Fourme d'Ambert AOP au lait pasteurisé 27% de MG - European Score 100/100

European Score analysis

This Fourme d'Ambert made from pasteurised cow's milk, sold under the U label, achieves a European Score of 100. The breakdown is uniformly strong: company headquarters and manufacturing each reach 35, reflecting French ownership and production within France, while distribution contributes the full 15 and proximity adds 5, confirming a supply chain that remains close to home.

Ingredients score the maximum 10, indicating raw materials sourced within the European Union, and certifications add 5 thanks to the cheese's protected designation of origin, a scheme that ties the product to a defined French region and traditional method. The French milk and made-in-France claims reinforce that provenance and explain why every dimension lands at or near its ceiling.

Against its peers the cheese sits in the percentile of 41, outscoring 41% of the 17 products in the Fourme d'Ambert category. That mid-table placement reflects an unusually small and inherently French category, where protected origin is the norm and a perfect score does little to separate one entry from another. For a buyer seeking European authenticity, this cheese offers domestic ownership, regional manufacturing and recognised protected-origin status, leaving essentially no room to improve on the scored dimensions.