Other prepared and preserved fruits and nuts, n.e.c.

1. Scope and Applicability

This PCR covers a concrete product only after the following inclusion gate is passed. The product shall be an edible fruit, nut, or other edible plant part prepared or preserved by sterilization, osmotic dehydration, canning or other airtight packaging, vinegar or acetic acid, or another preservation method admitted by CPC 3.0 subclass 21499. Sweetening may occur, but preservation by sugar is outside this subclass. The data producer shall identify the plant species or mixture, product form, preservation route, packing medium, reference-mass convention, packaging system, storage regime, and market state.

The residual n.e.c. label is not permission to use this PCR for any prepared fruit or nut. Before use, the data producer shall document that the product is not: pineapple otherwise prepared or preserved (21491); peach otherwise prepared or preserved (21492); uncooked or cooked frozen fruit or nuts (21493); jam, fruit jelly, marmalade, fruit or nut puree, or fruit or nut paste (21494); roasted, salted, or otherwise prepared nuts, groundnuts, or other seeds (21495); provisionally preserved fruit or nuts not for immediate consumption, including the specified citrus or melon peel route (21496); dried fruit (2141); fruit juice (2143); a sugar-preserved product (23670); or an unprocessed/shelled nut classified elsewhere. A product failing any exclusion test requires another PCR or manual classification review.

Codex and UNECE texts cited below are conditional route or product evidence only. CXC 2-1969 applies only to fruit or vegetable products in hermetically sealed containers that are heat processed. CXS 242-2003 applies only to the named canned stone-fruit product and route; within this PCR it shall not be applied to peaches because CPC 21492 is excluded. UNECE dry and dried produce standards apply only when the exact named product and standard scope match; they do not override CPC 21499's exclusion of simple drying and do not create category-wide moisture, grade, or defect limits.

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.other-prepared-and-preserved-fruits-and-nuts-n-e-c
classification_refs	CPC 3.0: 21499, Other prepared and preserved fruits and nuts, n.e.c.
covered_products	Edible fruits, nuts, or other edible plant parts passing the section 1 inclusion gate and preserved by sterilization, osmotic dehydration, airtight canning/packing, vinegar or acetic acid, or another CPC-21499-admitted method; examples in CPC include qualifying apples, apricots, bananas, cherries, citrus fruit, fruit mixtures, palm hearts, pears, raisins, strawberries, specified stones/kernels/pips, and pollen.
excluded_products	CPC 21491-21496 products; sugar-preserved products; simply dried fruit; fruit juices; unprocessed or merely shelled nuts; and any product whose identity, route, or market state does not establish CPC 21499 eligibility.
representative_product	One declared saleable prepared or preserved fruit/plant-part product that passes the gate; no single formulation or route represents the entire residual subclass.
production_route	Route-specific sequence of receipt and sorting, preparation, declared preservation transformation, packaging/stabilization, and applicable storage/dispatch; inapplicable route modules are omitted and disclosed.
market_state	Saleable product at the manufacturing gate, with declared net/drained mass convention, packaging, storage condition, and shelf life or durability statement.

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	Provide an edible, saleable prepared or preserved fruit, nut, or other edible plant-part product that passes the CPC 21499 inclusion/exclusion gate.
How much	1 kg of declared reference product at the manufacturing gate.
How well	Meets the declared formulation, edible-content or drained-mass convention, preservation route, applicable product specification, packaging integrity, and saleable quality criteria.
How long or cycle	One production batch through the manufacturing gate; declared shelf life and storage regime are recorded, and downstream losses are modelled only when the study scope extends beyond the manufacturing gate.
reference_flow_link	The reference flow is the mass of conforming saleable product needed to provide the defined 1 kg function.

