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Broiler Chicken Sasami (Tender / Tenderloin)

若どりささみ (Wakadori sasami)

Also known as: Wakadori sasami, Sasami, Chicken tenderloin, Chicken tender, Broiler tenderloin, 鶏ささみ, ササミ

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At a glance

Category	Food
Japanese labeling name	若どり主材料ささみ生 / ゆで / 焼き
Common Japanese notations	ささみ, 鶏ささみ, ササミ, 笹身
Origin	Broiler chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus, modern Cobb / Ross commercial broilers) sasami (tenderloin) — the small inner-pectoral muscle along the breastbone; principal production Kagoshima, Miyazaki, Iwate, Aomori; per-bird yield is small (~50-70g per bird × 2 fillets) → premium positioning; highest lean-protein % among commodity chicken cuts (~23-24g protein/100g, ~1g fat/100g) — defining diet/sports-nutrition cut
Typical functions	Salada-chicken (sarada-chikin) RTE category — ICONIC convenience-store volume product (Seven-Eleven, FamilyMart, Lawson), Diet/fitness/sports-nutrition lean-protein staple, Sashimi-grade tori-sashi (specific producers/processors), Tempura, fry, salada-chikin OEM, Toripai-zōsui (rice porridge) and clear-soup ingredient
Regulatory status in Japan	Standard food labeling. Origin disclosure (domestic vs imported). Chicken JAS-recommended-disclosure allergen. Salada-chicken category requires HACCP and processed-food handling. RTE products subject to 22°C-or-below cold-chain.

Broiler chicken sasami (若どりささみ) is the chicken tenderloin — small inner-pectoral muscle. **Highest lean-protein cut** (~23-24g protein, ~1g fat per 100g). Defining ingredient for **salada-chicken** convenience-store category — one of Japan's most successful B2B-OEM RTE products. Kagoshima, Miyazaki principal production.

Classification

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Culinary ingredient

Origin

Animal-derived

Used in (typical product categories)

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

Fresh sasami retail
Salada-chicken (sarada-chikin) RTE retail and CVS — ICONIC category
Frozen sasami B2B (foodservice and salada-chicken OEM)
Smoked sasami specialty

What it is

Gallus gallus domesticus — broiler chicken inner-pectoral tenderloin (sasami).

Typical uses in Japanese products

**Salada-chicken (sarada-chikin) RTE — ICONIC CVS volume B2B-OEM category.**

Diet/fitness/sports-nutrition lean-protein staple.

Sashimi-grade tori-sashi (specific processors).

Tempura, fry, sasami-katsu.

Tori-zōsui rice porridge.

For OEM: **salada-chicken RTE OEM** (top-tier opportunity), CVS supply, fresh retail, frozen B2B.

Regulatory classification in Japan

Standard food labeling. **Origin disclosure.**

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

Salada-chicken HACCP and 22°C-or-below cold-chain.

Regulatory classification in other markets

EU	Salmonella and Campylobacter monitoring. Japanese tori-sashi raw-chicken sashimi is generally not exportable due to Salmonella regulation.
USA	USDA inspection. Raw chicken sashimi prohibited under USDA standards.
China	Standard meat-import inspection.
Korea	Standard meat-import inspection.

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References

MEXT Standard Tables of Food Composition — 若どりささみ生 / ゆで / 焼き

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