Mushrooms and truffles, otherwise prepared or preserved

1. Scope and Applicability

This PCR applies to factory-gate production of edible mushrooms and truffles that are materially prepared or preserved by a method other than preservation by vinegar or acetic acid. It covers cultivated or wild edible species, whole or cut product, mixtures whose component species are declared, and edible packing media or formulation ingredients that form part of the marketed product.

The foreground data package shall select exactly one of three mutually exclusive route codes: thermal_container, fermented_non_acetic, or other_prepared. The route is selected from the actual preservation mechanism, not from a generic product name. thermal_container takes precedence when stability is achieved by heat treatment in a hermetically sealed container. fermented_non_acetic applies when lactic fermentation is the principal transformation, including any declared post-fermentation stabilization. other_prepared applies only when neither preceding definition applies and a substantive cooking, seasoning, oil formulation, or comparable preparation produces the marketed product.

Products preserved by vinegar or acetic acid, simply frozen or simply boiled or steamed before freezing, dried mushrooms or truffles, products only provisionally preserved and not ready for immediate consumption, homogenized vegetable preparations, extracts or concentrates, and complete prepared dishes or meals are outside scope. Cultivation and harvesting are represented by upstream datasets for incoming mushrooms or truffles; distribution, retail, use, and end of life are outside the foreground gate unless a study explicitly extends the boundary.

2. Product Category Identity

Field	Value
canonical_pcr_id	pcr.food-products-beverages-and-tobacco-textiles-apparel-and-leather-products.meat-fish-fruits-vegetables-oils-and-fats.mushrooms-and-truffles-otherwise-prepared-or-preserved
classification_refs	CPC 3.0: 21397 — Mushrooms and truffles, otherwise prepared or preserved
covered_products	Edible mushrooms and truffles materially prepared or preserved other than by vinegar or acetic acid, including thermally stabilized sealed products, non-acetic fermented products, and other substantively cooked, seasoned, or oil-formulated products
excluded_products	Fresh product; simply frozen product; dried product; vinegar- or acetic-acid-preserved product; provisional preserves not ready for immediate consumption; extracts and concentrates; homogenized vegetable preparations; complete dishes or meals
representative_product	Declared species of prepared or preserved mushrooms or truffles, in the marketed style and formulation, at the processing facility gate
production_route	Exactly one of thermal_container, fermented_non_acetic, or other_prepared; route precedence and preservation mechanism shall be disclosed
market_state	Finished saleable product at factory gate; storage regime, net-content basis, packing medium or formulation, container format, and declared shelf life shall be specified

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	Provide an edible, saleable mushroom or truffle product that has been prepared or preserved by the declared in-scope route
How much	1 kg net product, including edible packing medium or formulation sold as part of the product and excluding primary packaging
How well	Meets the declared species, style, formulation, preservation route, storage regime, food-safety release criteria, and applicable quality specification
How long or cycle	Maintains the declared product specification from factory release through the producer-declared shelf-life period under the declared storage conditions
reference_flow_link	One kilogram of the exact generic CPC-classified reference product flow, normalized at the processing facility gate

Field	Value
Reference amount	1 kg net prepared or preserved product at factory gate
Reference product flow	Mushrooms and truffles, otherwise prepared or preserved a73856a4-8862-40be-b505-65863a6cfb66
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	mushroom or truffle species and cultivated or wild origin; product style and particle form; route code; preservation mechanism; recipe and edible packing-medium share; net-content basis; primary container; storage regime; production geography and technology; declared shelf life

When constructing a foreground data package, every required qualifier shall be declared in dataset metadata, process notes, the reference-flow comment, the product description, or an equivalent data-package field. Missing required qualifiers make the reference flow incomplete.