Field	Value
Reference amount	1 kg
Reference product flow	Other prepared and preserved fruits and nuts, n.e.c. 661926c0-3215-431a-934f-ea41ced73059
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	plant species and ingredient composition; inclusion/exclusion-gate decision; preservation route; product form and particle size where relevant; packing medium; net, edible, or drained-mass convention; packaging system; storage regime; shelf life/durability; manufacturing geography, reference period, and technology; applicable route/product standard or explicit none

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

4. Measurement and Unit Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Required property	Required unit	Rule
reference_mass	reference product	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Normalize all reported amounts to 1 kg of conforming saleable product at the manufacturing gate using Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66.
mass_convention	products in packing medium or containing inedible parts	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Declare whether the reference is net product, drained edible product, or another legally/technically defined mass; record both net and drained mass when relevant and do not mix conventions.
route_parameter_basis	preservation operation	route-specific measured property	declared SI unit	Record time, temperature, pressure/vacuum, concentration, pH/acidity, moisture or water activity only when used or required by the declared route; preserve raw units and document conversions. No category-wide limit is inferred from a route-specific standard.
energy_conversion	electricity and thermal energy	Energy	kWh and MJ	Keep electricity and thermal energy separate. Convert metered units with documented physical conversion factors and retain original meter records.
packaging_mass	primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging crossing the gate	Mass	kg	Record each packaging material by measured purchased or issued mass per batch and normalize separately to the reference flow.

5. System Boundary

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	Ingredients and packaging are received at the foreground manufacturing site with supplier identity, origin, mass, condition, and upstream dataset reference or documented data gap.
starting_condition_role	Factory-gate foreground production starting point; agricultural production, ingredient manufacture, packaging manufacture, and inbound transport are represented by linked upstream datasets unless the declared study expands them into foreground processes.
product_classification_scope	Only products that pass the CPC 3.0 subclass 21499 inclusion/exclusion gate in section 1.
recursive_input_rule	A purchased input that itself falls within this PCR category is recorded once as an input product flow with a separate upstream dataset; do not recursively recreate its manufacturing inventory inside the consuming batch.
upstream_dataset_requirement	Link an upstream dataset for every material or energy product input where available; disclose geography, technology, temporal mismatch, proxy use, and missing upstream data.
disclosure	Declare product identity, preservation route, packing medium, reference-mass convention, packaging, site, period, storage regime, shelf life, exclusions, cut-offs, proxies, allocation choices, and all provisional estimates.

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
boundary_scope_gate	product eligibility	Apply the complete section 1 inclusion/exclusion gate before inventory production. Ambiguous or overlapping products, including any possible 21491-21496 product, require manual classification review and shall not be auto-assigned to this PCR.	unsd-cpc-3-0-explanatory-notes-2025
boundary_foreground	factory-gate foreground system	Include receipt/sorting, preparation, every preservation operation actually used, packaging/stabilization, on-site storage, cleaning/CIP attributable to production, utilities, rejects, co-products, wastes, wastewater, and direct elementary flows through the manufacturing gate.	eu-pef-recommendation-2021-2279
boundary_route_modules	route-specific operations	Include only operations demonstrated by batch records. Hermetic heat processing, osmotic dehydration, vinegar/acetic-acid preservation, or another admitted route shall each retain its own measured parameters; a product-specific Codex or UNECE standard is used only after exact scope matching.	unsd-cpc-3-0-explanatory-notes-2025; codex-cxc-2-1969; codex-cxs-242-2003; unece-ddp-standards-2025
boundary_cutoff	exclusions and data gaps	Avoid cut-off. If the dataset explicitly claims PEF-method alignment, any exclusion shall satisfy the PEF cumulative 3.0% material/energy and environmental-significance rule, be justified, and be disclosed; otherwise apply the declared programme rule and report every omission as a data gap.	eu-pef-recommendation-2021-2279
boundary_downstream	distribution, use, and end of life	The default dataset ends at the manufacturing gate. Distribution, retail, consumer storage/use, product loss, and packaging end of life are excluded from the foreground dataset unless the declared goal expands the boundary; expansion shall preserve shelf-life and packaging effects.	eu-pef-recommendation-2021-2279

