Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, processed

1. Scope and Applicability

This PCR instance covers one deliberately narrow route: food-grade ground nutmeg made only from the dried shelled seed of Myristica fragrans Houtt. The foreground begins with receipt of dried whole shelled nutmeg kernels and ends with steam-decontaminated, ground and sieved nutmeg powder packed in a 25 kg multiwall kraft-paper sack with an LDPE liner at the processor gate.

The route lock is species=Myristica_fragrans_Houtt; product_form=ground_powdered_seed; microbial_reduction=saturated_steam_continuous; post_treatment_drying=electric_hot_air; package=25_kg_kraft_sack_with_ldpe_liner. It does not average nutmeg with mace or cardamom, and it does not average whole, broken and powdered forms. Mace, cardamom, grains of paradise, whole or broken nutmeg sold as product, blends, essential oil, oleoresin, irradiation, fumigation, untreated powder, retail packs, and downstream distribution or use are excluded.

Inventory authoring follows atomic_flows:v1: every energy carrier, utility, material, packaging material, cleaning agent, wastewater, solid waste and direct emission is a separate flow card. Aggregate placeholders such as energy, materials, chemicals, fuels, refrigerants, packaging, wastes or emissions are prohibited.

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.nutmeg-mace-cardamoms-processed
classification_refs	CPC 3.0: 23923, Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, processed (exact)
covered_products	Ground/powdered seed obtained only from dried shelled Myristica fragrans Houtt. and produced by the locked saturated-steam, electric-drying and milling route
excluded_products	Mace; cardamom; grains of paradise; whole or broken nutmeg sold as product; mixed-species or mixed-form averages; blends; extracts; essential oils; oleoresins; irradiation, fumigation or untreated routes; retail packs
representative_product	Food-grade Myristica fragrans ground nutmeg powder in a 25 kg multiwall kraft-paper sack with LDPE liner
production_route	Dry receiving inspection and cleaning; continuous saturated-steam microbial reduction of whole kernels; electric hot-air redrying and ambient cooling; hammer milling and fine sieving; metal control; 25 kg lined-sack packing; routine dry sanitation
market_state	Ground/powdered, low-moisture, steam-decontaminated food ingredient at processor gate
route_lock	species=Myristica_fragrans_Houtt; product_form=ground_powdered_seed; microbial_reduction=saturated_steam_continuous; post_treatment_drying=electric_hot_air; package=25_kg_kraft_sack_with_ldpe_liner
inventory_contract	atomic_flows:v1

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	Supply food-grade ground nutmeg powder from Myristica fragrans Houtt. at the processor gate
How much	1 kg net powder as delivered in the declared 25 kg lined sack
How well	Ground/powdered seed only; moisture <= 8.0% w/w; total ash <= 3.0% dry basis; acid-insoluble ash <= 0.5% dry basis; water-insoluble ash <= 1.5% dry basis; volatile oil >= 5.0 ml/100 g dry basis; no live insects; particle-size contract declared
How long or cycle	One released production lot; on-site holding through factory-gate dispatch only
reference_flow_link	rf_ground_nutmeg_powder

Field	Value
Reference amount	1 kg
Reference product flow	Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, processed 55268cb7-f7b1-4d34-9c53-cc3f158b52d8
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	species=Myristica_fragrans_Houtt; product_form=ground_powdered_seed; microbial_reduction=saturated_steam_continuous; post_treatment_drying=electric_hot_air; package=25_kg_kraft_sack_with_ldpe_liner; moisture_wet_basis_percent; particle_size_spec; kernel_origin; production_geography; reference_period

The Tiangong reference flow is classification-broad. It is usable here only with every required qualifier above. A dataset missing species or product_form, or representing a weighted mean across nutmeg, mace, cardamom, whole seed, broken seed or powder, is non-conforming.

4. Measurement and Unit Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Required property	Required unit	Rule
reference_mass	Reference nutmeg powder	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Report 1 kg net as-delivered powder; retain measured moisture and do not silently convert the reference output to dry matter.
dry_matter_conversion	Kernel, intermediate and powder masses	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	dry_mass_kg = as_delivered_mass_kg * (1 - moisture_percent_wet_basis / 100); retain both original mass and moisture result.
steam_mass	Purchased saturated steam	Mass	kg	Record purchased steam by condensate-corrected mass; do not merge steam with electricity or process water.
electricity_energy	Electricity	Energy	kWh	Record meter or invoice electricity in kWh and allocate shared meters only by documented equipment runtime and rated-load factors.
packaging_mass	Kraft paper and LDPE liner	Mass	kg	Record kraft paper and LDPE separately; calculate issued material from verified bag counts and component masses.
emission_mass	PM10, water vapour and ethanol direct releases	Mass	kg	Report each named substance separately after controls; concentration-to-mass calculations retain flow rate, duration, detection limit and control status.

5. System Boundary

The foreground begins at the reporting facility's receipt of dried whole shelled Myristica fragrans kernels with an upstream dataset and ends at release of conforming packed ground powder at the same facility gate. Included operations are receiving inspection, dry sorting and foreign-matter control, continuous saturated-steam treatment, electric redrying and ambient cooling, hammer milling, sieving, dust collection, metal control, lined-sack packing, routine dry sanitation, conditional controlled wet cleaning, on-site wastewater collection before transfer, waste handling before transfer, and direct releases.

Agriculture, harvest, fruit opening, mace separation, primary seed drying, shell cracking, upstream transport before kernel receipt, downstream distribution, food use and packaging end-of-life are outside the foreground and require separate datasets when included in an LCA. No refrigeration and no fuel combustion occur in the locked foreground route. A facility using refrigerated cooling, a fuel-fired dryer, on-site steam generation, irradiation, fumigation or another microbial-reduction route must not average that route into this dataset.

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	Receipt of dried whole shelled Myristica fragrans Houtt. kernels with supplier, origin, lot, moisture, condition and upstream dataset declared
starting_condition_role	Upstream cut-in point; all locked-route operations after receipt are foreground
product_classification_scope	Ground/powdered nutmeg seed under this semantic route; CPC 3.0 code 23923 is classification context, not permission to mix species or forms
recursive_input_rule	Internal conforming powder rework remains an internal loop; purchased processed nutmeg powder is a separate input with its own upstream dataset and may not recursively replace dried-kernel input
upstream_dataset_requirement	Require traceable datasets for dried shelled kernels, electricity, purchased saturated steam, potable water, kraft paper, LDPE and ethanol disinfectant; disclose proxy geography, technology, age and omitted operations
disclosure	Declare the exact route_lock, all included processes, meter coverage, moisture basis, particle-size contract, packaging bill, sanitation events, waste destinations, direct releases, cut-offs and proxies

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
boundary_route_lock	Product and process scope	Include only the locked Myristica fragrans ground-powder route; reject aggregation with mace, cardamom, whole/broken nutmeg or another decontamination route.	codex-cxs-352-2022
boundary_process_completeness	Foreground operations	Include receiving/cleaning, steam treatment, electric redrying/cooling, milling/sieving, packing and dry sanitation; include controlled wet cleaning only for documented events meeting its gate.	codex-cxs-352-2022; codex-cxc-75-2015; fao-herb-spice-quality-assurance; fda-spice-risk-profile-2017
boundary_atomic_inventory	Inventory exchanges	Apply atomic_flows:v1; every carrier, material, cleaning agent, waste and direct emission is a separate row, and aggregate placeholders are invalid.
boundary_post_lethality_hygiene	After steam treatment	Keep post-treatment drying, grinding and packing areas dry and segregated; record material or utility consequences of controls and corrective sanitation.	codex-cxc-75-2015
boundary_factory_gate	Reference product	End at net conforming powder in the declared lined sack at the processor gate; downstream transport, use and end-of-life are excluded.