4. Measurement and Unit Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Required property	Required unit	Rule
reference_mass	Reference product	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Report net product mass excluding primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging. Include edible packing medium or formulation sold as part of the product and disclose its mass share.
wet_mass_basis	Mushrooms, truffles, intermediates, ingredients, products, and solid residues	Mass	kg	Record as-received or as-produced wet mass. If dry matter is also used, report measured moisture or solids and retain the conversion calculation; do not substitute dry mass for the reference mass.
route_separation	All foreground records	Route code	one declared route code	Assign each production batch to exactly one route code. Shared preprocessing may be allocated to that selected route, but inventories of alternative routes shall not be summed into one product system.
energy_conversion	Electricity, steam, heat, and fuels	Energy or carrier-specific property	kWh or MJ, with original units retained	Retain original meter or invoice units and document all conversion factors. Do not combine electricity and thermal energy before preserving carrier identity and source.
mass_balance	Each selected route	Mass	kg	Reconcile input mushrooms or truffles, edible ingredients and media, saleable product, recoverable co-products, wastewater-associated solids where measured, and solid losses over the same batch and moisture basis.

5. System Boundary

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	Edible mushrooms or truffles received at the processing facility, with species, origin type, incoming preservation state, moisture or solids basis when available, supplier, geography, and transport hand-off declared
starting_condition_role	processing_gate_input
product_classification_scope	CPC 3.0 subclass 21397 as a classification reference; canonical PCR scope remains the semantic product boundary stated in Sections 1 and 2
recursive_input_rule	If an input is already a product in this same PCR category, record it once as a direct technosphere input with its upstream dataset and declared preparation state; do not recursively re-expand its production inside this foreground package
upstream_dataset_requirement	Use representative upstream datasets for mushrooms or truffles, ingredients, packing media, packaging materials, electricity, fuels, water supply, and inbound transport, preserving geography, technology, temporal period, and supplier specificity where available
disclosure	Declare route code and precedence decision; species and origin; incoming material state; processing and preservation mechanism; edible packing medium; container; storage regime; shelf life; excluded stages; data gaps; proxies; co-products; and allocation decisions

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
boundary_gate_to_gate	Foreground production	Include receiving, sorting, cleaning, trimming, route-specific preparation or preservation, filling or formulation, container handling, stabilization, cooling where applicable, and treatment or transfer of foreground wastes through the processing facility gate. Represent cultivation, ingredients, utilities, packaging production, and inbound transport as upstream inputs.	eu-pef-2021; codex-cxs-38-1981; codex-cxs-297-2009
boundary_route_exclusivity	Route selection	Select exactly one route process. Never model the three route processes as consecutive or simultaneous steps for one reference flow. A batch using lactic fermentation remains fermented_non_acetic even when it receives declared post-fermentation stabilization; hermetically sealed heat-stable non-fermented product is thermal_container.	codex-cxs-38-1981; codex-cxs-297-2009
boundary_classification_exclusions	Product eligibility	Exclude vinegar- or acetic-acid-preserved mushrooms, simple frozen or dried products, provisional preserves, extracts or concentrates, homogenized vegetable preparations, and complete dishes or meals.	unsd-cpc-3-0; codex-cxs-38-1981
boundary_capital_goods	Equipment and infrastructure	Exclude capital goods from the foreground inventory unless required by the goal and scope or shown material in screening; disclose the decision consistently for all compared scenarios.	eu-pef-2021

6. Process Inventory Structure

Process Map

process_id	process_name	inclusion	inclusion_condition	role	quantitative_reference
preprocessing	Receiving, sorting, cleaning, and size preparation	required	Applies to all routes; operations with no physical occurrence shall be recorded as zero rather than invented	Common foreground preparation	kg prepared mushroom or truffle intermediate
thermal_container	Filling, hermetic sealing, and thermal stabilization	conditional	Include only when route code is thermal_container	Mutually exclusive preservation route	kg net saleable reference product
fermented_non_acetic	Non-acetic fermentation and finishing	conditional	Include only when route code is fermented_non_acetic	Mutually exclusive preservation route	kg net saleable reference product
other_prepared	Other substantive cooking or formulation and packing	conditional	Include only when route code is other_prepared and neither preceding route definition applies	Mutually exclusive preparation route	kg net saleable reference product

Process: Receiving, sorting, cleaning, and size preparation (preprocessing)

Inputs

Product flows

Incoming edible mushrooms or truffles (raw_fungi_input)

Incoming raw material crosses the processing gate and carries cultivation or collection and inbound supply-chain burdens.