6. Process Inventory Structure

Process Map

process_id	process_name	inclusion	inclusion_condition	role	quantitative_reference
receipt_and_sorting	Ingredient receipt, inspection, sorting, and initial handling	required	All datasets	Establish accepted ingredient mass and incoming losses	kg accepted ingredient
preparation	Washing, trimming, peeling, pitting, cutting, and route preparation	required	Include each operation actually performed; report unused operations as not applicable	Prepare edible material for preservation	kg prepared material
preservation_and_formulation	Declared preservation transformation and formulation	required	Exactly one or more CPC-21499-admitted preservation routes shall be declared; route parameters are product-specific	Produce stable prepared/preserved product	kg preserved bulk product
packaging_and_stabilization	Filling, closing, package treatment, cooling, coding, and case packing	required	Include the actual package and any thermal or cooling operation performed before release	Produce conforming saleable packed product	kg saleable reference product
storage_and_dispatch	On-site conditioned storage and dispatch	conditional	Include when product remains on site or requires controlled temperature/humidity before crossing the manufacturing gate	Maintain declared market state to factory gate	kg dispatched product and storage duration

Process: Ingredient receipt, inspection, sorting, and initial handling (receipt_and_sorting)

Inputs

Product flows

Received fruits, nuts, or other edible plant parts (received_plant_material)

Record each species and supplier lot separately. Purchased prepared ingredients in the same category follow the recursive input rule.

• Selected flow: Foreground-selected ingredient flow; no UUID asserted by this PCR
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured gross received mass by species, grade, origin, and lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg saleable reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_batch_mass_balance
• Sources:
• Range: Provisional received-material screening range
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0.5
  • Upper: 10
  • Unit: kg/kg saleable reference product
  • Basis: broad residual-category screening range per 1 kg saleable product; replace with route- and site-specific yield evidence
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Outputs

Product flows

Accepted plant material (accepted_plant_material)

Accepted material is calculated from received mass less measured receiving rejects and stock change.

• Selected flow: Foreground-selected accepted-material intermediate flow; no UUID asserted by this PCR
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: calculated accepted mass by lot
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg accepted material
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_batch_mass_balance
• Sources: mass-balance-identity

Waste flows

Receiving rejects and foreign material (receiving_rejects)

Record rejected biological material, soil/foreign matter, and packaging contamination separately with destination.

• Selected flow: Foreground-selected waste flow; no UUID asserted by this PCR
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured reject mass by type and destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg received plant material
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste_and_effluent
• Sources:
• Range: Provisional receiving-reject fraction
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 0.9
  • Unit: kg/kg received plant material
  • Basis: deliberately broad reject fraction; replace with weighed batch evidence
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Elementary flows

Process: Washing, trimming, peeling, pitting, cutting, and route preparation (preparation)

Inputs

Product flows

Preparation and cleaning water (preparation_water)

Record metered or allocated water used for washing, blanching preparation, equipment cleaning, and CIP attributable to the batch; keep water sources separate where material.

• Selected flow: Foreground-selected water product flow; no UUID asserted by this PCR
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: metered or calculated attributable water use
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg prepared material
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_utilities
• Sources:
• Range: Provisional preparation-water screening range
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 20
  • Unit: kg/kg prepared material
  • Basis: broad first-pass water-use screen; replace with calibrated meter or attributable CIP records
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Route-specific preparation aids (preparation_aids)

Record only aids that cross the foreground boundary, such as anti-browning, firming, or peeling agents, with formulation and fate.

• Selected flow: Foreground-selected preparation-aid flow; no UUID asserted by this PCR
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured issued mass or calculated dose from concentration and solution mass
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg prepared material
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_ingredients_and_aids
• Sources:

Outputs

Product flows

Prepared edible material (prepared_edible_material)

Record the mass transferred to preservation, identified by species, form, and lot.

• Selected flow: Foreground-selected prepared-material intermediate flow; no UUID asserted by this PCR
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured transfer mass
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg prepared material
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_batch_mass_balance
• Sources:

Waste flows

Peels, pits, trimmings, and preparation rejects (preparation_residues)

Record each residue separately as waste or co-product according to actual legal/market status, measured mass, destination, and revenue where allocation may be required.

