) and Cocoa Cake, amended 2025; https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/cd8967en; retrieved 2026-08-11	Product definition, covered names, cocoa-butter composition for standard cocoa mass, shell-and-germ limits, additives, and product-scope validation
eu-jrc-fdm-bref-2019	official_guidance	European Commission Joint Research Centre, Best Available Techniques Reference Document in the Food, Drink and Milk Industries, 2019; https://eippcb.jrc.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2020-01/JRC118627_FDM_Bref_2019_published.pdf; retrieved 2026-08-11	Cocoa process decomposition: receiving and cleaning, roasting, winnowing, grinding, alkalisation, hydraulic pressing, cocoa-butter recovery, and packing
eu-pef-recommendation-2021-2279	official_guidance	European Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/2279 on the use of Environmental Footprint methods, CELEX 32021H2279; https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32021H2279; retrieved 2026-08-11	System-boundary disclosure, allocation hierarchy, cut-off controls, data collection, data quality, and verification principles
mass-balance-identity	method_factor	Conservation-of-mass identity applied to measured foreground inputs, outputs, and stock changes	Reference normalization, process reconciliation, yield, allocation-factor, wastewater, and validation calculations