Feinkristallzucker - European Score 100/100

European Score analysis

Zucker Aarberg's Feinkristallzucker achieves a European Score of 100, with its breakdown reflecting a product that is commercially and productively rooted in Switzerland. Company headquarters and manufacturing each contribute the maximum 35 points, with production confirmed in Frauenfeld, Switzerland. Distribution adds 15, ingredients 10, and proximity 5. Certifications score zero, though the product carries European Vegetarian Union vegan and vegetarian marks, a Made in Swiss label, and the Suisse Garantie designation — a recognised Swiss origin guarantee scheme. Origins are listed as Switzerland. Within the caster sugars category, a percentile of 57 across 53 products places this sugar modestly above the midpoint of its competitive field. Switzerland, whilst not an EU member state, is deeply integrated into the European economic and agricultural system, and Swiss beet sugar has a strong tradition of domestic production. The Suisse Garantie label provides a non-certified but recognised assurance of Swiss agricultural origin, complementing the manufacturing location evidence. For European-minded shoppers, this caster sugar offers a compact and transparent supply chain — Swiss-grown, Swiss-processed, Swiss-branded — with the modest certifications score reflecting the absence of EU-recognised organic or quality designations rather than any deficiency in the underlying product quality or provenance.