Single Serve Capsule for Preparing a Beverage with the Aid of a Beverage Preparation Machine, and Use of a Single Serve Capsule

A single-serve capsule for preparing a beverage with the aid of a beverage preparation machine, wherein the single-serve capsule has a base element with a cavity for receiving a beverage raw material, and a capsule lid closing the cavity, wherein the base element comprises an encircling flange and a capsule wall extending from a base region of the single-serve capsule to the encircling flange, wherein the encircling flange extends over a flange width in a radial direction with respect to a longitudinal axis of the single-serve capsule, wherein the capsule lid is fastened to the encircling flange, wherein the single-serve capsule has an identification code, which is optically detectable in particular by a detector of the beverage preparation machine and is arranged and/or is visible on a side of the encircling flange facing away from the capsule lid along the longitudinal axis, and wherein the identification code extends only over a partial region of the flange width in the radial direction.