Cocoa powder, sweetened

1. Scope and Applicability

This PCR applies to dry, shelf-stable mixtures in which cocoa powder and sugars are the characterizing ingredients and which are placed on the market as sweetened cocoa powder, sweetened cocoa, drinking chocolate, or an equivalent product name. It covers conventional and fat-reduced cocoa-powder variants when the formulation and applicable sales specification are declared.

The foreground manufacturing scope begins with cocoa powder, sugars, optional permitted dry ingredients, packaging, purchased energy, and water received at the manufacturing site. It includes ingredient storage and handling, dosing, dry blending, conditional conditioning or agglomeration, screening and foreign-body control, filling, and packing. Upstream production of cocoa powder, sugars, other ingredients, packaging, energy carriers, and water is represented by linked provider datasets.

Unsweetened cocoa powder, cocoa liquor, cocoa butter, solid chocolate, bulk or retail chocolate preparations other than sweetened cocoa powder, ready-to-drink cocoa beverages, and dairy-based beverage powders whose category character is not a cocoa-powder-and-sugar mixture are outside this PCR. Distribution after the factory gate, preparation by the consumer, and packaging end of life are outside a gate-to-gate dataset produced under this PCR and may be added by a downstream life-cycle model.

2. Product Category Identity

Field	Value
canonical_pcr_id	pcr.food-products-beverages-and-tobacco-textiles-apparel-and-leather-products.grain-mill-products-starches-and-starch-products-other-food-products.cocoa-powder-sweetened
classification_refs	CPC 3.0: 23640, Cocoa powder, sweetened
covered_products	Dry mixtures characterized by cocoa powder and sugars and sold as sweetened cocoa powder, sweetened cocoa, drinking chocolate, or an equivalent market name; fat-reduced variants when declared
excluded_products	Unsweetened cocoa powder; cocoa liquor or butter; solid chocolate and other cocoa food preparations; ready-to-drink beverages; dairy-based beverage powders not principally a cocoa-powder-and-sugar mixture
representative_product	A dry, free-flowing sweetened cocoa powder made by dosing and blending purchased cocoa powder and sugar, then screening and packing it at the manufacturing site
production_route	Receipt and storage of ingredients and packaging -> dosing -> dry mixing -> conditional conditioning or agglomeration -> screening and foreign-body control -> filling and packing
market_state	Dry, shelf-stable finished product at the manufacturing-site gate, in declared bulk or retail packaging

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	Provision of sweetened cocoa powder as a dry food ingredient or beverage-preparation mix at the manufacturing-site gate
How much	1 kg net mass of finished sweetened cocoa powder
How well	Conforming to the declared recipe, cocoa-powder content, moisture or solids specification, particle or dispersibility specification when applicable, and destination-market sales description; an EU product sold as drinking chocolate, sweetened cocoa, or sweetened cocoa powder contains at least 25% cocoa powder
How long or cycle	One production lot delivered at the factory gate; storage after the gate and product preparation are not included
reference_flow_link	1 kg of the declared finished reference product at the factory gate

Field	Value
Reference amount	1 kg
Reference product flow	Cocoa powder, sweetened 75c1ef5f-a7df-489a-8c49-07a90f6c4d66
Reference flow property	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66
Reference unit group	Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
Reference unit	kg
Required qualifiers	cocoa-powder mass fraction; sugar or sweetener types; fat-reduced or conventional cocoa powder; alkalized or non-alkalized cocoa powder; optional ingredients and flavours; instantized or non-instantized route; moisture or solids specification; packaging format; destination market and applicable product specification; production geography; production period

When constructing a foreground data package, the items listed in Required qualifiers must be declared in dataset metadata, process notes, reference flow comment, product description, or an equivalent data package field. Missing required qualifiers make the reference flow definition incomplete for that data package.