6. Process Inventory Structure

Process Map

process_id	process_name	inclusion	inclusion_condition	role	quantitative_reference
receiving_cleaning	Kernel receiving, inspection and dry cleaning	required	Always include	Remove damaged kernels and physical foreign matter before treatment	kg cleaned whole kernels
steam_decontamination	Continuous saturated-steam microbial reduction	required	Always include for route_lock	Validated pathogen-reduction treatment of whole kernels	kg steam-treated kernels
electric_drying_cooling	Electric hot-air redrying and ambient cooling	required	Always include after steam treatment	Restore safe moisture and temperature before milling	kg dried cooled kernels
grinding_sieving	Hammer milling, fine sieving and metal control	required	Always include	Produce contract particle size and control powder dust/metal	kg conforming loose powder
packing	25 kg lined-sack filling and release	required	Always include	Pack and release the reference product	1 kg net packed reference powder
dry_sanitation	Routine vacuum dry sanitation	required	Allocate documented routine sanitation to all represented lots	Remove powder residues without introducing water	kg conforming packed powder supported
controlled_wet_cleaning	Controlled wet cleaning and ethanol disinfection	conditional	Include only for a documented contamination/corrective-cleaning event attributable to represented production; never average a no-event period with an event route	Corrective sanitation with complete drying before restart	cleaning event

Process: Kernel receiving, inspection and dry cleaning (receiving_cleaning)

Inputs

Product flows

Dried shelled nutmeg kernels (dried_nutmeg_kernels_input)

Record only dried whole shelled Myristica fragrans kernels; mace and cardamom are prohibited.

• Flow name: Dried shelled nutmeg kernels, Myristica fragrans
• Selected flow: Dried shelled nutmeg kernels, Myristica fragrans
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Flow UUID:
• Direction: inputs
• Flow type: product
• Measurement basis: as_delivered_mass
• Unit: kg
• Amount rule: Measured net kernel input corrected for beginning and ending inventory
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg packed reference powder
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_receiving_cleaning
• Quality evidence: scale_calibration; supplier_lot_certificate; moisture_test; inventory_reconciliation
• Sources: codex-cxs-352-2022; fao-herb-spice-quality-assurance
• Range: Provisional kernel-input QA screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 1.0
  • Upper: 1.25
  • Unit: kg/kg packed reference powder
  • Basis: broad mass-balance screen pending representative foreground lots
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Receiving and cleaning electricity (receiving_cleaning_electricity)

Record this named flow as a separate atomic exchange for the unit process; preserve its declared route, source or disposition and do not aggregate it with another flow.

• Flow name: Electricity, low voltage, at facility
• Selected flow: Electricity, low voltage, at facility
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Flow UUID:
• Direction: inputs
• Flow type: product
• Measurement basis: net_electricity
• Unit: kWh
• Amount rule: Metered electricity for intake conveyor, aspirator, sorter, magnets and dust collection
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg cleaned whole kernels
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_receiving_cleaning
• Quality evidence: meter_calibration; equipment_runtime_log; allocation_workpaper
• Sources: codex-cxc-75-2015; fao-herb-spice-quality-assurance
• Range: Provisional receiving-electricity QA screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0.001
  • Upper: 1.0
  • Unit: kWh/kg cleaned whole kernels
  • Basis: broad screening interval pending submetered evidence
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Cleaned whole nutmeg kernels (cleaned_nutmeg_kernels_output)

Record this named flow as a separate atomic exchange for the unit process; preserve its declared route, source or disposition and do not aggregate it with another flow.

• Flow name: Cleaned whole nutmeg kernels, Myristica fragrans
• Selected flow: Cleaned whole nutmeg kernels, Myristica fragrans
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Flow UUID:
• Direction: outputs
• Flow type: product
• Measurement basis: as_delivered_mass
• Unit: kg
• Amount rule: Measured kernels released to steam treatment after inventory correction
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per receiving-cleaning lot
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_receiving_cleaning
• Quality evidence: scale_calibration; inspection_release; batch_reconciliation
• Sources: codex-cxc-75-2015

Waste flows

Rejected nutmeg kernels (rejected_nutmeg_kernel_waste)

Record this named flow as a separate atomic exchange for the unit process; preserve its declared route, source or disposition and do not aggregate it with another flow.

• Flow name: Rejected nutmeg kernels
• Selected flow: Rejected nutmeg kernels
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Flow UUID:
• Direction: outputs
• Flow type: waste
• Measurement basis: as_delivered_mass
• Unit: kg
• Amount rule: Weighed mouldy, insect-damaged or otherwise rejected kernels sent to declared waste destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg cleaned whole kernels
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_receiving_cleaning
• Quality evidence: waste_scale_record; rejection_log; destination_receipt
• Sources: codex-cxc-75-2015; fao-herb-spice-quality-assurance
• Range: Provisional organic-reject QA screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 0.20
  • Unit: kg/kg dried kernel input
  • Basis: broad screen pending supplier-specific rejection records
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Separated plant debris (plant_debris_waste)

Record this named flow as a separate atomic exchange for the unit process; preserve its declared route, source or disposition and do not aggregate it with another flow.

• Flow name: Plant debris separated from nutmeg kernels
• Selected flow: Plant debris separated from nutmeg kernels
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Flow UUID:
• Direction: outputs
• Flow type: waste
• Measurement basis: as_delivered_mass
• Unit: kg
• Amount rule: Weighed stems, leaves and other plant debris sent to declared waste destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg dried kernel input
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_receiving_cleaning
• Quality evidence: foreign_matter_log; waste_scale_record; destination_receipt
• Sources: codex-cxc-75-2015

Separated stones (stone_foreign_matter_waste)

Record this named flow as a separate atomic exchange for the unit process; preserve its declared route, source or disposition and do not aggregate it with another flow.

• Flow name: Stones separated from nutmeg kernels
• Selected flow: Stones separated from nutmeg kernels
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Flow UUID:
• Direction: outputs
• Flow type: waste
• Measurement basis: as_delivered_mass
• Unit: kg
• Amount rule: Weighed stones sent to declared waste destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg dried kernel input
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_receiving_cleaning
• Quality evidence: foreign_matter_log; waste_scale_record; destination_receipt
• Sources: codex-cxc-75-2015

Separated metal foreign matter (metal_foreign_matter_waste)

Record this named flow as a separate atomic exchange for the unit process; preserve its declared route, source or disposition and do not aggregate it with another flow.

• Flow name: Metal foreign matter separated from nutmeg kernels
• Selected flow: Metal foreign matter separated from nutmeg kernels
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Flow UUID:
• Direction: outputs
• Flow type: waste
• Measurement basis: as_delivered_mass
• Unit: kg
• Amount rule: Weighed ferrous and non-ferrous metal pieces sent to declared waste destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg dried kernel input
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_receiving_cleaning
• Quality evidence: foreign_matter_log; magnet_cleaning_log; metal_detector_reject_log; waste_scale_record; destination_receipt
• Sources: codex-cxc-75-2015

Captured intake nutmeg dust (receiving_captured_nutmeg_dust_waste)

Record this named flow as a separate atomic exchange for the unit process; preserve its declared route, source or disposition and do not aggregate it with another flow.

