A blending component’s value is target-relative

Use the linked source-specific Chicago citations and their related Excerpts. The evidence supports target-relative component value while preserving qualifications about inventory, consistency, volume, and time horizon.

A component is not inherently good or bad for blending; its usefulness depends on the target profile, the other components, the required consistency, available volume, and the time horizon of the product.

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Practitioner testimony supports the workflow but does not establish a universal optimization rule.

Both accounts judge components by the intended consumer/profile and by how they integrate in an iterative assembly.

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