• Selected flow: Edible mushrooms or truffles, species and incoming state declared
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured lot mass accepted into preprocessing
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg prepared intermediate output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_preprocessing_batch
• Sources: codex-cxs-38-1981

Cleaning and blanching water (preprocessing_water)

Water is recorded when supplied for washing, cleaning, blanching, or cooling in the common preprocessing stage.

• Selected flow: Process water
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: metered or batch-apportioned water supplied, net of documented closed-loop recirculation
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg prepared intermediate output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_preprocessing_utilities
• Sources: codex-cxs-38-1981; codex-cxs-297-2009

Preprocessing energy (preprocessing_energy)

Electricity and thermal carriers used for conveying, washing, cutting, blanching, cooling, and sanitation are kept carrier-specific.

• Selected flow: Electricity and thermal energy carriers, supplier and carrier declared
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh or MJ with original unit retained
• Amount rule: measured meter, equipment submeter, or documented batch allocation
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg prepared intermediate output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_preprocessing_utilities

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Prepared mushroom or truffle intermediate (prepared_fungi_intermediate)

This intermediate is the cleaned, sorted, and cut or otherwise size-prepared material transferred to exactly one selected route.

• Selected flow: Prepared mushroom or truffle intermediate, species and physical state declared
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured transfer mass to the selected route
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg prepared intermediate output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_preprocessing_batch

Waste flows

Sorting and trimming residues (preprocessing_solid_residues)

Rejected fungi, soil-bearing trim, and other separated organic material are recorded by actual management destination.

• Selected flow: Organic processing residues, treatment route declared
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured residue mass or mass-balance result when direct weighing is unavailable
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg prepared intermediate output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_preprocessing_batch

Preprocessing wastewater (preprocessing_wastewater)

Wastewater transferred to onsite or offsite treatment is recorded with destination and measured volume or mass.

• Selected flow: Food-processing wastewater, treatment destination declared
• Flow property / unit: Mass or volume / kg or m3
• Amount rule: measured discharge or documented water-balance result
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg prepared intermediate output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_preprocessing_utilities

Elementary flows

Process: Filling, hermetic sealing, and thermal stabilization (thermal_container)

Inputs

Product flows

Prepared fungi transferred to thermal route (thermal_fungi_input)

Only the prepared intermediate assigned to thermal_container enters this route.

• Selected flow: Prepared mushroom or truffle intermediate
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured batch input
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg net saleable reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_thermal_batch

Packing medium and recipe ingredients (thermal_ingredients)

Water, salt, oil, sauce, seasonings, or other edible ingredients are recorded separately by material; vinegar or acetic acid as a preservation mechanism is not eligible for this PCR.

• Selected flow: Declared edible packing medium and formulation ingredients
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured issued mass less documented return to inventory
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg net saleable reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_thermal_batch
• Sources: codex-cxs-297-2009

Container and closure materials (thermal_packaging)

Primary container, closure, label, and route-attributable secondary packaging are recorded by material and mass.

• Selected flow: Packaging materials by material and format
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: purchase or issue records reconciled to accepted packed units
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg net saleable reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_thermal_batch

Thermal-route energy (thermal_energy)

Electricity and thermal carriers for filling, sealing, retorting or equivalent heat treatment, cooling, and sanitation are retained separately.