• Flow name: Captured nutmeg dust from receiving and cleaning
• Selected flow: Captured nutmeg dust from receiving and cleaning
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Flow UUID:
• Direction: outputs
• Flow type: waste
• Measurement basis: as_delivered_mass
• Unit: kg
• Amount rule: Weighed dust removed from aspiration and filters and transferred as waste
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg cleaned whole kernels
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_receiving_cleaning
• Quality evidence: filter_change_log; waste_scale_record; destination_receipt
• Sources: codex-cxc-75-2015; fao-herb-spice-quality-assurance

Elementary flows

PM10 released from receiving and cleaning (receiving_pm10_air)

Record this named flow as a separate atomic exchange for the unit process; preserve its declared route, source or disposition and do not aggregate it with another flow.

• Flow name: Particulate matter, aerodynamic diameter < 10 um, to air
• Selected flow: Particulate matter, aerodynamic diameter < 10 um, to air
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Flow UUID:
• Direction: outputs
• Flow type: elementary
• Measurement basis: emission_mass_after_control
• Unit: kg
• Amount rule: pm10_kg = measured_concentration_kg_per_m3 * exhaust_volume_m3, after documented control
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg cleaned whole kernels
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_receiving_cleaning
• Quality evidence: sampling_report; airflow_calibration; dust_collector_log; detection_limit
• Sources: fao-herb-spice-quality-assurance
• Range: Provisional PM10 QA screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 0.01
  • Unit: kg/kg cleaned whole kernels
  • Basis: deliberately broad screen pending stack or workplace-exhaust measurement
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Process: Continuous saturated-steam microbial reduction (steam_decontamination)

Inputs

Product flows

Cleaned whole nutmeg kernels to steam treatment (cleaned_kernels_steam_input)

Record this named flow as a separate atomic exchange for the unit process; preserve its declared route, source or disposition and do not aggregate it with another flow.

• Flow name: Cleaned whole nutmeg kernels, Myristica fragrans
• Selected flow: Cleaned whole nutmeg kernels, Myristica fragrans
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Flow UUID:
• Direction: inputs
• Flow type: product
• Measurement basis: as_delivered_mass
• Unit: kg
• Amount rule: Measured mass charged to the continuous steam system
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per steam-treatment campaign
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_steam_decontamination
• Quality evidence: scale_calibration; campaign_log; lot_linkage
• Sources: codex-cxc-75-2015; fda-spice-risk-profile-2017

Purchased saturated steam (purchased_saturated_steam_input)

Record this named flow as a separate atomic exchange for the unit process; preserve its declared route, source or disposition and do not aggregate it with another flow.

• Flow name: Saturated steam, purchased, at facility
• Selected flow: Saturated steam, purchased, at facility
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Flow UUID:
• Direction: inputs
• Flow type: product
• Measurement basis: net_steam_mass
• Unit: kg
• Amount rule: Metered steam delivered to the treatment chamber, corrected for condensate return when applicable
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg steam-treated kernels
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_steam_decontamination
• Quality evidence: steam_meter_calibration; pressure_temperature_log; condensate_return_record
• Sources: codex-cxc-75-2015; fda-spice-risk-profile-2017
• Range: Provisional steam-use QA screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0.01
  • Upper: 5.0
  • Unit: kg/kg steam-treated kernels
  • Basis: broad screen because equipment-specific utility intensity was not located
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Steam-treatment electricity (steam_treatment_electricity)

Record this named flow as a separate atomic exchange for the unit process; preserve its declared route, source or disposition and do not aggregate it with another flow.

• Flow name: Electricity, low voltage, at facility
• Selected flow: Electricity, low voltage, at facility
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Flow UUID:
• Direction: inputs
• Flow type: product
• Measurement basis: net_electricity
• Unit: kWh
• Amount rule: Metered electricity for conveyors, vacuum, controls, fans and auxiliaries
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg steam-treated kernels
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_steam_decontamination
• Quality evidence: meter_calibration; equipment_runtime_log; allocation_workpaper
• Sources: fda-spice-risk-profile-2017
• Range: Provisional steam-system electricity QA screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0.001
  • Upper: 2.0
  • Unit: kWh/kg steam-treated kernels
  • Basis: broad screen pending submetered evidence
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Steam-treated wet nutmeg kernels (steam_treated_kernels_output)

Record this named flow as a separate atomic exchange for the unit process; preserve its declared route, source or disposition and do not aggregate it with another flow.

• Flow name: Steam-treated wet whole nutmeg kernels, Myristica fragrans
• Selected flow: Steam-treated wet whole nutmeg kernels, Myristica fragrans
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Flow UUID:
• Direction: outputs
• Flow type: product
• Measurement basis: as_delivered_mass
• Unit: kg
• Amount rule: Measured mass leaving treatment with moisture, time and temperature linked to campaign record
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per steam-treatment campaign
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_steam_decontamination
• Quality evidence: validated_process_record; time_temperature_log; moisture_test; batch_reconciliation
• Sources: codex-cxc-75-2015; fda-spice-risk-profile-2017

Waste flows

Steam-treatment condensate wastewater (steam_condensate_wastewater)

Record this named flow as a separate atomic exchange for the unit process; preserve its declared route, source or disposition and do not aggregate it with another flow.

• Flow name: Steam-treatment condensate wastewater
• Selected flow: Steam-treatment condensate wastewater
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Flow UUID:
• Direction: outputs
• Flow type: waste
• Measurement basis: wastewater_mass
• Unit: kg
• Amount rule: Metered or mass-balance-calculated condensate collected for sewer or off-site treatment; do not merge with sanitation wastewater
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg steam-treated kernels
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_steam_decontamination
• Quality evidence: drain_meter_record; steam_balance; transfer_receipt
• Sources: codex-cxc-75-2015; fda-spice-risk-profile-2017
• Range: Provisional condensate QA screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 5.0
  • Unit: kg/kg steam-treated kernels
  • Basis: broad water-balance screen pending metered evidence
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Elementary flows

Process: Electric hot-air redrying and ambient cooling (electric_drying_cooling)

Inputs

Product flows

Steam-treated wet kernels to dryer (wet_kernels_dryer_input)

Record this named flow as a separate atomic exchange for the unit process; preserve its declared route, source or disposition and do not aggregate it with another flow.

• Flow name: Steam-treated wet whole nutmeg kernels, Myristica fragrans
• Selected flow: Steam-treated wet whole nutmeg kernels, Myristica fragrans
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Flow UUID:
• Direction: inputs
• Flow type: product
• Measurement basis: as_delivered_mass
• Unit: kg
• Amount rule: Measured wet-kernel mass charged to the dryer
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per dryer lot
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_electric_drying_cooling
• Quality evidence: scale_calibration; moisture_test; lot_linkage
• Sources: codex-cxc-75-2015; fda-spice-risk-profile-2017

Electric dryer and fan electricity (electric_dryer_electricity)

Record this named flow as a separate atomic exchange for the unit process; preserve its declared route, source or disposition and do not aggregate it with another flow.

