Parmigiano Reggiano AOP râpé Bio (28,4% MG) - European Score 100/100

European Score analysis

Castelli Parmigiano Reggiano AOP Râpé Bio achieves a perfect European Score of 100, with maximum marks across all sub-dimensions: company headquarters (35), manufacturing (35), ingredients (10), distribution (15), certifications (5), and proximity (5). Manufacturing is confirmed at multiple sites in Reggio Emilia and the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, directly within the protected zone required by the PDO designation. The product carries both the EU Organic label and the French AB Agriculture Biologique certification, as well as the Italian certified organic accreditation, reflecting a robust certification framework across multiple national systems.

For a European-minded shopper, this product offers a particularly well-documented provenance story. The combination of PDO and organic certifications means the cheese is subject to two distinct sets of rigorous production rules: one governing its geographic origin and traditional method, the other governing its agricultural inputs. The ingredients score of 10 and the certifications score of 5 together reflect a high level of verified European and organic integrity.

Origins are recorded as Italy and the European Union, and the company operates from both France and the Netherlands, illustrating a genuinely pan-European commercial structure. Within the AOC products category, this product ranks at the 58th percentile out of 19 products, meaning it scores higher than 58% of protected designation products measured in this category. For shoppers who value both certified organic production and verified geographical origin within Italy, this is among the more thoroughly documented choices available in the grated Parmesan segment.