How we scored it
Ripe acerola fruit material, unmodified or dried/ground; all constituents are plant biomass (n=1). 1.00 / 1.00 = 1.00.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.
Where it comes from
Ripe acerola fruit is harvested and typically dried or ground, with no chemical change. No synthetic route is involved.
In plain English
Ripe acerola fruit (Malpighia punicifolia), a cherry-like tropical fruit, processed as plant material, typically dried or ground. CosIng lists it as an astringent, skin-protecting and tonic ingredient. It is whole fruit material rather than a purified compound.
CosIng definition: Malpighia Punicifolia Fruit is a plant material derived from the ripe fruit of the Acerola, Malpighia punicifolia L., Malpighiaceae
References
- 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
- 2MALPIGHIA PUNICIFOLIA FRUIT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MALPIGHIA PUNICIFOLIA FRUIT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MALPIGHIA%20PUNICIFOLIA%20FRUIT