Red seaweed
Irish moss, dried
Chondrus crispus — Chondrus Crispus Extract
The default Run below is Nova Scotia, Canada, 0.94 kgCO2e/kg gross, Category C. Published values for this ingredient span 0.45 to 3.40 kgCO2e/kg, which is why a number without its production parameters is not worth forwarding.
Species record
- Species
- Chondrus crispus
- INCI name
- Chondrus Crispus Extract
- Group
- Red seaweed
- Harvest methods
- Hand-raked intertidal harvest. Tank cultivation, small volumes
- Conservation status
- Not assessed by IUCN. Local harvest limits in Ireland and Canada.
- Typical uses
- Cosmetic actives, food gels, supplements.
- Declared unit
- One kilogram of dried, milled Irish moss at 10% residual moisture.
- Typical gross range
- 0.45 to 3.40 kgCO2e/kg, Category C
- Default sourcing region
- Nova Scotia, Canada, Route distance, Halifax to Rotterdam
- Limitation. Species-specific data is sparse. The default run is Category C.
- Tank-cultivated material has a materially different profile and is not covered by this default.
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Line-item inventory
| Line | Scope | kgCO2e/kg |
|---|---|---|
| Harvest and vessel fuel5.6 kg wet biomass at 1.70 l diesel per tonne2.68 kgCO2e/litre · IPCC 2006 Guidelines Vol. 2 stationary and mobile combustion, AR6 GWP100 · Category B | 1 | 0.026 |
| Drying energy4.64 kWh/kg on the Canada grid0.1200 kgCO2e/kWh · IEA Emission Factors 2024, national average generation intensity · Category B | 2 | 0.556 |
| Extraction, milling and utilities1.46 kWh/kg on the Canada grid0.1200 kgCO2e/kWh · IEA Emission Factors 2024, national average generation intensity · Category B | 2 | 0.176 |
| Fuel supply chain, well-to-tank0.010 l diesel upstream0.64 kgCO2e/litre · UK DESNZ conversion factors 2024, WTT diesel · Category B | 3 | 0.006 |
| Harvest gear and cultivation inputsGear, seed, nutrients and process chemicals, amortised0.014 kgCO2e/kg · Published red algae LCA literature, limited species-specific data, gross cradle-to-gate. · Category C | 3 | 0.014 |
| Inbound haul, wet biomass5.6 kg over 95 km by road, Nova Scotia, Canada0.096 kgCO2e/t-km · GLEC Framework v3.0 default, >32t diesel truck · Category B | 3 | 0.051 |
| Outbound freight, finished ingredient1 kg over 5,100 km, sea freight, container0.016 kgCO2e/t-km · GLEC Framework v3.0 default, deep-sea container · Category B | 3 | 0.082 |
| Packaging0.030 kg kraft multiwall paper sack per kg1.10 kgCO2e/kg · Published European kraft sack paper EPD range, mid-point · Category C | 3 | 0.033 |
| Gross footprint | 1+2+3 | 0.943 |
Every factor and its source is printed in the Report. The full factor set is on the Methodology page.
Gross footprint, cradle-to-gate
The published evidence for this ingredient is thin, so this run is a screening estimate.
Scope 1
2.7%
Harvest and fuel
Scope 2
77.6%
Purchased electricity
Scope 3
19.7%
Upstream and freight
Largest lever: drying energy, 0.56 kgCO2e/kg of the total, Category C.
Batch total for 500 kg: 471.6 kgCO2e
Biogenic uptake
0.86 kgCO2e/kg
Reported separately. Non-permanent. Not subtracted.
Land-based comparison
Bluecarbon Methodology 2026.2, Category C.
Published dairy protein LCA range, mid-point. Category C.
Published livestock LCA range, mid-point. Category C.
Published bovine hide and bone processing LCA range, mid-point. Category C.
Blue Bioeconomy Score: 50.0th percentile within the peer set of 3 red seaweed defaults in this database, Methodology 2026.2.
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- Gross footprint with its Category grade, and the Scope 1/2/3 split
- Biogenic uptake reported separately, never subtracted
- Peer set and Blue Bioeconomy Score, with the peer set named
- Reduction section, quantified in kgCO2e/kg
- Methodology version, limitations, and the colophon
One ingredient, one Run, Chondrus crispus, Category C. Nothing recurs.
This Run is Category C — representative averages, screening only. It is honest and it is weaker than a Category B Report.
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