• Selected flow: Electricity and thermal energy carriers, supplier and carrier declared
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh or MJ with original unit retained
• Amount rule: measured meter or documented batch allocation
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg net saleable reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_thermal_energy
• Sources: codex-cxs-38-1981; codex-cxs-297-2009

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Saleable thermal-route product (thermal_reference_product)

The route output uses the exact generic CPC-classified flow and is counted only for accepted saleable units.

• Selected flow: Mushrooms and truffles, otherwise prepared or preserved a73856a4-8862-40be-b505-65863a6cfb66
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured net product mass excluding packaging
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: 1 kg net saleable reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_thermal_batch

Waste flows

Thermal-route rejected product and packaging (thermal_rejects)

Rejected product, packing medium, and packaging are recorded separately by material and treatment destination.

• Selected flow: Route rejects by material and treatment destination
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured rejects or batch mass-balance result
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg net saleable reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_thermal_batch

Elementary flows

Direct thermal-route emissions to air (thermal_direct_air_emissions)

Direct combustion and refrigerant emissions are reported substance by substance when they cross the environmental boundary.

• Selected flow: Substance-specific direct emissions to air
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured emissions or calculation from collected fuel and refrigerant records using documented factors
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg net saleable reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_thermal_energy
• Sources: eu-pef-2021

Process: Non-acetic fermentation and finishing (fermented_non_acetic)

Inputs

Product flows

Prepared fungi transferred to fermentation route (fermentation_fungi_input)

Only the prepared intermediate assigned to fermented_non_acetic enters this route.

• Selected flow: Prepared mushroom or truffle intermediate
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured batch input
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg net saleable reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_fermentation_batch

Fermentation and finishing ingredients (fermentation_ingredients)

Salt, water, starter where used, spices, oil, and other non-acetic ingredients are recorded separately; added vinegar or acetic acid as the preservation mechanism makes the product ineligible.

• Selected flow: Declared fermentation and finishing ingredients
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured issued mass less documented return to inventory
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg net saleable reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_fermentation_batch
• Sources: codex-cxs-38-1981

Fermented-product packaging (fermentation_packaging)

Primary container, closure, label, and route-attributable secondary packaging are recorded by material and mass.

• Selected flow: Packaging materials by material and format
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: purchase or issue records reconciled to accepted packed units
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg net saleable reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_fermentation_batch

Fermentation-route energy (fermentation_energy)

Electricity and thermal carriers for fermentation control, pumping, finishing, any declared post-fermentation stabilization, cooling, and sanitation are retained separately.

• Selected flow: Electricity and thermal energy carriers, supplier and carrier declared
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh or MJ with original unit retained
• Amount rule: measured meter or documented batch allocation
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg net saleable reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_fermentation_energy
• Sources: codex-cxs-38-1981

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Saleable fermented-route product (fermentation_reference_product)

The route output uses the exact generic CPC-classified flow and is counted only for accepted saleable units.

• Selected flow: Mushrooms and truffles, otherwise prepared or preserved a73856a4-8862-40be-b505-65863a6cfb66
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured net product mass excluding packaging
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: 1 kg net saleable reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_fermentation_batch

Waste flows

Fermentation brine, rejects, and packaging losses (fermentation_wastes)

Spent brine or liquid, rejected product, and packaging losses are separated by waste type and treatment destination.

• Selected flow: Fermentation wastes by material and treatment destination
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured waste or batch mass-balance result
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg net saleable reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_fermentation_batch

Elementary flows

Direct fermentation-route emissions to air (fermentation_direct_air_emissions)

Direct fuel, refrigerant, and process emissions are reported substance by substance when applicable.

• Selected flow: Substance-specific direct emissions to air
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured emissions or calculation from collected activity records using documented factors
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg net saleable reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_fermentation_energy
• Sources: eu-pef-2021

Process: Other substantive cooking or formulation and packing (other_prepared)

Inputs

Product flows

Prepared fungi transferred to other-prepared route (other_fungi_input)

Only the prepared intermediate assigned to other_prepared enters this route.