• Selected flow: Foreground-selected residue flow; no UUID asserted by this PCR
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured residue mass by type and destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg accepted plant material
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste_and_effluent
• Sources:
• Range: Provisional preparation-residue fraction
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 0.95
  • Unit: kg/kg accepted plant material
  • Basis: deliberately broad residual-category screen; replace with weighed product- and cut-specific records
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Elementary flows

Process: Declared preservation transformation and formulation (preservation_and_formulation)

Inputs

Product flows

Formulation ingredients and packing medium (formulation_inputs)

Record water, brine, vinegar/acetic acid, sweeteners not acting as the excluded sugar-preservation route, spices, and other formulation materials separately by recipe and batch.

• Selected flow: Foreground-selected ingredient flows; no UUID asserted by this PCR
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured issued mass reconciled to recipe and returned stock
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg preserved bulk product
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_ingredients_and_aids
• Sources:

Electricity for preservation (preservation_electricity)

Record metered electricity for pumps, vacuum, mixing, osmotic-dehydration equipment, thermal systems, and attributable auxiliaries.

• Selected flow: Foreground-selected electricity product flow; no UUID asserted by this PCR
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: submetered use or documented allocation from equipment power and operating time
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg preserved bulk product
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_utilities
• Sources:
• Range: Provisional preservation-electricity screening range
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 5
  • Unit: kWh/kg preserved bulk product
  • Basis: broad route-agnostic screen; replace with route-specific metering or validated equipment calculations
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Thermal energy for preservation (preservation_thermal_energy)

Record delivered fuel or thermal energy for heating, sterilization, evaporation, blanching attributable to preservation, and hot-water generation; retain fuel identity and direct combustion emissions.

• Selected flow: Foreground-selected fuel or heat product flow; no UUID asserted by this PCR
• Flow property / unit: Energy / MJ
• Amount rule: metered delivered energy or calculated from measured fuel use and documented heating value
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg preserved bulk product
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_utilities
• Sources:
• Range: Provisional preservation-thermal-energy screening range
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 20
  • Unit: MJ/kg preserved bulk product
  • Basis: broad multi-route screen; replace with fuel/heat meters and route-specific operating evidence
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Outputs

Product flows

Preserved bulk product (preserved_bulk_product)

Record the mass after the declared preservation operation, with recipe, preservation parameters, and in-process quality disposition.

• Selected flow: Foreground-selected preserved-bulk intermediate flow; no UUID asserted by this PCR
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured transfer mass to filling/packaging
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg preserved bulk product
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_route_operations
• Sources: unsd-cpc-3-0-explanatory-notes-2025

Waste flows

Spent preservation liquor and process losses (preservation_losses)

Record spent brine, syrup/solution, vinegar medium, spills, off-spec material, and residues separately with treatment or recovery destination.

• Selected flow: Foreground-selected waste flow; no UUID asserted by this PCR
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured or mass-balance-derived loss by type and destination
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg preserved bulk product
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste_and_effluent
• Sources: mass-balance-identity

Elementary flows

Direct combustion and process emissions (direct_process_emissions)

Record measured or calculated direct air, water, and soil emissions from on-site fuel combustion and preservation chemistry; do not substitute purchased-energy upstream emissions for direct elementary flows.

• Selected flow: Foreground-selected elementary flows; no UUID asserted by this PCR
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured emission or calculation from collected fuel/process data and a cited factor
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg saleable reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_utilities
• Sources:

Process: Filling, closing, package treatment, cooling, coding, and case packing (packaging_and_stabilization)

Inputs

Product flows

Primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging (packaging_materials)

Record each material and component separately, including container, closure, seal, label, tray, film, carton, pallet share, and losses.

• Selected flow: Foreground-selected packaging product flows; no UUID asserted by this PCR
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured issued mass or component count multiplied by verified component mass, less returned stock
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg saleable reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging
• Sources:
• Range: Provisional packaging-mass screening range
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0.005
  • Upper: 2
  • Unit: kg/kg saleable reference product
  • Basis: broad multi-format packaging screen; replace with bill-of-materials and component-mass evidence
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Packaging and stabilization utilities (packaging_utilities)

Record electricity, heat, cooling water, compressed air, and refrigerant make-up attributable to filling, closing, post-fill treatment, cooling, and case packing.