4. Measurement and Unit Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Required property	Required unit	Rule
reference_net_mass	finished reference product	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Report the net as-sold product mass excluding primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging; normalize all inventory results to 1 kg accepted finished product.
ingredient_mass_basis	cocoa powder, sugars, optional ingredients, rework, and product losses	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Record weighed batch or campaign masses on a consistent as-received basis and declare any dry-matter or moisture correction separately.
recipe_fraction_check	finished product composition	Mass fraction	kg/kg	Calculate each ingredient fraction from ingredient mass charged divided by accepted net product mass; distinguish fresh input from internal rework and verify the declared cocoa-powder fraction against the applicable sales specification.
energy_unit_conversion	electricity and fuels	Energy	kWh and MJ	Retain metered or invoiced units, document conversion factors and heating-value basis, and prevent double counting of purchased electricity, fuel, steam, or heat.
packaging_mass_basis	primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging	Mass	kg	Calculate packaging mass by material from measured mass per packaging unit and units consumed, net of documented returned or reused packaging.

5. System Boundary

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	Cocoa powder, sugars, optional ingredients, packaging materials, purchased energy carriers, and water have been received at the manufacturing site with identity, mass, supplier, origin, and provider-dataset references available.
starting_condition_role	Gate-to-gate manufacturing start for a dry blended intermediate food product
product_classification_scope	Sweetened cocoa powder represented by CPC 3.0 code 23640; classification is mapping context and does not replace the semantic product boundary.
recursive_input_rule	If sweetened cocoa powder from the same product category is used as an input, record it once as an upstream product flow with its provider dataset; do not recursively reproduce its manufacturing inventory inside this foreground package.
upstream_dataset_requirement	Link cradle-to-gate provider datasets for cocoa powder, sugars, optional ingredients, packaging materials, electricity, fuels, water, and externally treated waste; disclose supplier-specific data gaps and proxies.
disclosure	Declare facility and geography, reporting period, product recipe and cocoa-powder fraction, cocoa-powder type, product moisture or solids specification, included process steps, instantization or agglomeration route, packaging format, allocation choices, omitted flows, and any deviation from this boundary.

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
boundary_foreground_operations	foreground manufacturing	Include ingredient receipt and storage, internal transfer, dosing, blending, conditional conditioning or agglomeration, screening and foreign-body control, filling, packing, directly attributable cleaning, onsite utility use, product losses, wastes, wastewater, and direct emissions.	eu-pef-2021-2279
boundary_upstream_links	purchased products and services	Represent production of cocoa powder, sugars, other ingredients, packaging, purchased energy, water, transport included in the declared supplier gate, and external waste treatment with provider datasets rather than omitting their upstream burdens.	eu-pef-2021-2279
boundary_intermediate_product_gate	downstream stages	Treat the reference product as an intermediate product at the manufacturing-site gate; exclude downstream distribution, storage, use or preparation, and end of life unless a wider declared model adds those stages.	eu-pef-2021-2279
boundary_omission_disclosure	inventory completeness	Do not deliberately omit a flow because it is inconvenient to measure; document and justify any unavailable or immaterial flow, its expected significance, and the proxy or data-gap treatment used.	eu-pef-2021-2279

6. Process Inventory Structure

Process Map

process_id	process_name	inclusion	inclusion_condition	role	quantitative_reference
ingredient_receiving	Ingredient and packaging receiving, storage, and transfer	required	Always	Establish traceable starting masses and deliver ingredients and packaging to production	kg ingredients or packaging issued per 1 kg accepted finished product
dosing_blending	Ingredient dosing and dry blending	required	Always	Produce a homogeneous sweetened cocoa powder blend from the declared recipe	1 kg bulk blend transferred to finishing
conditioning	Conditioning, agglomeration, or instantization	conditional	Include when the declared product is conditioned, agglomerated, lecithinated, dried, or otherwise treated after dry blending	Impart the declared dispersibility, density, moisture, or handling properties	kg conditioned powder output
finishing_packaging	Screening, foreign-body control, filling, and packing	required	Always	Produce accepted packed product at the factory gate and quantify losses and packaging	1 kg net accepted finished product

Process: Ingredient and packaging receiving, storage, and transfer (ingredient_receiving)

Inputs

Product flows

Purchased cocoa powder (cocoa_powder_input)

Purchased conventional or fat-reduced cocoa powder is the characterizing cocoa ingredient entering the site boundary.