• Selected flow: Prepared mushroom or truffle intermediate
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured batch input
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg net saleable reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_other_batch

Cooking, seasoning, or oil-formulation ingredients (other_ingredients)

All edible ingredients are recorded separately. The formulation shall not be a complete dish or meal and shall not use vinegar or acetic acid as the preservation mechanism.

• Selected flow: Declared cooking, seasoning, or formulation ingredients
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured issued mass less documented return to inventory
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg net saleable reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_other_batch
• Sources: codex-cxs-38-1981

Other-prepared packaging (other_packaging)

Primary container, closure, label, and route-attributable secondary packaging are recorded by material and mass.

• Selected flow: Packaging materials by material and format
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: purchase or issue records reconciled to accepted packed units
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg net saleable reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_other_batch

Other-prepared route energy (other_energy)

Electricity and thermal carriers for cooking, mixing, filling, cooling, cold holding when required, and sanitation are retained separately.

• Selected flow: Electricity and thermal energy carriers, supplier and carrier declared
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh or MJ with original unit retained
• Amount rule: measured meter or documented batch allocation
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg net saleable reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_other_energy

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Saleable other-prepared product (other_reference_product)

The route output uses the exact generic CPC-classified flow and is counted only for accepted saleable units.

• Selected flow: Mushrooms and truffles, otherwise prepared or preserved a73856a4-8862-40be-b505-65863a6cfb66
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured net product mass excluding packaging
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: 1 kg net saleable reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_other_batch

Waste flows

Other-prepared route rejects and losses (other_wastes)

Cooking losses, rejected product, wastewater, and packaging losses are separated by material and treatment destination.

• Selected flow: Route wastes by material and treatment destination
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured waste or batch mass-balance result
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg net saleable reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_other_batch

Elementary flows

Direct other-prepared-route emissions to air (other_direct_air_emissions)

Direct combustion and refrigerant emissions are reported substance by substance when applicable.

• Selected flow: Substance-specific direct emissions to air
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured emissions or calculation from collected activity records using documented factors
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg net saleable reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_other_energy
• Sources: eu-pef-2021

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
allocation_avoid	Shared and multifunctional foreground operations	First avoid allocation through batch, line, time, meter, or recipe subdivision. Keep route-specific operations separate and assign common preprocessing to the selected route using measured batch transfers.	eu-pef-2021
allocation_co_products	Saleable co-products other than the reference product	Where subdivision is not possible, apply a documented physical relationship that reflects the causal use of the process. If no defensible physical relationship exists, use economic allocation with contemporaneous factory-gate prices and test sensitivity.	eu-pef-2021
allocation_wastes	Residues and waste treatment	Do not assign avoided burdens to residues merely because they leave the site. Record their treatment or recovery route and apply any substitution or recycling model only in the downstream study with the method, quality, and displaced product disclosed.	eu-pef-2021
allocation_packing_medium	Edible packing medium and recipe ingredients	Treat edible medium sold with the product as part of the reference product mass, not as a co-product. Packaging remains a separate input and is excluded from reference mass.	codex-cxs-297-2009

