Saint-Agur - European Score 100/100

European Score analysis

This blue-veined cheese achieves the maximum European Score of 100, built on thoroughly French foundations. The brand is French, earning the full 35 points for company headquarters, and the cheese is made in France, which secures the full 35 points for manufacturing. The origin note describes milk drawn from within a short radius of the farm, and with the company and production in the same country the proximity dimension is awarded its full 5 points.

Ingredients score the full 10 points and distribution the full 15, reflecting a tightly local supply chain. Certifications score 0, since the product holds no recognised organic or protected-origin scheme; its labelling instead highlights an absence of preservatives and lactose and a national agricultural competition award. These distinctions support the product's quality positioning but do not feed into the European Score.

Within the category of French blue-veined cheeses, which contains 139 products, this item sits in the 47th percentile, outscoring 47% of comparable products. Because the score is already at the ceiling, the modest percentile reflects a competitive category in which many rivals also score highly rather than any weakness here. The perfect overall result rests on French headquarters, local milk and French manufacturing, with certification the only uncredited dimension.