Fourme d'Ambert Bio - European Score 100/100

European Score analysis

This organic Fourme d'Ambert from the Société Laitière de Laqueuille attains the maximum European Score of 100. Its French roots secure the leading dimensions: company headquarters and manufacturing each take the full 35, with distribution at 15 and proximity at 5. The cheese is made at a French site, giving it a short and entirely domestic supply chain.

Certifications add the full 5, reflecting recognised organic status backed by EU organic labelling and protected designation of origin. Ingredients score the maximum 10, consistent with a traditional cow's-milk blue cheese drawing on local milk. Every scoring dimension is therefore at its ceiling, an outcome relatively few products manage to reach.

Despite this perfect card, the cheese sits in the 41st percentile within its category of 17 products, meaning it outscores a minority of peers. That apparent tension reflects a small, specialised field in which protected-origin organic cheeses are the norm rather than the exception, so a maximum score does not stand out. The headline result is as high as the model allows, and there is no further dimension in which to gain points; the modest percentile is a feature of an exceptionally strong category rather than any weakness in the product itself.