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_preprocessing_batch	preprocessing	incoming material, prepared intermediate, and residues	batch production record	batch_id; species; origin_type; supplier; incoming_state; input_mass; intermediate_mass; residue_mass; moisture_or_solids_if_measured; disposition	calibrated scales, receiving tickets, production and waste logs	kg wet mass	every batch	representative continuous 12-month period or all production in a shorter declared campaign	each included facility and line	sum like flows by batch, reconcile mass balance, then divide by prepared intermediate output	scale calibration; signed batch record; supplier specification; reconciliation record
cp_preprocessing_utilities	preprocessing	water, energy, and wastewater	meter and allocation record	meter_id; period; water_in; water_recirculated; wastewater_out; electricity; steam; fuel; production_hours; batch_id; allocation_driver	submeters preferred; otherwise documented engineering or production allocation	original units plus kg water, m3 wastewater, kWh electricity, and MJ thermal energy	batch or at least monthly	same period as production data	each included facility and utility system	subtract documented recirculation only once, allocate shared totals by causal driver, and normalize to prepared intermediate output	meter calibration; invoices; allocation worksheet; completeness check
cp_thermal_batch	thermal_container	route material inputs, packaging, product, and rejects	batch and packaging record	batch_id; route_code; intermediate_mass; ingredient_mass_by_material; packaging_mass_by_material; filled_units; net_content; accepted_units; rejected_product; rejected_packaging; treatment_destination	formulation sheets, issue records, checkweigher or net-content records, packaging bills, and reject logs	kg and unit count	every batch	representative continuous 12-month period or all production in a shorter declared campaign	each thermal line and container format	retain material identity, calculate accepted net product mass, reconcile route mass, and normalize to accepted net product	calibrated scales; approved recipe; net-content verification; container specification; reject log
cp_thermal_energy	thermal_container	route energy and direct emissions	meter, fuel, refrigerant, and process record	batch_id; meter_id; electricity; steam; fuel_by_type; retort_or_heat_cycle; cooling; refrigerant_makeup; measured_emissions; factor_source	submeters and cycle logs; invoices and documented allocation only where submetering is unavailable	original units plus kWh, MJ, and kg emission	batch or at least monthly	same period as thermal-route production	each thermal line and utility system	keep carriers separate, allocate by causal cycle or operating time, calculate substance-specific emissions, and normalize to accepted net product	meter calibration; cycle record; fuel invoice; refrigerant log; factor citation; calculation worksheet
cp_fermentation_batch	fermented_non_acetic	route material inputs, packaging, product, and wastes	fermentation lot record	lot_id; route_code; species; intermediate_mass; water; salt; starter; ingredient_mass_by_material; fermentation_time; control_measurements; packaging_mass; net_product_mass; spent_liquid; rejects; destinations	approved formulation, issue records, tank records, control logs, scales, and packaging records	kg, hours, and declared control units	every lot	representative continuous 12-month period or all production in a shorter declared campaign	each fermentation vessel, finishing line, and product formulation	retain ingredient identity, aggregate only comparable lots, reconcile mass, and normalize to accepted net product	calibrated instruments; approved formulation; fermentation control log; release record; waste transfer record
cp_fermentation_energy	fermented_non_acetic	route energy and direct emissions	meter, fuel, refrigerant, and process record	lot_id; meter_id; electricity; heat; cooling; fuel_by_type; refrigerant_makeup; stabilization_cycle_if_any; measured_emissions; factor_source	submeters and equipment logs; documented allocation where direct measurement is unavailable	original units plus kWh, MJ, and kg emission	lot or at least monthly	same period as fermentation-route production	each fermentation and finishing system	keep carriers separate, allocate by causal operating time or vessel use, calculate substance-specific emissions, and normalize to accepted net product	meter calibration; equipment log; fuel invoice; refrigerant log; factor citation; calculation worksheet
cp_other_batch	other_prepared	route material inputs, packaging, product, and wastes	batch and packaging record	batch_id; route_code; preparation_description; intermediate_mass; ingredient_mass_by_material; packaging_mass_by_material; net_product_mass; rejects; wastewater; destinations	approved recipe, issue records, calibrated scales, packaging records, and waste logs	kg and unit count	every batch	representative continuous 12-month period or all production in a shorter declared campaign	each cooking or formulation line and product style	retain ingredient identity, aggregate only comparable recipes and storage regimes, reconcile mass, and normalize to accepted net product	calibrated scales; approved recipe; release record; container specification; waste log
cp_other_energy	other_prepared	route energy and direct emissions	meter, fuel, refrigerant, and process record	batch_id; meter_id; electricity; heat; cooling; cold_holding_time; fuel_by_type; refrigerant_makeup; measured_emissions; factor_source	submeters and equipment logs; documented allocation where direct measurement is unavailable	original units plus kWh, MJ, and kg emission	batch or at least monthly	same period as other-prepared-route production	each cooking, formulation, cooling, and storage system	keep carriers separate, allocate by causal cycle or operating time, calculate substance-specific emissions, and normalize to accepted net product	meter calibration; equipment log; fuel invoice; refrigerant log; factor citation; calculation worksheet