• Selected flow: Foreground-selected utility flows; no UUID asserted by this PCR
• Flow property / unit: Energy or Mass / kWh, MJ, or kg as applicable
• Amount rule: metered use or documented equipment-time allocation by utility
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg saleable reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_utilities
• Sources:

Outputs

Product flows

Conforming saleable reference product (saleable_reference_product)

This is the only reference product output. Its identity and reference objects shall match section 3.

• Selected flow: Other prepared and preserved fruits and nuts, n.e.c. 661926c0-3215-431a-934f-ea41ced73059
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; unit group Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: measured conforming saleable output normalized to exactly 1 kg reference flow
• Value mode: Fixed value (fixed_value)
• Specificity: Not applicable (not_applicable)
• Normalization basis: 1 kg saleable reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Identity reference (identity_reference)
• Sources:

Waste flows

Packaging rejects and off-spec packed product (packaging_rejects)

Separate food loss from recoverable packaging and mixed waste, with measured destination and any rework loop.

• Selected flow: Foreground-selected waste flows; no UUID asserted by this PCR
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured reject mass by material, reason, and destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg saleable reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste_and_effluent
• Sources:

Elementary flows

Process: On-site conditioned storage and dispatch (storage_and_dispatch)

Inputs

Product flows

Storage electricity and refrigerant make-up (storage_resources)

When storage occurs before the factory gate, record allocated electricity and measured refrigerant make-up using actual storage duration, throughput, and temperature regime.

• Selected flow: Foreground-selected electricity and refrigerant flows; no UUID asserted by this PCR
• Flow property / unit: Energy or Mass / kWh or kg as applicable
• Amount rule: metered warehouse use allocated by documented capacity-time or mass-time driver; refrigerant from service records
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg dispatched product and declared storage duration
• Basis kind: Storage duration (storage_duration)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_storage_dispatch
• Sources:

Outputs

Product flows

Product dispatched across manufacturing gate (dispatched_product)

Record dispatched mass, storage duration, storage condition, and losses. Do not add a second reference product output.

• Selected flow: Other prepared and preserved fruits and nuts, n.e.c. 661926c0-3215-431a-934f-ea41ced73059
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg; unit group Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
• Amount rule: measured dispatched mass linked to the already-produced reference output
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg saleable reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_storage_dispatch
• Sources:

Waste flows

On-site storage losses (storage_losses)

Record damage, leakage, expiry, quality rejection, and destroyed product occurring before the manufacturing gate.

• Selected flow: Foreground-selected waste flow; no UUID asserted by this PCR
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured loss mass by cause and destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg product entering storage
• Basis kind: Storage duration (storage_duration)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste_and_effluent
• Sources:

Elementary flows

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
allocation_subdivision_first	processes producing saleable co-products, recoverable kernels/pits, feeds, extracts, or energy	First avoid allocation by separately measuring and subdividing attributable operations; investigate system expansion only when the additional function and substituted system are demonstrable.	eu-pef-recommendation-2021-2279
allocation_physical_second	multifunctional processes that cannot be subdivided or expanded	Use a quantified physical relationship relevant to the functions of the outputs, document why it represents causality, and retain masses and the selected physical property for every output.	eu-pef-recommendation-2021-2279
allocation_other_last	processes lacking a defensible physical relationship	Use another relationship such as economic value only after documenting why subdivision/system expansion and physical allocation were rejected; record prices, reference period, currency, allocation shares, and sensitivity.	eu-pef-recommendation-2021-2279
allocation_waste_status	residues, spent liquor, wastewater, and rejected products	Classify each output as product, co-product, recyclable material, or waste from actual legal and market evidence before allocation. Do not assign co-product status solely to avoid burdens, and report treatment inputs/outputs separately.	eu-pef-recommendation-2021-2279