• Selected flow: Cocoa powder, not sweetened
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: weighed mass issued to production, excluding internal rework
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted finished sweetened cocoa powder
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_recipe_materials
• Sources: eu-cocoa-directive-2000-36

Sugars and declared sweeteners (sugars_input)

Record each sugar or other declared sweetening ingredient separately so the recipe and provider datasets remain traceable.

• Selected flow: Sugar or declared sweetener, by type
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: weighed mass issued to production, by ingredient and supplier lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted finished sweetened cocoa powder
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_recipe_materials
• Sources: eu-cocoa-directive-2000-36

Optional ingredients (optional_ingredients_input)

Include flavours, salt, emulsifiers, milk ingredients, anti-caking agents, carriers, or other recipe inputs only when present and separately disclose their identity and mass.

• Selected flow: Optional food ingredient, by substance or commercial preparation
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: weighed or metered amount issued to the batch
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted finished sweetened cocoa powder
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_recipe_materials
• Sources:

Packaging materials received (packaging_materials_input)

Track primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging by material and format, including liners, labels, closures, cartons, sacks, and pallet wrap.

• Selected flow: Packaging material, by material and format
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: packaging units consumed multiplied by verified mass per unit
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted finished sweetened cocoa powder
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_records
• Sources:

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Ingredients and packaging issued to production (materials_issued_output)

Record transferred materials without duplicating their upstream burdens in the next process.

• Selected flow: Materials issued to sweetened cocoa powder production
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: inventory issue mass reconciled with production receipts and stock change
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted finished sweetened cocoa powder
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_recipe_materials
• Sources:

Waste flows

Damaged or contaminated incoming material and packaging (receiving_waste_output)

Record material rejected or damaged after it crosses the site boundary, by waste type and treatment route.

• Selected flow: Rejected ingredient or packaging waste, by material
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: weighed rejection sent to recovery, treatment, or disposal
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted finished sweetened cocoa powder
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_yield_waste
• Sources:

Elementary flows

Process: Ingredient dosing and dry blending (dosing_blending)

Inputs

Product flows

Ingredients charged to the blender (ingredients_charged_input)

Record cocoa powder, sugars, optional ingredients, and separately identified internal rework charged to each batch or campaign.

• Selected flow: Recipe ingredients charged to blending
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: sum of verified batch charge weights by ingredient; internal rework is reported separately
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg bulk blend output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_recipe_materials
• Sources:

Electricity for conveying, dosing, extraction, and mixing (blending_electricity_input)

Include electricity used by directly attributable conveying, weighing, dust extraction, and mixing equipment.

• Selected flow: Electricity, supplier or grid mix
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: submetered use or documented allocation from equipment hours and rated or metered demand
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg bulk blend output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_energy_utilities
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Bulk sweetened cocoa powder blend (bulk_blend_output)

Record the homogeneous bulk blend transferred to conditioning or finishing before packaging.

• Selected flow: Bulk sweetened cocoa powder blend
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured transfer mass or batch mass balance after documented blend losses
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg bulk blend output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_yield_waste
• Sources:

Waste flows

Blend spills, purge, and non-reworked off-specification powder (blending_waste_output)

Separate returned internal rework from material that leaves the product system as waste.

• Selected flow: Cocoa-and-sugar powder waste
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: weighed mass by destination and treatment route
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg bulk blend output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_yield_waste
• Sources:

Elementary flows

Uncaptured powder particulate released to air (blending_dust_air_output)

Include direct particulate emissions from transfer and mixing after deducting material captured and recorded as product rework or waste.