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
calc_reference_normalization	Selected route	normalized amount = period or batch amount / accepted net product mass in kg; packaging mass is excluded from the denominator and edible packing medium is included	flow amount; accepted units; measured net content; edible-medium status	amount per 1 kg reference product	eu-pef-2021; codex-cxs-297-2009
calc_preprocessing_transfer	Common preprocessing	route-attributed preprocessing amount = total preprocessing amount × measured intermediate mass transferred to selected route / total prepared intermediate mass; use a more causal measured driver when documented	common preprocessing records; route transfer masses	preprocessing inventory assigned to selected route	eu-pef-2021
calc_route_mass_balance	Each selected route	mass balance difference = total measured mass inputs − saleable net product − separately measured co-products − separately measured wastes; investigate rather than silently allocate an unexplained material difference	batch material, product, co-product, and waste masses on consistent wet-mass basis	disclosed reconciliation difference and completeness flag	eu-pef-2021
calc_direct_emissions	Onsite fuel and refrigerant use	emission by substance = collected activity × documented applicable factor, with oxidation, density, and unit conversions retained; use direct measurements where available	fuel by carrier; refrigerant makeup; measured emission; factor and conversion records	kg substance-specific elementary flow per kg reference product	eu-pef-2021

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
dq_identity	Product and route	Verify the exact generic reference-flow UUID, species or declared mixture, product style, incoming state, route code, preservation mechanism, container, storage regime, and shelf life.	Product specification, approved recipe, label, batch release, and route decision record
dq_route_exclusivity	Process map	Demonstrate that exactly one route process supplies the reference product and that alternative-route inventories are absent.	Batch route code, process flow diagram, and inventory completeness review
dq_measurement	Mass, water, and energy	Use calibrated instruments or reconciled supplier records; retain raw units, conversions, allocation drivers, and meter coverage.	Calibration certificates, invoices, meter maps, batch records, and calculation worksheets
dq_temporal	Foreground dataset	Prefer a representative continuous 12-month period; a shorter seasonal or campaign period shall cover the full campaign and disclose why it represents the product.	Dated production calendar and coverage calculation
dq_completeness	Foreground inventory	Reconcile material balance, include utilities and direct emissions, and identify every excluded flow, missing month, proxy, and waste destination.	Mass balance, utility reconciliation, emission-factor register, and gap log
dq_provisional_estimates	Missing foreground quantity	No default numeric estimate is supplied by this PCR. If a quantity is temporarily gap-filled, tag it as reasoned_estimate, state the applicable route, technology, geography, and basis, state that it is provisional, and replace it when representative batch records, calibrated measurements, supplier primary data, or reviewed evidence become available. Such estimates shall not support verified comparative assertions.	Assumption register, applicability statement, uncertainty disclosure, owner, and explicit replacement trigger