• Flow name: Electricity, low voltage, at facility
• Selected flow: Electricity, low voltage, at facility
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Flow UUID:
• Direction: inputs
• Flow type: product
• Measurement basis: net_electricity
• Unit: kWh
• Amount rule: Metered electricity for electric heaters, circulation fans, exhaust fans, conveyors and cooling fans
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg dried cooled kernels
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_electric_drying_cooling
• Quality evidence: meter_calibration; dryer_runtime_log; temperature_log
• Sources: codex-cxc-75-2015; fda-spice-risk-profile-2017
• Range: Provisional electric-drying QA screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0.01
  • Upper: 10.0
  • Unit: kWh/kg dried cooled kernels
  • Basis: broad screen pending dryer-specific metering
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Dried and cooled nutmeg kernels (dried_cooled_kernels_output)

Record this named flow as a separate atomic exchange for the unit process; preserve its declared route, source or disposition and do not aggregate it with another flow.

• Flow name: Dried and cooled whole nutmeg kernels, Myristica fragrans
• Selected flow: Dried and cooled whole nutmeg kernels, Myristica fragrans
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Flow UUID:
• Direction: outputs
• Flow type: product
• Measurement basis: as_delivered_mass
• Unit: kg
• Amount rule: Measured released mass after moisture and temperature acceptance
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per dryer lot
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_electric_drying_cooling
• Quality evidence: scale_calibration; moisture_test; release_record; batch_reconciliation
• Sources: codex-cxs-352-2022; codex-cxc-75-2015

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Water vapour from redrying (dryer_water_vapour_air)

Record this named flow as a separate atomic exchange for the unit process; preserve its declared route, source or disposition and do not aggregate it with another flow.

• Flow name: Water, vapour, to air
• Selected flow: Water, vapour, to air
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Flow UUID:
• Direction: outputs
• Flow type: elementary
• Measurement basis: water_mass_balance
• Unit: kg
• Amount rule: water_vapour_kg = wet_kernel_water_kg - dried_kernel_water_kg - collected_liquid_water_kg
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg dried cooled kernels
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_electric_drying_cooling
• Quality evidence: paired_moisture_tests; calibrated_scales; water_balance
• Sources: mass-balance-identity
• Range: Physical water-balance guardrail
  • Range role: Allowed range (allowed_range)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 5.0
  • Unit: kg/kg dried cooled kernels
  • Basis: non-negative evaporation bounded by recorded incoming water and mass balance
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Method formula (method_formula)
  • Sources: mass-balance-identity

Process: Hammer milling, fine sieving and metal control (grinding_sieving)

Inputs

Product flows

Dried kernels to hammer mill (dried_kernels_mill_input)

Record this named flow as a separate atomic exchange for the unit process; preserve its declared route, source or disposition and do not aggregate it with another flow.

• Flow name: Dried and cooled whole nutmeg kernels, Myristica fragrans
• Selected flow: Dried and cooled whole nutmeg kernels, Myristica fragrans
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Flow UUID:
• Direction: inputs
• Flow type: product
• Measurement basis: as_delivered_mass
• Unit: kg
• Amount rule: Measured kernel mass charged to milling after inventory correction
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per milling lot
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_grinding_sieving
• Quality evidence: scale_calibration; lot_linkage; moisture_test
• Sources: codex-cxs-352-2022; fao-herb-spice-quality-assurance

Milling, sieving and dust-control electricity (grinding_sieving_electricity)

Record this named flow as a separate atomic exchange for the unit process; preserve its declared route, source or disposition and do not aggregate it with another flow.

• Flow name: Electricity, low voltage, at facility
• Selected flow: Electricity, low voltage, at facility
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Flow UUID:
• Direction: inputs
• Flow type: product
• Measurement basis: net_electricity
• Unit: kWh
• Amount rule: Metered electricity for hammer mill, sieve, conveyor, magnet, metal detector and dust collector
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming loose powder
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_grinding_sieving
• Quality evidence: meter_calibration; equipment_runtime_log; production_log
• Sources: codex-cxc-75-2015; fao-herb-spice-quality-assurance
• Range: Provisional milling-electricity QA screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0.01
  • Upper: 5.0
  • Unit: kWh/kg conforming loose powder
  • Basis: broad screen pending mill-specific metering
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Conforming loose ground nutmeg powder (loose_ground_nutmeg_output)

Record this named flow as a separate atomic exchange for the unit process; preserve its declared route, source or disposition and do not aggregate it with another flow.

• Flow name: Ground nutmeg powder, Myristica fragrans, loose
• Selected flow: Ground nutmeg powder, Myristica fragrans, loose
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Flow UUID:
• Direction: outputs
• Flow type: product
• Measurement basis: as_delivered_mass
• Unit: kg
• Amount rule: Measured powder passing the declared sieve and metal-control release criteria
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per milling lot
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_grinding_sieving
• Quality evidence: scale_calibration; sieve_test; metal_detector_check; laboratory_release
• Sources: codex-cxs-352-2022; fao-herb-spice-quality-assurance

Waste flows

Off-spec ground nutmeg powder (offspec_ground_nutmeg_waste)

Record this named flow as a separate atomic exchange for the unit process; preserve its declared route, source or disposition and do not aggregate it with another flow.

• Flow name: Off-spec ground nutmeg powder
• Selected flow: Off-spec ground nutmeg powder
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Flow UUID:
• Direction: outputs
• Flow type: waste
• Measurement basis: as_delivered_mass
• Unit: kg
• Amount rule: Weighed off-spec powder sent to waste; documented internal rework is excluded from net waste and retained as an internal loop
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming loose powder
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_grinding_sieving
• Quality evidence: nonconformance_record; waste_scale_record; destination_receipt; rework_log
• Sources: codex-cxs-352-2022
• Range: Provisional off-spec powder QA screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 0.20
  • Unit: kg/kg conforming loose powder
  • Basis: broad loss screen pending foreground lots
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Captured milling nutmeg dust (milling_captured_nutmeg_dust_waste)

Record this named flow as a separate atomic exchange for the unit process; preserve its declared route, source or disposition and do not aggregate it with another flow.

• Flow name: Captured nutmeg dust from milling and sieving
• Selected flow: Captured nutmeg dust from milling and sieving
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Flow UUID:
• Direction: outputs
• Flow type: waste
• Measurement basis: as_delivered_mass
• Unit: kg
• Amount rule: Weighed dust removed from filters and transferred as waste; do not merge with off-spec powder
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming loose powder
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_grinding_sieving
• Quality evidence: filter_change_log; waste_scale_record; destination_receipt
• Sources: fao-herb-spice-quality-assurance; codex-cxc-75-2015

Elementary flows

PM10 released from milling and sieving (milling_pm10_air)

Record this named flow as a separate atomic exchange for the unit process; preserve its declared route, source or disposition and do not aggregate it with another flow.

• Flow name: Particulate matter, aerodynamic diameter < 10 um, to air
• Selected flow: Particulate matter, aerodynamic diameter < 10 um, to air
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Flow UUID:
• Direction: outputs
• Flow type: elementary
• Measurement basis: emission_mass_after_control
• Unit: kg
• Amount rule: pm10_kg = measured_concentration_kg_per_m3 * exhaust_volume_m3, after documented control
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg conforming loose powder
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_grinding_sieving
• Quality evidence: sampling_report; airflow_calibration; dust_collector_log; detection_limit
• Sources: fao-herb-spice-quality-assurance
• Range: Provisional milling-PM10 QA screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 0.01
  • Unit: kg/kg conforming loose powder
  • Basis: deliberately broad screen pending exhaust measurement
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Process: 25 kg lined-sack filling and release (packing)

Inputs

Product flows

Loose ground nutmeg powder to packing (loose_powder_packing_input)

Record this named flow as a separate atomic exchange for the unit process; preserve its declared route, source or disposition and do not aggregate it with another flow.