• Selected flow: Particulate matter to air, applicable size fraction
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured emission or documented engineering calculation from control-device and operating records
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg bulk blend output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_direct_emissions
• Sources:

Process: Conditioning, agglomeration, or instantization (conditioning)

Inputs

Product flows

Bulk blend sent to conditioning (conditioning_blend_input)

Include this input only when the declared route conditions, agglomerates, lecithinates, dries, or otherwise treats the blend.

• Selected flow: Bulk sweetened cocoa powder blend
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured mass fed to the conditioning step
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg conditioned powder output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_yield_waste
• Sources:

Conditioning utilities and additions (conditioning_inputs)

Record electricity, thermal energy, water, steam, compressed air, lecithin, or other additions separately when used.

• Selected flow: Conditioning input, by utility or ingredient
• Flow property / unit: Energy or Mass / kWh, MJ, or kg as applicable
• Amount rule: metered utility use and weighed additions attributable to the conditioning step
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg conditioned powder output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_energy_utilities
• Sources:

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Conditioned sweetened cocoa powder (conditioned_powder_output)

Record powder released from conditioning to finishing with declared moisture, bulk density, or dispersibility properties.

• Selected flow: Conditioned sweetened cocoa powder
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured accepted conditioned output
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg conditioned powder output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_output_quality
• Sources:

Waste flows

Conditioning residues and wastewater (conditioning_waste_output)

Record off-specification solids and wastewater separately by composition and treatment route when conditioning is included.

• Selected flow: Conditioning residue or wastewater, by route
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured or mass-balanced quantity leaving the conditioning process as waste
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg conditioned powder output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_yield_waste
• Sources:

Elementary flows

Direct conditioning emissions to air (conditioning_air_output)

Record direct particulates and combustion emissions from onsite thermal equipment when applicable.

• Selected flow: Direct emission to air, by elementary flow
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured emission or documented calculation from fuel and control-device records
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg conditioned powder output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_direct_emissions
• Sources:

Process: Screening, foreign-body control, filling, and packing (finishing_packaging)

Inputs

Product flows

Bulk powder sent to finishing (bulk_powder_finishing_input)

Record the accepted bulk blend or conditioned powder entering final screening and packing.

• Selected flow: Bulk sweetened cocoa powder
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured mass entering finishing
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted finished product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_yield_waste
• Sources:

Packaging consumed (packaging_consumed_input)

Record packaging by material and format, distinguishing reusable or returned tertiary packaging.

• Selected flow: Packaging material, by material and format
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: packaging units consumed multiplied by verified mass per unit
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted finished product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_records
• Sources:

Finishing and packing electricity (packing_electricity_input)

Include electricity for screening, magnets or metal detection, conveying, extraction, filling, sealing, coding, and directly attributable packing equipment.

• Selected flow: Electricity, supplier or grid mix
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: submetered use or documented allocation from equipment hours and rated or metered demand
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted finished product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_energy_utilities
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Accepted sweetened cocoa powder at factory gate (sweetened_cocoa_reference_output)

This is the quantitative reference output after final quality release, excluding packaging mass.

• Selected flow: Cocoa powder, sweetened 75c1ef5f-a7df-489a-8c49-07a90f6c4d66
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: fixed reference amount of 1 kg net accepted finished product
• Value mode: Fixed value (fixed_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: 1 kg net accepted finished product at the factory gate
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Identity reference (identity_reference)
• Collection protocol: cp_output_quality
• Sources:

Waste flows

Rejected powder and packaging waste (finishing_waste_output)

Record off-specification powder not returned as rework and rejected packaging by material and treatment route.

• Selected flow: Product or packaging waste, by material and route
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: weighed quantity transferred to recovery, treatment, or disposal
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted finished product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_yield_waste
• Sources:

Elementary flows

Uncaptured finishing particulate released to air (finishing_dust_air_output)

Include direct powder particulate released after accounting for captured powder managed as rework or waste.