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
validate_reference_identity	Reference flow	Require the product-flow UUID a73856a4-8862-40be-b505-65863a6cfb66, Mass property UUID 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66, Units of mass UUID 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66, and reference unit kg.
validate_scope	Product eligibility	Reject fresh, simply frozen, dried, vinegar- or acetic-acid-preserved, provisionally preserved, extract or concentrate, homogenized, or complete-meal products.	unsd-cpc-3-0; codex-cxs-38-1981
validate_route	Route processes	Require exactly one of thermal_container, fermented_non_acetic, or other_prepared to produce the reference flow. Reject a dataset that sums alternative routes or lacks the route precedence decision.	codex-cxs-38-1981; codex-cxs-297-2009
validate_reference_mass	Quantitative reference	Require 1 kg accepted net product excluding packaging and including edible medium or formulation sold as product; require the edible-medium share and net-content basis.	codex-cxs-297-2009
validate_inventory	Foreground completeness	Require incoming fungi or truffles, ingredients and media, packaging, water where used, carrier-specific energy, saleable output, residues, wastewater where generated, rejects, and applicable direct emissions; require consistent period and mass basis.	eu-pef-2021
validate_mass_balance	Material inventory	Require a documented route mass balance and investigation of unexplained difference; do not accept silent balancing through an unspecified waste flow.	eu-pef-2021
validate_data_quality	Dataset production	Require temporal coverage, site and technology representation, calibration or reconciliation evidence, upstream dataset metadata, proxy disclosure, and replacement triggers for every reasoned_estimate.	eu-pef-2021

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	Factory-gate foreground data package for one declared prepared or preserved mushroom or truffle product and one mutually exclusive route
downstream_use	secondary_dataset; background_dataset after review of representativeness, projection readiness, and data quality
allowed_use	Product carbon or environmental footprint modelling, supply-chain inventory, process improvement, and scenario analysis for products matching the declared species, formulation, route, geography, technology, storage regime, and reference-mass basis
excluded_use	Fresh, simply frozen, dried, vinegar- or acetic-acid-preserved, provisional, extract or concentrate, homogenized, or complete-meal products; aggregation of mutually exclusive routes; verified comparative assertions based on unreviewed proxies or reasoned_estimate values
required_metadata	PCR id and version state; exact flow UUIDs; species and origin type; product style; route code and precedence decision; preservation mechanism; recipe and edible-medium share; net-content basis; container; storage regime; shelf life; facility geography; technology; data period; upstream dataset identities; allocation method
required_quality_disclosure	Meter and batch coverage; calibration and reconciliation; material-balance difference; excluded flows; missing data; proxies and provisional estimates; factor sources; uncertainty; representativeness limits; co-products and waste destinations
update_trigger	New or changed product-flow identity; classification scope; preservation route; recipe or edible-medium share; container; storage regime; technology; supplier or geography; material allocation basis; evidence affecting rules; or replacement of provisional estimates by representative batch, supplier, or reviewed evidence

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
unsd-cpc-3-0	official_guidance	United Nations Statistics Division, Central Product Classification Version 3.0, Explanatory Notes, 30 June 2025, https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/Download/In%20Text/CPC_Ver_3.0_Exp_Notes_30Jun2025.pdf (retrieved 2026-08-11)	CPC identity and exclusions for vinegar or acetic acid preservation, simple freezing, drying, provisional preservation, and complete dishes
codex-cxs-38-1981	standard	Codex Alimentarius, CXS 38-1981, General Standard for Edible Fungi and Fungus Products, amended 2022 and 2023, https://workspace.fao.org/sites/codex/Standards/CXS%2038-1981/CXS_038e.pdf (retrieved 2026-08-11)	Edible-fungi identity, raw-material quality, and decomposition of non-acetic fermentation, thermal stabilization, and oil-preserved routes
codex-cxs-297-2009	standard	Codex Alimentarius, CXS 297-2009, Standard for Certain Canned Vegetables, including Annex on Certain Mushrooms, amended 2022 and 2023, https://workspace.fao.org/sites/codex/Standards/CXS%20297-2009/CXS_297e.pdf (retrieved 2026-08-11)	Canned-route process decomposition, net product and packing-medium interpretation, mushroom styles, filling, hermetic sealing, and heat stabilization
eu-pef-2021	official_guidance	European Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/2279 of 15 December 2021 on Environmental Footprint methods, Annex I Product Environmental Footprint Method, CELEX 32021H2279, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32021H2279 (retrieved 2026-08-11)	Functional unit, system boundary, company-specific inventory, allocation hierarchy, data quality, modelling, and disclosure rules