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Pork (Large-Breed Standard Cuts — Yorkshire, Landrace, Duroc)

ぶた (大型種) (Buta (ōgata-shu))

Also known as: Buta, Pork, Large-white pork, Yorkshire, Landrace, Duroc, LWD-cross, Sus scrofa domesticus, 豚, 大型種

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At a glance

Category	Food
Japanese labeling name	ぶた大型種肉 — かた / かたロース / ロース / ばら / もも / そともも / ヒレ
Common Japanese notations	ぶた, 豚, 大型種, 三元豚 (LWD-cross)
Origin	Standard commercial Japanese pork — three-way crossbreed 'Sangen-ton (三元豚)' built on Landrace × Yorkshire × Duroc (LWD); Landrace mother × Yorkshire father → F1 mother × Duroc father → finishing pig; dominant Japanese commercial pork breed system (>80% of domestic pork); principal production prefectures Kagoshima, Miyazaki, Chiba, Gunma, Hokkaido, Aomori
Typical functions	Volume domestic pork — household, foodservice, processed (ham/sausage), Tonkatsu, shōga-yaki, butaniku-jiru defining katei-ryori, Yakiniku and shabu-shabu cuts, Ham, bacon, sausage processing raw material, Sangen-ton brand category (LWD three-way cross)
Regulatory status in Japan	Standard food labeling. Origin disclosure required (domestic vs imported). Pork is JAS-recommended-disclosure allergen. Standard meat-grading and inspection regulations apply.

Pork (ぶた / 豚, large-breed) is Japan's standard commercial pork — the **three-way crossbreed Sangen-ton (Landrace × Yorkshire × Duroc)** dominates >80% of domestic production. Seven standard cuts: kata, kata-rōsu, rōsu, bara, momo, soto-momo, hire. Volume Kagoshima, Miyazaki, Chiba, Gunma producers.

Classification

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Product applications

Functions

Flavoring

Regulatory tags

Culinary ingredient

Origin

Animal-derived

Used in (typical product categories)

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

Fresh pork retail (kata, kata-rōsu, rōsu, bara, momo, soto-momo, hire — 7 standard cuts)
Pork-processed B2B (ham/bacon/sausage/processed-meat raw material)
Foodservice frozen-block
Sangen-ton premium-brand category

What it is

Sus scrofa domesticus — Sangen-ton three-way LWD-cross commercial pork.

Typical uses in Japanese products

Tonkatsu, shōga-yaki, butaniku-jiru defining katei-ryori.

Yakiniku and shabu-shabu.

Ham, bacon, sausage processing.

Sangen-ton premium-brand category.

For OEM: 7-cut fresh retail, processed-meat B2B, foodservice frozen-block, premium-brand specialty.

Regulatory classification in Japan

Standard food labeling. **Origin disclosure (domestic vs imported).**

**Pork JAS-recommended-disclosure allergen.**

Standard meat-grading and inspection regulations.

Regulatory classification in other markets

EU	Pork is not a major-allergen but established culinary category. Japanese pork export market growing.
USA	USDA inspection equivalence required for export.
China	Major Japanese pork export disruption — varied import regulations.
Korea	Premium import market.

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Related ingredients

Kurobuta (Berkshire)

Used in similar product applications

Other ingredients commonly used in the same finished-product families.

Sharing similar functions

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From the same origin

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References

MEXT Standard Tables of Food Composition — ぶた大型種肉各部位

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