• Selected flow: Particulate matter to air, applicable size fraction
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured emission or documented engineering calculation from control-device and operating records
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg accepted finished product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_direct_emissions
• Sources:

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
allocation_avoid_by_subdivision	dedicated and shared manufacturing operations	Avoid allocation by collecting separate recipe, output, waste, energy, utility, and emission records for the sweetened cocoa powder line, batch, or campaign; use system expansion only when the additional function and substituted system are explicitly modelled.	eu-pef-2021-2279
allocation_physical_driver	shared utilities and services	When subdivision is not practicable, allocate shared burdens using a documented causal physical driver such as metered energy, equipment operating time, cleaned surface or volume, or mass throughput; justify why the driver represents resource use.	eu-pef-2021-2279
allocation_economic_fallback	genuine co-products with no defensible physical relationship	Use economic allocation only after documenting why subdivision, system expansion, and a relevant physical relationship are not practicable; record prices, reference period, allocation factors, and a sensitivity check.	eu-pef-2021-2279
allocation_rework_and_waste	internal rework, off-specification powder, and wastes	Internal rework that does not cross the product-system boundary carries no co-product credit and is tracked separately from fresh input; waste leaving the boundary is not a co-product unless a documented marketable function and the selected multifunctionality method justify otherwise.	eu-pef-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_recipe_materials	ingredient_receiving; dosing_blending	recipe ingredients, internal rework, and materials issued	batch recipe, scale ticket, material issue, supplier lot	batch_id; product_code; ingredient_id; supplier_lot; gross_mass; tare_mass; net_mass; moisture_basis; rework_flag; timestamp	calibrated scales reconciled to approved recipe and inventory issues	kg	each batch or campaign	full declared production period	all included lines and products	sum fresh input and internal rework separately; divide by accepted net reference-product output	scale calibration; approved recipe; lot traceability; stock reconciliation
cp_energy_utilities	dosing_blending; conditioning; finishing_packaging	electricity, fuels, heat, steam, compressed air, and process water	submeter, invoice, fuel receipt, equipment runtime	meter_id; start_reading; end_reading; unit; fuel_quantity; heating_value_basis; equipment_hours; allocation_driver; period	direct submetering preferred; otherwise documented engineering allocation tied to operating records	kWh; MJ; kg; m3	meter interval and monthly reconciliation	full declared production period	all included equipment and shared services	subtract exports and unrelated loads; allocate shared use by the approved causal driver; normalize to process output and reference flow	meter calibration; invoices; runtime logs; conversion-factor record
cp_yield_waste	all processes	intermediate outputs, accepted product, rework, losses, and wastes	scale ticket, production report, waste manifest, stock record	batch_id; input_mass; intermediate_output_mass; accepted_output_mass; rework_mass; waste_mass; waste_type; destination; stock_change	weigh outputs and wastes and reconcile batch, campaign, and reporting-period mass balance	kg	each batch or waste shipment with period reconciliation	full declared production period	all included lines and waste routes	keep internal rework inside the system; aggregate wastes by material and treatment route; report unexplained mass difference	scale calibration; production release; waste transfer evidence; reconciliation sign-off
cp_packaging_records	ingredient_receiving; finishing_packaging	packaging material consumed	packaging bill of materials, unit-mass test, issue and return record	packaging_id; material; format; mass_per_unit; units_issued; units_returned; reuse_cycles; supplier_lot	weigh representative packaging units and reconcile issues, returns, and packed units	kg; item	each packaging format and production period	full declared production period	all primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging used	net units consumed multiplied by verified mass per unit, aggregated by material and normalized to net product mass	balance calibration; packaging specification; issue-return reconciliation
cp_direct_emissions	dosing_blending; conditioning; finishing_packaging	particulate and combustion emissions to air	stack or workplace extraction measurement, fuel record, control-device log, engineering calculation	emission_point; pollutant; concentration; gas_flow; operating_time; fuel_use; control_efficiency; calculation_method	direct measurement where required; otherwise transparent calculation from activity and control records	kg; mg/m3; Nm3; h	regulatory or facility monitoring interval	full declared production period	all included direct emission points	calculate emitted mass for the declared period, subtracting captured material only when it is recorded as product or waste	laboratory report; instrument calibration; control-device maintenance; calculation review
cp_output_quality	conditioning; finishing_packaging	conditioned powder and accepted reference product	certificate of analysis, release test, finished-goods record	lot_id; net_mass; cocoa_fraction; moisture_or_solids; fat_reduced_status; alkalization_status; particle_or_dispersibility_result; release_status	approved laboratory or quality-control method linked to production lot	kg; mass fraction; specification unit	each released lot	full declared production period	all reference-product lots included	include only accepted net output in the denominator; production that is not released is rework or waste	test method; laboratory QA; signed release; product specification

