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Gunambeauty · spirulina, dried
Blue Spirulina
Listing says “Spirulina, dried”
Partial carbon footprint
0.45kg CO₂e
per pack, raw materials to the packed product · sold in India · made in India
Screening estimateData confidence: medium
Raw materials 100%
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| Part | Material (kg CO₂e per kg) | Share % | Mass | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spirulina, dried | Named material ⓘ | 40 g | Estimated Primary source |
Raw materials100%0.45 kg
0.45 kgincluding carbon taken up by plants
not knowncarbon held in the product, reported apart from the total (ISO 14067 §6.4.9.3)
0.13–1.67likely range, 95%
In everyday terms, about the same as driving 3 km in a petrol car, 56 smartphone charges, or 0 tree-years of absorption.
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How this was calculated
Everything behind the figure, for auditors and the curious. Built to the requirements of ISO 14040/44, ISO 14067 and PACT v3.
Standards checkISO 14040/44, ISO 14067 and PACT v3, requirement by requirement
Standards check · ISO 14040/44 · ISO 14067 · PACT v3Screening estimate: not a full footprint study
ISO 14040/14044
Listed calculation checks passed; independent review or verification pending
13 met · 0 not met · 1 need reviewer
ISO 14067
Listed calculation checks passed; independent review or verification pending
20 met · 0 not met · 1 need reviewer
PACT
Does not conform
13 met · 1 not met · 1 need reviewer
All 30 requirements, with clauses
| Requirement | ISO 14040/44 | ISO 14067 | PACT v3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The study's purpose is written down | Met §4.2.2 | Met §6.3.1 | — |
| No public claim that one product beats another | Met §4.2.2; Amd 1 Annex C | Met §Annex A, Annex B | — |
| The unit is clear, and a partial footprint is labelled as such | Met §4.2.3.2 | Met §6.3.3 | Met §3.2.4 |
| The system boundary is described | Met §4.2.3.3 | Met §6.3.4, 7.3 b | Met §3.2.3 |
| The time period is stated and justified | — | Met §6.3.6 | Met §3.2.3 |
| Product category rules are used where they exist | — | Met §6.2 | Met §3.1.2 |
| Anything left out is small, estimated and reported | Met §4.2.3.3.3 | Met §6.3.4.3 | Met §3.3.1.2 |
| The data is checked for consistency | Met §4.3.2–4.3.3 | Met §6.4.3 | — |
| Own processes use measured data, or say why not | — | Not applicable §6.3.5 | Not applicable §4.1.3 |
| Every database value is referenced and fit for purpose | Met §4.3.2 | Met §6.3.5 | Met §4.1.3.2 |
| Shared factory burdens are split by the standard rules | Not applicable §4.3.4 | Not applicable §6.4.6 | Not applicable §3.3.1.4 |
| Recycling is counted with the cut-off method | Met §4.3.4.3 | Met §6.4.6.3 | Met §3.3.2.2 |
| Electricity covers its whole life cycle | Not applicable §4.3.2–4.3.3 | Not applicable §6.4.9.4.1 | Not applicable §3.3.2.3 |
| Electricity follows the market-based rules | — | Not applicable §6.4.9.4.4 | Not applicable §3.3.2.3, Box 7 |
| Land-use change is counted and shown separately | — | Not applicable §6.4.9.5 | Not applicable §3.3.2.4 |
| Biogenic carbon is counted in and out | — | Met §6.4.9.2, 6.4.9.3, 6.5.2 | Met §3.3.2.4 |
| Air freight is shown separately, without radiative forcing | — | Not applicable §6.4.9.7 | Not applicable §3.3.2.1 |
| No offsets or avoided emissions | — | Met §6.3.4.1 | Met §3.3.2.2 |
| Latest IPCC warming factors (AR6, 100 years) | Met §4.4.2 | Met §6.5.1 | Met §3.2.2 |
| Fossil and biogenic methane are kept apart | — | Met §6.5.2 | — |
| Key choices are stress-tested | Met §4.5.3.3 | Met §6.4.5, 6.6 | — |
| Uncertainty is assessed | — | Met §6.6 | — |
| Data quality is scored | Met §4.2.3.6 | Met §6.3.5 | Met §4.2.2, 4.2.3 |
| Limitations are stated | Met §4.5.4 | Met §6.6, Annex A | — |
| Results are broken down the required way | — | Met §7.2 | Met §3.3.1, data model |
| The study report contains every required item | Met §5.2 | Met §7.3 | — |
| The PACT data file is complete Missing or invalid: companyIds, productIds. Fix: Add company and product identifiers (URNs such as urn:mfp:company:acme), the reference period and a PACT unit. | — | — | Not met §6.1; Tech Specs v3.0.3 |
| The primary data share is reported | — | — | Met §4.2.2 |
| Independent critical review No critical review recorded. Fix: Commission an ISO 14071 critical review before any public communication; a panel review is mandatory for public comparisons. | Needs reviewer §6 | Needs reviewer §8 | — |
| Third-party verification of the calculation model The MFP footprint calculation model has not yet been verified by a third party. Fix: Commission limited-assurance verification of the calculation model (PACT v3 §5.3.3, Tables 14–15). | — | — | Needs reviewer §5.3.3 |
These standards apply to studies. This checklist reports the implemented checks; it is not certification or a substitute for independent review. “Needs reviewer” items (critical review, verification of the calculation model) can only be closed by an independent third party.