• Flow name: Ground nutmeg powder, Myristica fragrans, loose
• Selected flow: Ground nutmeg powder, Myristica fragrans, loose
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Flow UUID:
• Direction: inputs
• Flow type: product
• Measurement basis: as_delivered_mass
• Unit: kg
• Amount rule: Measured loose powder issued to packing after inventory correction
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per packing lot
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packing
• Quality evidence: scale_calibration; lot_linkage; inventory_reconciliation
• Sources: codex-cxs-352-2022

Multiwall kraft paper for 25 kg sacks (kraft_paper_packaging_input)

Record this named flow as a separate atomic exchange for the unit process; preserve its declared route, source or disposition and do not aggregate it with another flow.

• Flow name: Kraft paper, multiwall sack grade
• Selected flow: Kraft paper, multiwall sack grade
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Flow UUID:
• Direction: inputs
• Flow type: product
• Measurement basis: packaging_component_mass
• Unit: kg
• Amount rule: kraft_paper_kg = conforming_sack_count * verified_kraft_mass_per_sack_kg + attributable_kraft_scrap_kg
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg packed reference powder
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_packing
• Quality evidence: packaging_bom; component_mass_check; issue_record; scrap_reconciliation
• Sources: codex-cxc-75-2015
• Range: Provisional kraft-paper QA screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0.001
  • Upper: 0.10
  • Unit: kg/kg packed reference powder
  • Basis: broad screen pending verified packaging bill of materials
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

LDPE liner for 25 kg sacks (ldpe_liner_packaging_input)

Record this named flow as a separate atomic exchange for the unit process; preserve its declared route, source or disposition and do not aggregate it with another flow.

• Flow name: Low-density polyethylene film, food-contact liner grade
• Selected flow: Low-density polyethylene film, food-contact liner grade
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Flow UUID:
• Direction: inputs
• Flow type: product
• Measurement basis: packaging_component_mass
• Unit: kg
• Amount rule: ldpe_kg = conforming_liner_count * verified_ldpe_mass_per_liner_kg + attributable_ldpe_scrap_kg
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg packed reference powder
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_packing
• Quality evidence: packaging_bom; component_mass_check; issue_record; scrap_reconciliation
• Sources: codex-cxc-75-2015
• Range: Provisional LDPE-liner QA screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0.0001
  • Upper: 0.05
  • Unit: kg/kg packed reference powder
  • Basis: broad screen pending verified packaging bill of materials
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Packing electricity (packing_electricity)

Record this named flow as a separate atomic exchange for the unit process; preserve its declared route, source or disposition and do not aggregate it with another flow.

• Flow name: Electricity, low voltage, at facility
• Selected flow: Electricity, low voltage, at facility
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Flow UUID:
• Direction: inputs
• Flow type: product
• Measurement basis: net_electricity
• Unit: kWh
• Amount rule: Metered electricity for filler, checkweigher, sealer, conveyor and metal detector
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg packed reference powder
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packing
• Quality evidence: meter_calibration; equipment_runtime_log; production_log
• Sources: codex-cxc-75-2015
• Range: Provisional packing-electricity QA screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0.0001
  • Upper: 1.0
  • Unit: kWh/kg packed reference powder
  • Basis: broad screen pending packing-line metering
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Packed ground nutmeg reference product (reference_ground_nutmeg_output)

Record this named flow as a separate atomic exchange for the unit process; preserve its declared route, source or disposition and do not aggregate it with another flow.

• Flow name: Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, processed
• Selected flow: Nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, processed 55268cb7-f7b1-4d34-9c53-cc3f158b52d8
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Flow UUID: 55268cb7-f7b1-4d34-9c53-cc3f158b52d8
• Direction: outputs
• Flow type: product
• Measurement basis: net_reference_mass
• Unit: kg
• Amount rule: Fixed reference amount of 1 kg net conforming packed powder
• Value mode: Fixed value (fixed_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: 1 kg packed reference powder
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Identity reference (identity_reference)
• Collection protocol: cp_packing
• Quality evidence: state_code_100_uuid_reread; lot_release; net_mass_check; moisture_test; particle_size_test
• Sources: codex-cxs-352-2022

Waste flows

Kraft-paper packing scrap (kraft_paper_scrap_waste)

Record this named flow as a separate atomic exchange for the unit process; preserve its declared route, source or disposition and do not aggregate it with another flow.

• Flow name: Kraft paper packing scrap
• Selected flow: Kraft paper packing scrap
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Flow UUID:
• Direction: outputs
• Flow type: waste
• Measurement basis: as_delivered_mass
• Unit: kg
• Amount rule: Weighed kraft-paper scrap sent to declared recycling or disposal destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg packed reference powder
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packing
• Quality evidence: waste_scale_record; packaging_reconciliation; destination_receipt
• Sources: mass-balance-identity

LDPE liner packing scrap (ldpe_liner_scrap_waste)

Record this named flow as a separate atomic exchange for the unit process; preserve its declared route, source or disposition and do not aggregate it with another flow.

• Flow name: LDPE liner packing scrap
• Selected flow: LDPE liner packing scrap
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Flow UUID:
• Direction: outputs
• Flow type: waste
• Measurement basis: as_delivered_mass
• Unit: kg
• Amount rule: Weighed LDPE scrap sent to declared recycling or disposal destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg packed reference powder
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packing
• Quality evidence: waste_scale_record; packaging_reconciliation; destination_receipt
• Sources: mass-balance-identity

Elementary flows

Process: Routine vacuum dry sanitation (dry_sanitation)

Inputs

Product flows

Dry-sanitation vacuum electricity (dry_sanitation_electricity)

Record this named flow as a separate atomic exchange for the unit process; preserve its declared route, source or disposition and do not aggregate it with another flow.

• Flow name: Electricity, low voltage, at facility
• Selected flow: Electricity, low voltage, at facility
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Flow UUID:
• Direction: inputs
• Flow type: product
• Measurement basis: net_electricity
• Unit: kWh
• Amount rule: Metered or runtime-allocated electricity for dedicated industrial vacuum cleaning
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg packed reference powder supported by sanitation interval
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_dry_sanitation
• Quality evidence: sanitation_log; equipment_runtime_log; meter_or_rated_load_record
• Sources: codex-cxc-75-2015; fao-herb-spice-quality-assurance
• Range: Provisional dry-sanitation electricity QA screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 1.0
  • Unit: kWh/kg packed reference powder
  • Basis: broad screen pending sanitation-period allocation evidence
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Waste flows

Vacuum-collected nutmeg sanitation residue (dry_sanitation_residue_waste)

Record this named flow as a separate atomic exchange for the unit process; preserve its declared route, source or disposition and do not aggregate it with another flow.