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
calc_reference_normalization	all inventory rows	normalized amount = reporting-period flow amount / reporting-period accepted net finished-product mass	collected flow amount; accepted net output from cp_output_quality	flow amount per 1 kg reference product
calc_recipe_fraction	cocoa powder, sugars, and optional ingredients	ingredient mass fraction = fresh ingredient mass charged / accepted net finished-product mass; report internal rework separately and do not count it as fresh upstream input	cp_recipe_materials; cp_output_quality	kg ingredient/kg finished product and declared mass fraction	eu-cocoa-directive-2000-36
calc_energy_allocation	shared energy and utility records	use direct submetered quantity; otherwise multiply shared quantity by the documented causal share for the included process, then normalize to accepted output	meter or invoice quantity; equipment hours, metered demand, mass throughput, or another approved driver; accepted output	kWh, MJ, kg, or m3 per kg reference product	eu-pef-2021-2279
calc_packaging_mass	each packaging material	packaging mass = (units issued - documented returned reusable units) x verified mass per unit; divide by accepted net product mass	cp_packaging_records; cp_output_quality	kg packaging material/kg reference product
calc_mass_reconciliation	each process and reporting period	unexplained mass difference = total mass inputs + opening stock - product outputs - documented rework transfer - wastes - closing stock - quantified direct mass emissions; investigate rather than silently allocate the residual	recipe, stock, product, rework, waste, wastewater, and emission records	signed mass-balance reconciliation and disclosed residual

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
dq_identity_traceability	reference product and recipe inputs	Link every included finished-product lot to the approved recipe, ingredient and packaging lots, product qualifiers, and the exact Tiangong reference-flow identity.	batch genealogy; approved recipe; supplier and packaging records; dataset metadata
dq_primary_foreground	processes operated by the reporting facility	Use site- or company-specific measured or collected data for ingredient masses, accepted output, packaging, energy and utilities, wastes, and direct emissions; document any engineering calculation and its inputs.	meters; scale records; invoices; production reports; waste manifests; calculation files; eu-pef-2021-2279
dq_temporal_coverage	all foreground data	Declare start and end dates and cover a complete, representative production period including routine changeovers, cleaning, rework, and losses; disclose abnormal exclusions or campaigns.	production calendar; meter coverage; batch list; downtime and cleaning logs
dq_completeness_reconciliation	process and site inventory	Reconcile recipe, intermediate, finished-product, rework, waste, stock-change, wastewater, and direct-emission masses and investigate unexplained differences.	signed process and reporting-period mass balances
dq_representativeness_precision	foreground and provider datasets	Document technological, geographical, and time representativeness and precision; identify proxies and supplier-data gaps and explain their expected influence.	data-quality assessment using the dimensions in eu-pef-2021-2279; provider dataset metadata
dq_calibration_and_review	measurements and calculated values	Retain calibration or verification status, calculation formulas, allocation drivers, unit conversions, responsible reviewer, and change history.	calibration certificates; controlled calculation workbook or script; review record

