Queso provolone con orégano - European Score 100/100

European Score analysis

Queso provolone con orégano by Ferrarini is an Italian provolone cheese with oregano, sold in Spain and manufactured in Italy. It belongs to the provolone category and achieves a European Score of 100 — the maximum — composed of 35 points for company headquarters, 35 for Italian manufacturing, 10 for ingredients with Italian origin declared, 15 for distribution, 5 for proximity, and no certification points. The product carries the green dot and a Recicla Amarillo recycling mark for the Spanish market, but no organic or European food quality certification.

At the 88th percentile within the provolone category of 32 products, this cheese ranks strongly, outperforming 88% of its peers. For a European-minded shopper, the confirmed Italian company, Italian manufacturing, and Italian ingredient origins provide a coherent and geographically concentrated supply chain. Ferrarini is an established Italian producer with a recognised presence in European specialty cheese markets. The absence of a protected designation — Provolone Valpadana and Provolone del Monaco both carry PDO status, but this product does not declare such certification — means that the regional authenticity of the product is not independently verified under European law. Nonetheless, the high percentile position suggests that Italian provenance and ingredient transparency are differentiating factors in this category, and this product's profile ranks it among the stronger performers on the criteria the European Score measures.