• Flow name: Vacuum-collected nutmeg sanitation residue
• Selected flow: Vacuum-collected nutmeg sanitation residue
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Flow UUID:
• Direction: outputs
• Flow type: waste
• Measurement basis: as_delivered_mass
• Unit: kg
• Amount rule: Weighed dry product residue and dust removed during routine sanitation and sent to declared waste destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg packed reference powder supported by sanitation interval
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_dry_sanitation
• Quality evidence: sanitation_log; waste_scale_record; destination_receipt
• Sources: codex-cxc-75-2015; fao-herb-spice-quality-assurance
• Range: Provisional dry-sanitation residue QA screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 0.05
  • Unit: kg/kg packed reference powder
  • Basis: broad screen pending sanitation residue records
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Elementary flows

Process: Controlled wet cleaning and ethanol disinfection (controlled_wet_cleaning)

This process is gated. It is included only for a documented contamination or corrective-cleaning event attributable to represented production. It is never probability-weighted or averaged with the no-event route.

Inputs

Product flows

Potable controlled-cleaning water (controlled_cleaning_water_input)

Record this named flow as a separate atomic exchange for the unit process; preserve its declared route, source or disposition and do not aggregate it with another flow.

• Flow name: Water, potable, at facility
• Selected flow: Water, potable, at facility
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Flow UUID:
• Direction: inputs
• Flow type: product
• Measurement basis: net_water_mass
• Unit: kg
• Amount rule: Metered minimum water used in the controlled event
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per documented cleaning event, then allocated only to attributable production
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_controlled_wet_cleaning
• Quality evidence: water_meter_record; sanitation_authorization; event_log
• Sources: codex-cxc-75-2015
• Range: Provisional controlled-water QA screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 10000
  • Unit: kg/cleaning event
  • Basis: event-scale broad screen pending facility procedure and metering
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Ethanol food-contact disinfectant (ethanol_disinfectant_input)

Record this named flow as a separate atomic exchange for the unit process; preserve its declared route, source or disposition and do not aggregate it with another flow.

• Flow name: Ethanol, food-contact disinfectant, active ingredient
• Selected flow: Ethanol, food-contact disinfectant, active ingredient
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Flow UUID:
• Direction: inputs
• Flow type: product
• Measurement basis: active_ingredient_mass
• Unit: kg
• Amount rule: Issued disinfectant solution mass multiplied by measured or certificate active-ethanol fraction
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per documented cleaning event, then allocated only to attributable production
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_controlled_wet_cleaning
• Quality evidence: chemical_issue_record; supplier_certificate; formulation_record; event_log
• Sources: codex-cxc-75-2015
• Range: Provisional ethanol QA screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 1000
  • Unit: kg active ethanol/cleaning event
  • Basis: event-scale broad screen pending facility procedure
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Controlled-cleaning drying electricity (controlled_cleaning_drying_electricity)

Record this named flow as a separate atomic exchange for the unit process; preserve its declared route, source or disposition and do not aggregate it with another flow.

• Flow name: Electricity, low voltage, at facility
• Selected flow: Electricity, low voltage, at facility
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Flow UUID:
• Direction: inputs
• Flow type: product
• Measurement basis: net_electricity
• Unit: kWh
• Amount rule: Metered or runtime-allocated electricity for ventilation and complete post-cleaning drying
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per documented cleaning event, then allocated only to attributable production
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_controlled_wet_cleaning
• Quality evidence: meter_or_rated_load_record; drying_verification; restart_authorization
• Sources: codex-cxc-75-2015

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Waste flows

Controlled-cleaning wastewater (controlled_cleaning_wastewater)

Record this named flow as a separate atomic exchange for the unit process; preserve its declared route, source or disposition and do not aggregate it with another flow.

• Flow name: Controlled-cleaning wastewater containing ethanol residues
• Selected flow: Controlled-cleaning wastewater containing ethanol residues
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Flow UUID:
• Direction: outputs
• Flow type: waste
• Measurement basis: wastewater_mass
• Unit: kg
• Amount rule: Metered or event water-balance wastewater transferred to sewer or off-site treatment
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per documented cleaning event, then allocated only to attributable production
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_controlled_wet_cleaning
• Quality evidence: drain_meter_record; event_water_balance; transfer_or_discharge_record
• Sources: codex-cxc-75-2015; mass-balance-identity

Elementary flows

Ethanol released to air during controlled cleaning (controlled_cleaning_ethanol_air)

Record this named flow as a separate atomic exchange for the unit process; preserve its declared route, source or disposition and do not aggregate it with another flow.

• Flow name: Ethanol, to air
• Selected flow: Ethanol, to air
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Flow UUID:
• Direction: outputs
• Flow type: elementary
• Measurement basis: emission_mass_after_control
• Unit: kg
• Amount rule: ethanol_to_air_kg = ethanol_input_kg - ethanol_in_wastewater_kg - ethanol_in_collected_residue_kg
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per documented cleaning event, then allocated only to attributable production
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_controlled_wet_cleaning
• Quality evidence: chemical_issue_record; wastewater_test_or_balance; event_mass_balance
• Sources: mass-balance-identity

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
allocation_subdivide_directly	Shared utilities and sanitation	Use submetering and process subdivision first. Allocate a shared meter only from documented equipment runtime and rated-load or measured-load data. Allocate sanitation only to lots supported by its recorded interval or corrective event.	mass-balance-identity
allocation_no_coproduct_route	Locked foreground route	The declared route produces one reference product and wastes; no co-product allocation is permitted. Internal rework is an internal loop and receives no separate credit or burden.	mass-balance-identity
allocation_waste_destination	Rejected kernels, foreign matter, dust, off-spec powder, packaging scrap and wastewater	Keep each output as a waste flow with its actual destination. Do not apply avoided-burden credit. If an output is sold as a product, the dataset no longer conforms to allocation_no_coproduct_route and requires explicit re-authoring and review.	mass-balance-identity
allocation_no_route_average	Steam, sanitation and alternative technologies	Do not probability-weight, market-average or otherwise combine the locked route with untreated, irradiation, fumigation, fuel-dried, refrigerated or no-event corrective-cleaning routes.

8. Foreground Data Collection, Calculation, and Quality Rules

Data Collection Protocols

The following protocol machine fields are canonical and identical in both language files.