8. Foreground Data Collection, Calculation, and Quality Rules

Data Collection Protocols

protocol_id	process_id	flow_role	record_type	raw_fields	collection_method	unit	frequency	temporal_coverage	site_scope	aggregation_rule	quality_evidence
cp_batch_mass_balance	receipt_and_sorting; preparation; packaging_and_stabilization	received, accepted, transferred, and saleable masses	weighbridge, scale, batch, and inventory records	lot id; species; supplier; gross/tare/net mass; opening/closing stock; transfer mass; saleable output	calibrated scale or reconciled inventory records	kg	each lot and batch	representative continuous 12-month period or all batches in a shorter justified campaign	every included site and production line	sum by batch and species; reconcile stock change; normalize to conforming saleable output	calibration certificates; batch reconciliation; inventory sign-off
cp_ingredients_and_aids	preparation; preservation_and_formulation	formulation ingredients, packing media, and process aids	recipe, issue, return, and purchase records	material id; supplier; concentration; issued mass; returned mass; lot; solution composition	calibrated dosing system or stock issue reconciliation	kg	each batch	same period as reference production	every recipe and line in scope	net issued mass divided by saleable output; keep materials separate	recipe approval; scale calibration; supplier specification
cp_route_operations	preservation_and_formulation	preserved bulk product and route parameters	batch control and laboratory records	route; time; temperature; pressure/vacuum; pH/acidity; soluble solids; moisture; water activity; in/out mass; disposition	calibrated process sensors and approved test method applicable to the route	declared SI unit	each batch or validated continuous log	same period as reference production	every declared preservation route and line	retain batch distribution; mass-weight averages only for homogeneous product-route strata	sensor calibration; method id; standard applicability record; release disposition
cp_utilities	preparation; preservation_and_formulation; packaging_and_stabilization	water, electricity, fuel, heat, cooling, and direct emissions	meters, invoices, fuel tickets, equipment logs, emission tests	meter start/end; fuel quantity; heating value; operating time; production mass; emission test or factor id	submeter preferred; otherwise documented causal allocation	kg, kWh, MJ, and emission-specific unit	continuous or each batch; monthly invoice reconciliation	at least representative 12 months unless a seasonal campaign is justified	each site; separate major line/utility system where feasible	subtract non-production use; allocate by causal driver; normalize to process output and reference flow	meter calibration; invoice reconciliation; operating logs; factor citation
cp_packaging	packaging_and_stabilization	packaging materials and rejects	bill of materials, component weights, issue/return, and reject records	component id; material; count; sample mass; issued/returned/rejected quantity; recycled content	verified component weighing and stock reconciliation	kg and count	each packaging specification and batch	same period as reference production	every packaging configuration	count times verified component mass, reconciled to issued mass; normalize to saleable output	approved BOM; scale calibration; supplier specification
cp_waste_and_effluent	all foreground processes	rejects, residues, wastewater, spent liquor, packaging waste, and storage loss	scales, tank/flow meters, manifests, laboratory results, and destination records	waste id; mass/volume; dry matter where relevant; composition; batch; destination; legal status; revenue; treatment	direct weighing/metering; mass balance only when direct measurement is unavailable and disclosed	kg, m3, and composition-specific unit	each batch or waste shipment; continuous effluent meter	same period as reference production	every site and outlet	keep streams and destinations separate; convert volume with measured density; normalize to reference flow	scale/flow calibration; waste manifest; laboratory method; receiving facility record
cp_storage_dispatch	storage_and_dispatch	storage resources, duration, dispatched mass, refrigerant, and loss	warehouse meters, stock movements, dispatch notes, and service logs	entry/exit time; mass; temperature; electricity; occupied capacity; refrigerant added; loss mass/cause	warehouse meter plus mass-time or capacity-time allocation; dispatch scale	kg, h or day, kWh, kg refrigerant	each stock movement; monthly utility reconciliation	same period as reference production	every on-site warehouse in scope	allocate by documented mass-time/capacity-time; normalize to dispatched mass	meter reconciliation; dispatch records; refrigerant service certificate

