This category is for items with a European Union Protected designation of origin (PDO) or Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) or Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG) in Germany.

The German language equivalents of the categories, which are used in both Germany and Austria are, as follows:

• PDO: geschützte Ursprungsbezeichnung (g.U.)
• PGI: geschützte geografische Angabe (g.g.A.)
• TSG: garantiert traditionelle Spezialität (g.t.S.)