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The invention concerns a capsule for use in a beverage preparation machine, said capsule containing a soluble and/or extractable beverage ingredient, said capsule comprising : - a capsule body (2) defining a chamber (21), - a top membrane (3) closing the top opening, and adapted to be punctured for liquid injection into the capsule, and - a bottom membrane (4), provided inside the chamber (21) so as to delimit between the top membrane (3) and said bottom membrane an ingredient chamber, and - an opening device (5) provided inside the chamber and adapted to open the chamber by relative engagement of said opening device with the bottom membrane (4) under the effect of the liquid pressure increase in the ingredient chamber during injection of said liquid, wherein said opening device (5) is made of a biodegradable material, and said biodegradable material is a polymeric composition, said polymeric composition comprising : - at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), - at least one or more nucleants, - at least one or more mineral fillers.