protocol_id	process_id	flow_role	record_type	raw_fields	collection_method	unit	frequency	temporal_coverage	site_scope	aggregation_rule	quality_evidence
cp_receiving_cleaning	receiving_cleaning	all_atomic_cards	batch_meter_waste_emission_records	lot_id; species; kernel_form; input_mass_kg; input_moisture_percent; output_mass_kg; rejected_kernel_mass_kg; plant_debris_mass_kg; stone_mass_kg; metal_mass_kg; captured_dust_mass_kg; electricity_kwh; pm10_concentration_kg_per_m3; exhaust_volume_m3; inventory_change_kg	calibrated_weighing; calibrated_metering; representative_sampling; direct_waste_weighing; substance_specific_emission_measurement	kg; kWh; percent_wet_basis; kg_per_m3; m3	each_lot_and_meter_interval	all_represented_lots_and_operating_modes	reporting_facility_receiving_and_cleaning_equipment	inventory_correct_each_atomic_flow_then_normalize_to_cleaned_kernel_output_and_reference_product	scale_calibration; meter_calibration; sampling_report; lot_traceability; mass_balance; destination_receipt
cp_steam_decontamination	steam_decontamination	all_atomic_cards	campaign_meter_process_validation_records	campaign_id; kernel_input_kg; steam_input_kg; condensate_return_kg; electricity_kwh; treatment_time_s; treatment_temperature_c; pressure_kpa; wet_kernel_output_kg; output_moisture_percent; condensate_wastewater_kg	calibrated_weighing; steam_metering; electricity_metering; continuous_time_temperature_logging; wastewater_metering_or_balance	kg; kWh; s; degC; kPa; percent_wet_basis	each_campaign_and_meter_interval	all_represented_treatment_campaigns	reporting_facility_continuous_steam_system	campaign_reconcile_then_normalize_to_steam_treated_kernel_output_and_reference_product	validation_study; sensor_calibration; steam_meter_calibration; time_temperature_record; water_balance; lot_traceability
cp_electric_drying_cooling	electric_drying_cooling	all_atomic_cards	dryer_batch_meter_laboratory_records	dryer_lot_id; wet_kernel_input_kg; input_moisture_percent; electricity_kwh; dryer_time_h; dryer_temperature_c; dried_kernel_output_kg; output_moisture_percent; output_temperature_c; collected_liquid_water_kg	calibrated_weighing; electricity_metering; continuous_temperature_logging; validated_moisture_test; water_mass_balance	kg; kWh; h; degC; percent_wet_basis	each_dryer_lot_and_meter_interval	all_represented_dryer_lots	reporting_facility_electric_dryer_and_ambient_cooler	paired_moisture_mass_balance_then_normalize_to_dried_cooled_kernel_output_and_reference_product	scale_calibration; meter_calibration; moisture_method; temperature_log; release_record; water_balance
cp_grinding_sieving	grinding_sieving	all_atomic_cards	mill_batch_meter_quality_waste_emission_records	mill_lot_id; kernel_input_kg; electricity_kwh; sieve_spec; powder_output_kg; offspec_waste_kg; captured_dust_kg; pm10_concentration_kg_per_m3; exhaust_volume_m3; rework_kg; inventory_change_kg	calibrated_weighing; electricity_metering; sieve_test; direct_waste_weighing; substance_specific_emission_measurement	kg; kWh; kg_per_m3; m3	each_mill_lot_and_meter_interval	all_represented_milling_lots_and_particle_sizes	reporting_facility_mill_sieve_metal_control_and_dust_collector	exclude_internal_rework_from_net_exchange_totals_reconcile_atomic_flows_then_normalize_to_conforming_loose_powder	scale_calibration; meter_calibration; sieve_test; metal_detector_check; sampling_report; mass_balance
cp_packing	packing	all_atomic_cards	packing_batch_bom_meter_quality_waste_records	packing_lot_id; loose_powder_input_kg; conforming_sack_count; rejected_sack_count; net_powder_output_kg; kraft_mass_per_sack_kg; ldpe_mass_per_liner_kg; kraft_scrap_kg; ldpe_scrap_kg; electricity_kwh; moisture_percent; volatile_oil_ml_per_100g_dry; particle_size_result	calibrated_weighing; verified_component_mass; packaging_issue_reconciliation; electricity_metering; validated_laboratory_test	kg; count; kWh; percent_wet_basis; ml_per_100g_dry	each_packing_lot_and_meter_interval	all_represented_packing_lots	reporting_facility_25kg_lined_sack_line	component_specific_packaging_balance_and_net_product_normalization_to_1kg_reference_product	scale_calibration; packaging_bom; component_mass_check; meter_calibration; laboratory_release; lot_traceability
cp_dry_sanitation	dry_sanitation	all_atomic_cards	sanitation_runtime_waste_records	sanitation_event_id; start_time; end_time; supported_lot_ids; vacuum_runtime_h; vacuum_power_kw; electricity_kwh; collected_residue_kg; waste_destination	sanitation_log; meter_or_runtime_power_calculation; direct_residue_weighing	h; kW; kWh; kg	each_sanitation_event	all_routine_events_supporting_represented_lots	post_treatment_dry_hygiene_area	allocate_only_to_supported_lots_by_recorded_output_mass_never_to_unrelated_production	sanitation_verification; equipment_record; waste_scale_record; destination_receipt; lot_linkage
cp_controlled_wet_cleaning	controlled_wet_cleaning	all_atomic_cards	corrective_event_water_chemical_energy_waste_emission_records	event_id; trigger; attributable_lot_ids; water_input_kg; disinfectant_solution_kg; ethanol_fraction; electricity_kwh; wastewater_kg; wastewater_ethanol_kg; collected_residue_ethanol_kg; drying_verification; restart_authorization	event_authorization; water_metering; chemical_issue_reconciliation; electricity_metering_or_runtime_calculation; wastewater_metering_or_balance; ethanol_mass_balance	kg; fraction; kWh	each_gated_corrective_event	only_documented_events_attributable_to_represented_production	controlled_cleaning_area_and_affected_equipment	event_specific_atomic_balance_allocate_only_to_attributable_lots_no_probability_weighting	corrective_action_record; meter_calibration; supplier_certificate; drying_verification; environmental_result; restart_authorization; event_mass_balance

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
calc_reference_normalization	Every inventory card	normalized_amount = net_attributable_amount / net_conforming_packed_powder_kg	net_attributable_amount; net_conforming_packed_powder_kg	amount_per_1kg_reference_product	mass-balance-identity
calc_dry_mass	Kernel, intermediate and powder	dry_mass_kg = as_delivered_mass_kg * (1 - moisture_percent_wet_basis / 100)	as_delivered_mass_kg; moisture_percent_wet_basis	dry_mass_kg	codex-cxs-352-2022; mass-balance-identity
calc_process_mass_balance	Each material process	residual_kg = corrected_inputs_kg - product_outputs_kg - waste_outputs_kg - elementary_mass_outputs_kg - ending_inventory_kg + beginning_inventory_kg	atomic_input_output_inventory_records	residual_kg; residual_percent	mass-balance-identity
calc_water_vapour	Electric redrying	water_vapour_kg = wet_kernel_water_kg - dried_kernel_water_kg - collected_liquid_water_kg	paired_mass_and_moisture_results; collected_liquid_water_kg	dryer_water_vapour_air_kg	mass-balance-identity
calc_pm10	Receiving and milling exhausts	pm10_kg = measured_concentration_kg_per_m3 * exhaust_volume_m3	pm10_concentration_kg_per_m3; exhaust_volume_m3	pm10_kg_after_control
calc_packaging_components	Kraft paper and LDPE	component_input_kg = conforming_component_count * verified_component_mass_kg + attributable_component_scrap_kg	component_count; verified_component_mass_kg; component_scrap_kg	kraft_paper_input_kg_or_ldpe_input_kg	mass-balance-identity
calc_shared_electricity	Shared electricity meter	allocated_kwh = shared_meter_kwh * equipment_runtime_h * measured_or_rated_load_kw / sum_all_supported_equipment_runtime_load	shared_meter_kwh; runtime_h; measured_or_rated_load_kw	process_electricity_kwh
calc_ethanol_to_air	Controlled wet cleaning	ethanol_to_air_kg = ethanol_input_kg - ethanol_in_wastewater_kg - ethanol_in_collected_residue_kg	ethanol_input_kg; ethanol_in_wastewater_kg; ethanol_in_collected_residue_kg	controlled_cleaning_ethanol_air_kg	mass-balance-identity