Assumptions and defaults10 entries, 1 warnings
Warnings · 1
- Temporal scores for agribalyse_3_2 use the edition year; their underlying data are older, so those temporal scores may be better than the data deserve.
Assumptions register · 10 entries
- Screening mode: this listing gives no primary data, so every input below that is not a stated material or weight is a named screening default. The result is not PACT-conformant (primary data share 0 %).
- Country of manufacture not stated in the listing; India assumed.
- m1: material matched from "Spirulina" (specific, MEDIUM confidence): matched by name to AGRIBALYSE 3.2 item 11086 (Spirulina, dried).
- m1: material share 100 % is estimated from the listing text.
- Packaging is inside the AGRIBALYSE packaging stage of the food factor.
- Inbound transport of materials to the factory is left out of the total, because supplier locations are unknown; its likely size is estimated and reported under the cut-off rule below.
- Distribution route is a screening default (1,000 km road), carrying product plus packaging.
- m1: no landfill factor for food_11086 in the library; eol_landfill_clothing used as a proxy.
- Cut-off rule: processes are excluded only where no verified data exists, and each exclusion is estimated where possible and reported (ISO 14044 §4.2.3.3.3). Inbound transport is estimated at n/a kg CO₂e.
- Food: the factor is AGRIBALYSE 3.2's agriculture, transformation and packaging stages for the matched food, per kg as consumed in France. The value is French, not Indian; geography is scored accordingly.
Every line of the calculation1 lines: activity × factor, with sources
Full inventory
Footprint = Σ activity × emission factor
Every line: how much (activity) × how much CO₂e per unit (factor), with its source. Source labels
Primary sourcePin to primaryContestedComputed
| Stage | Line | Activity | × Factor | = kg CO₂e | DQR | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw materials | Spirulina, dried (Spirulina, dried) food_11086 (virgin) | 0.040 kg | 11.22 kg/kg | 0.449 | 3/5/1 Medium · +271% | Primary source ADEME/INRAE AGRIBALYSE 3.2, code AGB 11086 (Spiruline (Spirulina sp.), séchée ou déshydratée); total farm-to-plate 11.8 database · 3.2 (published Aug 2025) |
| Total, excluding biogenic uptake | 0.449 |
ISO 14067 study reportSeparately reported values and report contents
ISO 14067 study report · partial carbon footprint (cradle-to-gate, declared unit)
| Footprint per 1 piece (ISO 14067, incl. biogenic −1/+1) | 0.4488 kg CO₂e |
| Net fossil GHG | 0.4488 kg CO₂e |
| Biogenic CO₂ emissions | 0.0000 kg CO₂ |
| Biogenic CO₂ removals | 0.0000 kg CO₂ |
| Biogenic CH₄ (as CO₂e) | 0.0000 kg CO₂e |
| Direct land-use change | 0.0000 kg CO₂e |
| Aircraft (no radiative forcing) | 0.0000 kg CO₂e |
| Biogenic carbon content | 0.0000 kg C |
| Outbound logistics (reported separately) | 0.0000 kg CO₂e |
| Raw materials | 0.4488 kg · 100% |
| Production | 0.0000 kg · 0% |
| Inbound transport | 0.0000 kg · 0% |
| Packaging | 0.0000 kg · 0% |
| Goal: application, reasons, audience, comparative assertion §6.3.1 / 14044 4.2.2 | Screening carbon footprint shown on the Made for Planet catalogue so brands and buyers can see where a product's emissions come from. Reasons: No company data is available for this listing; a transparent estimate from the listing and published factors shows the likely size and the main stages. Audience: Brands and buyers (business-to-business). The estimate is also displayed on madeforplanet.com, labelled as a screening estimate; it is not an environmental claim the brand may use in marketing. Public comparative assertion: no. |
| Functional or declared unit and reference flow §7.3 a | Declared unit: 1 piece (partial carbon footprint); reference flow 0.04 kg of product. |
