Leite Meio-Gordo - European Score 100/100

European Score analysis

Mimosa's semi-skimmed milk reaches the maximum European Score of 100, a result that rests on a fully European footprint. The breakdown awards the top marks of 35 for company headquarters and 35 for manufacturing, reflecting a brand based in Portugal that also produces the milk there. Distribution contributes the full 15 and proximity the full 5, which together indicate that the product travels a short, domestic supply chain from farm to shelf with little reliance on imported logistics.

Ingredients score 10, the maximum for that dimension, since semi-skimmed milk is a single, locally sourced raw material. The only gap is certifications, which sit at zero; the packaging carries environmental and sourcing marks such as a carbon-reduction scheme, sustainable forestry labelling and packaging-recovery membership, but none of these are recognised as qualifying certifications within the scoring model.

Within the semi-skimmed milks category, which contains 349 products, this milk sits in the 69th percentile, meaning it outscores roughly that share of its peers. The category is large and competitive, so a perfect headline score combined with a mid-to-upper percentile suggests that many rivals achieve similarly strong provenance. The clear route to differentiation would be formal organic or animal-welfare certification, the one area where points remain available.