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The ISO 14855-1 standard for biodegradability:

https://www.iso.org/standard/57902.html

"Bio" BBs are made out of PLA:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polylactic_acid

And typically made out of corn or manioc starch, or even cane sugar.

Precise weight is controlled via barium sulfate.

There's a small coating of varnish to make it smooth as well as a bit more resistant to external conditions, otherwise they would degrade too quickly.



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