Sirop vanille Bio - European Score 100/100

European Score analysis

Bigallet's organic vanilla syrup achieves a European Score of 100, with a breakdown of 35 points for company headquarters, 35 for manufacturing, 7 for ingredients, 15 for distribution, 5 for certifications, and 5 for proximity. The company's roots in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France and confirmed French manufacturing support both the proximity and manufacturing scores. The fair-trade and EU organic certifications, including the French AB agriculture biologique label, underpin the full certification score. The ingredients dimension registers 7, reflecting the reality that vanilla is a tropical crop grown outside Europe, introducing sourcing complexity that is inherent to this category. Within the vanilla extract category, this product ranks at the 77th percentile across 13 references — a small segment in which this position places it among the better-performing products. For a European-minded shopper, the 100 score signals a product that is manufactured, certified, and distributed within European frameworks, with the fair-trade dimension adding ethical assurance around the sourcing of vanilla — a commodity that by necessity originates from tropical growing regions. The ingredient score of 7 is an honest reflection of that non-European sourcing. The 77th-percentile position in a 13-product category confirms this as a strong performer relative to its direct competitors on European footprint criteria.