| System boundary §7.3 b | cradle to gate. Screening partial carbon footprint: farming, processing and packaging per AGRIBALYSE 3.2 (French supply chain). Distribution, consumption and end of life are outside the boundary. Stages modelled: raw_materials. |
| Significant unit processes §7.3 c | food_11086 (virgin) (100 %) |
| Data sources §7.3 d | AGRIBALYSE 3.2 food product synthesis table 3.2 (published Aug 2025) |
| Greenhouse gases considered §7.3 e | CO₂, CH₄ (fossil and biogenic), N₂O and refrigerant gases (HFCs, SF₆, NF₃) where present; secondary factors cover the gases their publishers include. |
| Characterisation factors §7.3 f | IPCC AR6 GWP100 with climate-carbon feedbacks; secondary factors in their published basis where no AR6 version exists (see gwp check). |
| Cut-off criteria and exclusions §7.3 g, o | No exclusions; all attributable processes modelled with available data. |
| Allocation procedures §7.3 h | No multi-output processes. Recycling: cut-off. |
| Timing of emissions §7.3 i, 6.4.8 | All emissions and removals counted as at the start of the assessment period; no delayed-emission weighting. |
| Data description and quality §7.3 j | PACT Table 12 DQR: technological 3, geographical 5, temporal 1; per-line scores, confidence and 95 % uncertainty in the inventory. |
| Sensitivity and uncertainty §7.3 k | 0 sensitivity case(s); lognormal Monte Carlo on pedigree uncertainty. |
| Electricity treatment §7.3 l | No electricity in scope. |
| Interpretation, limitations §7.3 m, Annex A | Climate change only: other impacts (water, land, toxicity, biodiversity) are not assessed, so a lower footprint does not mean a lower environmental impact overall. Secondary factors limit accuracy as shown by the data-quality scores. |
| Value choices §7.3 n | Cut-off for recycling (PACT); economic allocation only above a 5× value ratio; conservative factor where published values disagree (see sensitivity). |
| Scope changes and exclusions §7.3 o | None. |
| Life-cycle stages, use and end-of-life scenarios §7.3 p, 6.3.7, 6.3.8 | Not in scope (partial carbon footprint, cradle-to-gate). |
| Influence of alternative scenarios §7.3 q | No alternatives available for the choices made. |
| Period the footprint represents §7.3 r, 6.3.6 | 2026-01-01 to 2026-12-31: current production as represented by the factor library (each factor's own data year is scored in the temporal data quality) |
| Product category rules §7.3 s, 6.2 | No ISO/TS 14027 PCR is adopted; food values follow the AGRIBALYSE 3.2 method (ADEME/INRAE). |
| Performance tracking §7.3 t, 6.4.7 | Not a performance-tracking study. |
ISO 14067 counts biogenic removals (−1) and emissions (+1) in the carbon footprint; the PACT headline excludes biogenic uptake. Both are shown.
PACT v3 data and biogenic carbonData-exchange values and a downloadable file
PACT v3 data model (cradle-to-gate) and biogenic carbon balance
Download PACT v3.0.3 JSON ProductFootprint in the Technical Specifications v3.0.3 format (decimals as strings). Check the conformance panel before sending it.
| Footprint excl. biogenic uptake | 0.4488 kg CO₂e |
| Footprint incl. biogenic uptake | 0.4488 kg CO₂e |
| Fossil GHG emissions | 0.4488 kg CO₂e |
| Land-use change GHG | 0.0000 kg CO₂e |
| Biogenic non-CO₂ | 0.0000 kg CO₂e |
| Biogenic CO₂ uptake | 0.0000 kg CO₂ |
| Fossil carbon content | 0.0000 kg C |
| Biogenic carbon content | 0.0000 kg C |
| Aircraft GHG (no RF) | 0.0000 kg CO₂e |
| Packaging GHG | 0.0000 kg CO₂e |
| Exempted emissions | 0.0000 % |
| Primary data share | 0.0000 % |
| IPCC characterisation | AR6 |
| Biogenic CO₂ uptake | 0.0000 kg CO₂ |
| Biogenic CO₂ emitted | 0.0000 kg CO₂ |
| Biogenic C stored in landfill | 0.0000 kg C |
| Biogenic C exported to recycling | 0.0000 kg C |
| Biogenic C in product | 0.0000 kg C |
| Engine / factor library | 1.2.0 / 2026.11-mfp.8 |