A list of brand pork from Yamagata, Japan. We cover 15 brands from Yamagata, including Hiraboku Sangenton, Nintei Yamagata Buta, and Yonezawa Buta Ichiban Sodachi. Each article details the breed, feed, upbringing, and where to find it.
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Proprietary lactic acid bacteria-enriched designated feed …Proprietary lactic acid bacteria-enriched designated feed given from piglet stage through to fattening, tailored to each growth stage.
Plant-based designated compound feed based mainly on …Plant-based designated compound feed based mainly on domestic feed rice, with attention to taste and safety (NON-GMO, PHF)
Yamagata Prefecture and Hokkaido (designated farms)
Plant-based designated compound feed with domestic feed …Plant-based designated compound feed with domestic feed rice at 15% in early fattening and 30% in late fattening. No animal protein such as meat-and-bone meal
NON-GMO, PHF-compliant plant-based designated feed with …NON-GMO, PHF-compliant plant-based designated feed with high proportion of domestically grown feed rice; low-calorie barley-heavy design for extended rearing.
Hokkaido, Yamagata, Akita, Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima and Tochigi (designated fattening areas in seven prefectures)
Base compound feed with 30% feed rice, whey…Base compound feed with 30% feed rice, whey, and bread scraps; liquefied and delivered via liquid feeding 8 times per day.
Raised on a special feed blended with 12% 'Fukuhibiki' feed rice grown locally in Yamanobe Town.Raised on a special feed blended with 12% 'Fukuhibiki' feed rice grown locally in Yamanobe Town. Local-production-for-local-consumption rearing in which the sweetness of rice leads to the umami of the pork
Standard feeding program until 120 days of age; from 120 …Standard feeding program until 120 days of age; from 120 days onward, designated compound feed blending rice (feed rice) and cereal grains
Yamagata Prefecture (registered farms in the Shonai region)
Dedicated feed with NON-GMO, PHF corn and soybean meal as …Dedicated feed with NON-GMO, PHF corn and soybean meal as the main ingredients, blended with Shonai-grown feed rice. Ionized water passed through tourmaline stones provided as drinking water
Designated compound feed based mainly on grains such as corn, soybean, barley, and wheat.Designated compound feed based mainly on grains such as corn, soybean, barley, and wheat. Animal-based ingredients limited in the fattening period to draw out the inherent clean flavor of pork
Original blend based mainly on barley with seaweed, milo…Original blend based mainly on barley with seaweed, milo, etc., plus oligosaccharides to improve the gut environment. Suppresses the characteristic pork odor for a clean flavor
Tozawa Village, Mogami District, Yamagata Prefecture
Raised on the farm's own feed formulation given in …Raised on the farm's own feed formulation given in restricted amounts, slowly concentrating the umami
Best-quality feed under restricted feeding regimen.Best-quality feed under restricted feeding regimen. Specific ingredients are proprietary and undisclosed.
Original compound feed centered on barley and corn…Original compound feed centered on barley and corn, with seaweed and milo added and vitamin E fortified to about 3 times the usual level. Finished for 60 days on designated compound feed
Nanyo City, Yamagata Prefecture
175 days
Approx. 27,000 head/year
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.