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
validation_reference_identity	reference flow	Confirm UUID 75c1ef5f-a7df-489a-8c49-07a90f6c4d66, Product flow type, CPC 23640 classification, Mass property UUID 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66, mass unit-group UUID 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66, and kg reference unit.
validation_category_and_recipe	product identity	Verify that cocoa powder and sugars characterize the dry product, required qualifiers and recipe fractions are declared, exclusions are respected, and the applicable destination-market product specification is met; where the EU sweetened-cocoa sales name is claimed, verify at least 25% cocoa powder.	eu-cocoa-directive-2000-36; codex-cxs-105-1981
validation_boundary_coverage	process map and inventory	Verify inclusion of every operated step from receipt through accepted packed product, conditional conditioning steps, upstream provider links, cleaning and utility use, wastes, wastewater, and direct emissions; list and justify every omitted flow.	eu-pef-2021-2279
validation_mass_balance	each process and reporting period	Recalculate ingredient fractions, intermediate yields, accepted output, rework, waste, stock change, and direct mass emissions; flag unexplained residuals and double-counted rework.
validation_allocation	shared processes and multifunctionality	Confirm that subdivision was attempted first and that every remaining allocation has a causal driver, complete factor set, consistent denominator, and documented fallback rationale.	eu-pef-2021-2279
validation_data_quality	foreground and provider data	Confirm complete temporal coverage, calibration and traceability evidence, provider-dataset identity, and documented technological, geographical, time, and precision assessment; flag unresolved UUIDs and proxies.	eu-pef-2021-2279
validation_no_unlabelled_estimates	all amounts	Reject an amount presented as measured, calculated, or source-backed when its record, formula, or cited source is absent; any future provisional estimate must use reasoned_estimate, omit a false source id, and remain replaceable.

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	Facility- and product-specific foreground data package or aggregated gate-to-gate dataset for production of sweetened cocoa powder at the manufacturing-site gate
downstream_use	secondary_dataset; background_dataset
allowed_use	Ingredient supply-chain, food-manufacturing, beverage-preparation, packaging, and broader product life-cycle models that require a disclosed factory-gate sweetened cocoa powder input
excluded_use	Unsweetened cocoa powder, cocoa bean or cocoa-liquor processing, chocolate manufacture, ready-to-drink cocoa beverages, consumer preparation, distribution, or comparative claims without compatible recipes, geography, period, boundary, allocation, and review
required_metadata	PCR id and version context; Tiangong reference-flow UUID; facility and geography; reporting period; cocoa-powder and sugar fractions; cocoa type and treatment; optional ingredients; instantization or agglomeration route; moisture or solids specification; packaging format; process coverage; provider datasets; allocation methods; data owners and review status
required_quality_disclosure	Primary-data coverage; measurement and calibration evidence; mass-balance residual; allocation drivers and factors; technological, geographical, time, and precision assessment; proxy and UUID gaps; exclusions; uncertainty and review limitations
update_trigger	Recipe or cocoa-powder fraction change; new sweetener or optional ingredient; change between conventional and fat-reduced or alkalized cocoa; addition or removal of conditioning or agglomeration; material process, energy, yield, packaging, supplier, site, or regulation change; expired representativeness; resolved UUID or proxy gap

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
codex-cxs-105-1981	standard	FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius, CXS 105-1981, Standard for Cocoa Powders (Cocoas) and Dry Mixtures of Cocoa and Sugars, current listing revised 2025, https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/codex-texts/list-standards/en/ (retrieved 2026-08-11)	International product-category scope and validation reference for cocoa powders and dry cocoa-sugar mixtures
eu-cocoa-directive-2000-36	standard	Directive 2000/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to cocoa and chocolate products intended for human consumption, CELEX 32000L0036, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32000L0036 (retrieved 2026-08-11)	Product definitions, cocoa-powder and sugar mixture identity, EU minimum cocoa-powder content, composition and sales-description validation
eu-pef-2021-2279	official_guidance	European Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/2279 on the use of the Environmental Footprint methods, CELEX 32021H2279, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reco/2021/2279/oj (retrieved 2026-08-11)	Intermediate-product life-cycle stages, system boundary, company-specific data collection, allocation hierarchy, omission disclosure, and data-quality dimensions