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Broiler Chicken Mune (Breast)

若どりむね (Wakadori mune)

Also known as: Wakadori mune, Chicken breast, Broiler breast, 鶏むね肉, 鶏胸肉

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At a glance

Category	Food
Japanese labeling name	若どり主材料むね皮つき / 皮なし — 生 / 焼き
Common Japanese notations	むね, 鶏むね肉, 鶏胸肉
Origin	Broiler chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) breast cut (mune); principal production Kagoshima, Miyazaki, Iwate, Aomori; highest-volume chicken cut by weight per bird; lean-protein profile (~22-24g protein/100g skinless; ~17g protein/100g with-skin); lower price than sasami despite similar nutrition profile → primary value-protein for diet/fitness/sports-nutrition; defining ingredient for sarada-chikin retail and B2B
Typical functions	Salada-chicken (sarada-chikin) — alongside sasami, defines the RTE category, Diet/fitness/sports-nutrition value-protein cut, Tori-mune-niku no shōga-yaki (chicken-breast ginger-saute), Cooked chicken-breast-fillet B2B for sandwich, salad, deli, Karaage and chicken-katsu (with-skin and skinless variants), Stock and broth (with bone-in)
Regulatory status in Japan	Standard food labeling. Origin disclosure. Chicken JAS-recommended-disclosure allergen. Salada-chicken category HACCP and cold-chain. Skin-on / skinless distinction must be labeled.

Broiler chicken mune (若どりむね肉) is the chicken breast — Japan's highest-volume chicken cut. Lean-protein profile (~22-24g protein/100g skinless, ~17g with-skin). **Defining ingredient (alongside sasami) for sarada-chikin RTE.** Lower price than sasami → primary value-protein for diet/fitness OEM.

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Origin

Animal-derived

Used in (typical product categories)

Finished-product categories that commonly include this ingredient in Japanese-market formulations.

Fresh mune-niku retail (skin-on / skinless)
Salada-chicken (sarada-chikin) RTE retail and CVS
Frozen mune B2B (foodservice and processed-meat OEM major)
Cooked chicken-breast slices retail

What it is

Gallus gallus domesticus — broiler chicken breast (mune), skin-on or skinless.

Typical uses in Japanese products

**Salada-chicken (sarada-chikin) RTE category** (alongside sasami).

Value-protein for diet/fitness/sports-nutrition.

Tori-mune ginger-saute.

Cooked-breast B2B for sandwich, salad, deli.

Karaage and chicken-katsu.

For OEM: **salada-chicken RTE** (largest volume opportunity), fresh retail, frozen B2B, cooked-slice retail.

Regulatory classification in Japan

Standard food labeling.

**Chicken JAS-recommended-disclosure allergen.**

Skin-on / skinless distinction labeling.

Regulatory classification in other markets

EU	Salmonella and Campylobacter monitoring.
USA	USDA inspection. Standard chicken-breast cut.
China	Standard meat-import inspection.
Korea	Standard meat-import inspection.

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References

MEXT Standard Tables of Food Composition — 若どりむね皮つき / 皮なし

Last updated: 2026-04-28. Ingredient entries are reviewed at least annually against current regulatory listings.