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
calc_reference_normalization	every foreground inventory amount	normalized amount = attributable batch amount / conforming saleable batch output in kg	attributable flow amount; saleable output mass	amount per 1 kg reference product	mass-balance-identity
calc_mass_balance	each process and batch	total measured inputs + opening stock = product outputs + co-products + wastes + measured direct mass emissions + closing stock + documented reconciliation difference	all batch masses and stock changes	mass-balance residual and residual percentage	mass-balance-identity
calc_mass_convention	products in packing medium	calculate and retain both net content and drained edible mass using the declared test method; choose exactly one as the reference convention and report the conversion ratio	gross/tare/net and drained-mass records	declared reference mass and net-to-drained ratio	codex-cxs-242-2003 when and only when its scope matches
calc_utility_allocation	shared utility systems	subtract documented non-production use and allocate the remainder using a measured causal driver such as run time, metered throughput, heat duty, or mass processed	utility total; non-production use; driver values	attributable utility by process	eu-pef-recommendation-2021-2279
calc_allocation_share	unavoidable multifunctionality	allocation share = selected output driver / sum of the same driver for all co-products; economic allocation uses contemporaneous net values at the co-production point	output quantities; physical driver or price; reference period	allocation share summing to 1	eu-pef-recommendation-2021-2279

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
dq_identity_gate	product and reference flow	Retain the signed classification gate, species/formulation, route, packing medium, mass convention, package, shelf life, market state, and the exact reference UUID objects.	product specification; batch master; classification decision; flow identity record
dq_temporal	foreground activity data	Use a representative continuous 12-month period where production is continuous; a shorter seasonal/campaign period shall cover the full campaign and explain representativeness.	dated records; production calendar; coverage calculation
dq_completeness	all foreground processes	Inventory all environmentally relevant material, energy, waste, and direct elementary flows; quantify coverage and list omissions, proxies, and cut-offs.	flow checklist; mass/energy reconciliation; PEF completeness assessment
dq_measurement	meters, scales, sensors, and laboratory tests	Use calibrated instruments and retain method, detection limit where relevant, conversion, sampling, and calibration evidence.	calibration certificate; laboratory method; raw reading and conversion record
dq_route_representativeness	heterogeneous products and technologies	Do not average across materially different species, preservation routes, packing media, package formats, or storage regimes until stratified results show the average is representative.	product-route strata; production shares; variability analysis
dq_source_applicability	Codex/UNECE or other product standards	Record exact title, edition, product species/form, route, and clause applicability. A standard that covers only a named canned or dried product shall not support the whole residual class.	applicability checklist; product specification; standard reference
dq_provisional_estimates	every reasoned_estimate range	Mark as provisional QA guidance only. Replace before methodology activation or use as an allowed/default value when route-specific metered data, supplier records, reviewed datasets, or source-backed evidence become available; retain the replacement decision.	open evidence gap; replacement source; reviewer decision

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
validation_reference_identity	reference flow	Require product flow UUID 661926c0-3215-431a-934f-ea41ced73059, Mass UUID 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66, Units of mass UUID 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66, unit kg, and a reference amount of 1.
validation_scope_gate	product eligibility	Fail when the signed gate is missing, any exclusion in section 1 applies, or evidence does not distinguish the product from CPC 21491-21496 and other expressly excluded classes.	unsd-cpc-3-0-explanatory-notes-2025
validation_required_qualifiers	dataset metadata	Fail when any section 3 required qualifier is absent or when net/drained/edible mass conventions are inconsistent.	eu-pef-recommendation-2021-2279
validation_route_trace	process map and inventory	Require every performed preservation, packaging, stabilization, cleaning, and storage operation to appear once; reject unused route-specific operations presented as actual data.	unsd-cpc-3-0-explanatory-notes-2025
validation_mass_balance	each process and batch aggregation	Calculate the section 8 mass-balance residual, disclose its value and treatment, and fail any unexplained residual outside the producer's documented measurement-uncertainty criterion.	mass-balance-identity
validation_inventory_completeness	foreground system	Require records or explicit justified data gaps for major ingredients, water, electricity, thermal energy, packaging, product output, residues, wastewater, direct emissions, and on-site storage when applicable.	eu-pef-recommendation-2021-2279
validation_allocation	multifunctional processes	Require the PEF decision hierarchy, shares summing to 1, source data for the selected driver, and justification/sensitivity for any non-physical relationship.	eu-pef-recommendation-2021-2279
validation_standard_scope	route/product standards	Reject a Codex or UNECE requirement used beyond the exact product, preservation route, and edition scope; CXS 242-2003 cannot be used here to admit or model peaches.	codex-cxc-2-1969; codex-cxs-242-2003; unece-ddp-standards-2025
validation_estimate_status	provisional ranges	Require every reasoned_estimate to remain labelled as a non-binding QA screen with its replacement trigger; it shall not be treated as an observed typical or allowed range.