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
dq_route_identity	Reference product and all material lots	Retain exact species, product form, steam route, electric-drying route and 25 kg lined-sack identity; any mixed species/form/route dataset fails.	lot_specification; route_map; production_record; packaging_bom
dq_reference_quality	Packed powder	Retain lot-linked moisture, ash, volatile-oil, live-insect, particle-size and net-mass results required by the declared specification.	laboratory_report; sampling_plan; certificate_of_analysis; release_record
dq_measurement	Mass, steam, electricity, water, packaging, waste and emissions	Use calibrated or verified devices; disclose missing meter coverage, allocation, detection limits and estimation.	calibration_certificate; meter_map; invoice_reconciliation; sampling_report; calculation_workpaper
dq_temporal_coverage	Foreground period	Cover all conforming and rejected lots, startup/shutdown, rework, sanitation, waste transfers and inventory changes in the declared period.	production_calendar; lot_register; sanitation_log; downtime_log; inventory_reconciliation
dq_atomic_completeness	Inventory	Demonstrate one card per actual carrier/material/waste/substance and absence of aggregate placeholder exchanges.	atomic_flow_register; purchase_ledger; waste_register; emission_point_register
dq_mass_balance	Each included process	Reconcile on a consistent moisture basis and investigate material residuals before release.	process_mass_balance; corrective_action_record
dq_provisional_ranges	Every reasoned_estimate range	Use only as a QA review flag; replace with representative foreground or cited reviewed evidence before publication unless methodology review explicitly accepts it.	replacement_evidence_or_methodology_review_record

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
validate_reference_identity	Reference flow	Fail unless reference amount is 1 kg, product UUID is 55268cb7-f7b1-4d34-9c53-cc3f158b52d8, type is Product flow, quantitative property is Mass, and every required qualifier is present.	codex-cxs-352-2022
validate_species_form_lock	Product scope	Fail if species is not Myristica_fragrans_Houtt, product_form is not ground_powdered_seed, or any mace, cardamom, whole/broken product or blend is averaged into the inventory.	codex-cxs-352-2022
validate_route_lock	Process map	Fail if the dataset mixes or substitutes untreated, irradiation, fumigation, fuel-fired drying, refrigerated cooling or another microbial-reduction route.	codex-cxc-75-2015; fda-spice-risk-profile-2017
validate_quality_limits	Packed powder	Fail when moisture > 8.0% w/w, total ash > 3.0% dry basis, acid-insoluble ash > 0.5% dry basis, water-insoluble ash > 1.5% dry basis, volatile oil < 5.0 ml/100 g dry basis, live insects > 0 per 100 g, or required test evidence is absent.	codex-cxs-352-2022
validate_process_gate	Controlled wet cleaning	Fail if the conditional process is included without a documented trigger and attributable lots, or if it is probability-weighted with no-event production.	codex-cxc-75-2015
validate_atomic_flows	Every inventory exchange	Fail on aggregate placeholders or merged electricity/steam/water, merged packaging materials, merged cleaning agents, merged waste types, or merged direct-emission substances.
validate_uuid_policy	Inventory flow identities	Require the reference output as the only flow UUID at candidate stage; before reviewed/published use, require every other selected flow to be resolved and state_code=100 reread without changing row semantics.
validate_mass_balance	Each included process	Require moisture-consistent input/output/waste/release/inventory reconciliation and documented investigation of material residuals.	mass-balance-identity
validate_steam_control	Steam decontamination	Require a validated product-specific time/temperature/pressure regime and complete campaign logs; this PCR does not prescribe a universal lethality schedule.	codex-cxc-75-2015; fda-spice-risk-profile-2017
validate_post_treatment_dryness	Drying, cooling, milling and packing	Require complete drying verification before milling/packing and moisture-control records preventing post-treatment recontamination.	codex-cxc-75-2015
validate_reasoned_estimates	Provisional ranges	Treat exceedance as a review flag, not automatic non-conformance; do not publish a provisional value as an authoritative default without replacement evidence or explicit review acceptance.

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	Foreground production dataset for steam-decontaminated ground Myristica fragrans nutmeg powder in a 25 kg lined sack at processor gate
downstream_use	May serve as a secondary_dataset or background_dataset only after methodology review, non-reference UUID resolution and evidence replacement appropriate to geography, technology and period
allowed_use	LCA or product-footprint models requiring the exact species/product_form/steam/electric-drying/package route and compatible quality, geography, time and boundary
excluded_use	Mace; cardamom; whole or broken nutmeg; mixed category averages; untreated, irradiated or fumigated spice; fuel-fired or refrigerated route; retail packaging; unresolved use of provisional estimates as authoritative data
required_metadata	pcr_id; version; reference_flow_uuid; species; product_form; microbial_reduction; post_treatment_drying; package; kernel_origin; facility_geography; reference_period; moisture_basis; particle_size_spec; steam_validation_id; process_map; meter_coverage; upstream_datasets; sanitation_events; waste_destinations; cutoffs; proxies; review_status
required_quality_disclosure	foreground_share; lot_coverage; meter_coverage; allocation_workpapers; mass_balance_residuals; laboratory_methods; steam_validation; detection_limits; provisional_ranges_retained; unresolved_uuids; upstream_proxy_mismatch
update_trigger	Change in species, product form, microbial-reduction system, drying energy carrier, mill/sieve specification, packaging components, sanitation practice, supplier/origin mix, quality standard, waste destination, direct-emission control, meter coverage or evidence that materially changes results

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
codex-cxs-352-2022	standard	FAO and WHO, Codex Alimentarius, CXS 352-2022, Standard for Dried Seeds - Nutmeg, adopted 2022 and amended 2025, https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/cd9053en (retrieved 2026-08-13)	Myristica fragrans identity; ground/powdered style; stripping/drying/sorting/cracking/grading/grinding process context; moisture, ash, volatile-oil, insect and labelling requirements
codex-cxc-75-2015	official_guidance	FAO and WHO, Codex Alimentarius, CXC 75-2015, Code of Hygienic Practice for Low-Moisture Foods, Annex III on Spices and Dried Culinary Herbs, https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/sh-proxy/en/?lnk=1&url=https%253A%252F%252Fworkspace.fao.org%252Fsites%252Fcodex%252FStandards%252FCXC%2B75-2015%252FCXC_075e.pdf (retrieved 2026-08-13)	Incoming inspection; cleaning and metal control; validated steam treatment and possible redrying; dry-zone control; routine dry sanitation; gated controlled wet cleaning; moisture-protective lined packaging; traceability
fao-herb-spice-quality-assurance	handbook	FAO, Quality assurance for small-scale rural food industries, Section 2.4 Herb and spice products, https://www.fao.org/4/v5380e/v5380e09.htm (retrieved 2026-08-13)	Receiving checks; moisture control; cleaning, drying, hammer/disc milling, fine sieving, dust capture, rapid airtight packing and quality records
fda-spice-risk-profile-2017	official_guidance	U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Risk Profile: Pathogens and Filth in Spices, 2017 update, https://www.fda.gov/files/food/published/Risk-Profile--Pathogens-and-Filth-in-Spices.pdf (retrieved 2026-08-13)	Continuous saturated-steam process decomposition; full particle exposure; time/temperature validation; vacuum/steam and drying/cooling utility and moisture-control implications; limits of universal treatment schedules
mass-balance-identity	method_factor	Conservation-of-mass identity applied to atomic process inputs, products, wastes, named direct releases and inventory change	Normalization; dry-mass and water-vapour calculation; packaging and ethanol balances; process reconciliation; physical QA bounds; no-credit waste handling