A list of brand pork from Nagano, Japan. We cover 16 brands from Nagano, including Shinshu A Pork, Shinshu Kome Buta, and Komagatake Sanrokuton. Each article details the breed, feed, upbringing, and where to find it.
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Lactic-fermented eco-feed made by sterilizing and …Lactic-fermented eco-feed made by sterilizing and fermenting surplus food from food-related businesses. Natural spring water drawn near the source of the Chichi River.
Based on a dedicated free-range compound feed…Based on a dedicated free-range compound feed, supplemented with seasonal local produce: wild grasses (spring), watermelon from the local Shimohara district (summer), highland vegetables and walnuts (autumn), and apples (winter). Malt lees from craft beer brewing are also used in a circular rearing approach. No antibiotics or hormone agents whatsoever.
Akashina Nakakawate, Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture
Environmentally conscious rearing combining compound feed with recycled feed.Environmentally conscious rearing combining compound feed with recycled feed. Soybean, buckwheat, yogurt, and other ingredients blended in-house according to the season
Domestic feed rice added in late finishing to raise oleic acid.Domestic feed rice added in late finishing to raise oleic acid. Mineral-rich Northern Alps spring water for drinking.
Hakuba Village, Kitaazumi District, Nagano Prefecture
Carefully selected compound feed.Carefully selected compound feed. A dedicated feed whose impact on quality is so great that consumers can sense changes in feed through differences in meat quality
Iida City and Shimojo Village, Shimoina District, Nagano Prefecture
Unified designated compound feed combining corn, barley, cassava, milo, etc.Unified designated compound feed combining corn, barley, cassava, milo, etc. A dedicated formulation designed to bring out umami to the fullest, with appropriate management under the Feed Safety Act.
Compound feed designed for the pigs' growth stages.Compound feed designed for the pigs' growth stages. Nutritionally balanced feeding gives stable meat quality.
Nagano Prefecture (foothills of Mt. Kiso-Komagatake, Central Alps)
Chubu Feed.Chubu Feed. From 4 months before shipment, an 'imo-buta finish' feed with 50% tubers and rice is given to bring out the sweetness of the fat.
Takagi Village, Shimoina District, Nagano Prefecture
Domestic feed rice added to the feed in the late fattening stage.Domestic feed rice added to the feed in the late fattening stage. Raises oleic acid, realizing a juicy meat quality with little off-odor
Nagano Prefecture (designated SPF farms within the prefecture)
Feed rice (brown rice) finely ground and fed during the fattening period.Feed rice (brown rice) finely ground and fed during the fattening period. Circular production system adopted: rice paddy → feed rice → pig → compost → rice paddy
Original feed blended at a contracted feed mill…Original feed blended at a contracted feed mill, based on corn, milo, and cereal grains, with Shinshu-grown brown rice added
Nagano Prefecture (designated farms within the prefecture)
Dedicated feed richly blended with cereal grains such as …Dedicated feed richly blended with cereal grains such as barley and wheat, given in the late fattening stage
Nagano Prefecture (designated farms within the prefecture)
Ueda City and Agematsu Town, Kiso District, Nagano Prefecture
165 days
Approx. 4,000 head annually
Production shows each article’s “Annual Production” row as the producer states it (head per year, or herd size or sales channels where that is what is published); “—” means not stated. Brands raised in two prefectures appear under both.