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	Foreground factory-gate production dataset for a declared CPC-21499-eligible product-route-package combination.
downstream_use	secondary_dataset; background_dataset after review of representativeness and upstream links
allowed_use	Product, process, and lifecycle model construction for the declared product, route, site/geography, period, mass convention, package, and manufacturing-gate boundary; aggregation only across demonstrated representative strata.
excluded_use	Automatic use for the whole CPC 21499 residual class; any CPC 21491-21496 or other excluded product; comparison or comparative assertion without a common functional unit, aligned boundary, allocation, data quality, and review; use of provisional estimates as approved defaults.
required_metadata	PCR id/version used; product and reference UUIDs; classification gate; species/formulation; route; process map; mass convention; packaging; shelf life; storage; site/geography; reference period; technology; upstream datasets/proxies; cut-offs; allocation; standards and editions; data quality; uncertainty; provisional estimates.
required_quality_disclosure	Coverage of each process and flow family; meter/scale/lab quality; mass-balance residual; temporal, geographical, and technological representativeness; missing data and proxies; allocation sensitivity; route-standard applicability; estimate replacement status.
update_trigger	Change in product identity/classification, formulation, preservation route, package or mass convention; material technology/site/supplier mix change; new or revised applicable standard; new source-backed range; foreground data outside existing representativeness; UUID correction; or methodology review finding.

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
unsd-cpc-3-0-explanatory-notes-2025	official_guidance	United Nations Statistics Division, Central Product Classification (CPC) 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)	Exact subclass 21499 inclusion routes, examples, and exclusions; non-overlap gate for 21491-21496 and other classes.
eu-pef-recommendation-2021-2279	official_guidance	Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/2279 of 15 December 2021 on Environmental Footprint methods, Annex I, consolidated ELI https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reco/2021/2279/2021-12-30/eng (retrieved 2026-08-11)	Functional unit/reference flow, system boundary, relevant-flow completeness, cut-off disclosure, company-specific data quality, and multifunctionality hierarchy.
codex-cxc-2-1969	standard	Codex Alimentarius, CXC 2-1969, Code of Hygienic Practice for Canned Fruit and Vegetable Products, official text https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/sh-proxy/fr/?lnk=1&url=https%253A%252F%252Fworkspace.fao.org%252Fsites%252Fcodex%252FStandards%252FCXC%2B2-1969%252FCXC_002e.pdf (retrieved 2026-08-11)	Conditional definition and process-route applicability for hermetically sealed, heat-processed products only.
codex-cxs-242-2003	standard	Codex Alimentarius, CXS 242-2003, Standard for Canned Stone Fruits, official text https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/sh-proxy/pl/?lnk=1&url=https%253A%252F%252Fworkspace.fao.org%252Fsites%252Fcodex%252FStandards%252FCXS%2B242-2003%252FCXS_242e.pdf (retrieved 2026-08-11)	Conditional route/product specification and net/drained-mass records for covered canned stone fruits; not category-wide and not applicable here to peaches.
unece-ddp-standards-2025	standard	UNECE, Dry and Dried Produce Standards and Standard Layout, 2025 edition, https://unece.org/trade/wp7/DDP-Standards and https://unece.org/trade/documents/2025/12/standard-layout-unece-standards-dry-and-dried-produce-2025 (retrieved 2026-08-11)	Conditional named-product quality/measurement reference only; prevents extrapolating dry/dried-product limits to CPC 21499 and does not override the simple-drying exclusion.
mass-balance-identity	method_factor	Conservation-of-mass identity applied to batch inventory reconciliation; deterministic method rule, no external quantitative range.	Process mass balance, normalized amounts, and residual validation.