Kagoshima Kurobuta Pork
鹿児島黒豚 (鹿児島黒豚)
Por que sourcing do Japão
Kagoshima's >95% production share; Berkshire-pure breeding registry; cool sweet-potato fodder distinct profile.
Spec principal
Lipid 8-12% (vs ~4% standard pork); marbling distinctly visible; protein 19-21%.
Produto final típico
Premium tonkatsu / shabu-shabu retail, gift-economy boxes, fine-dining hospitality.
At a glance
- Fornecedores listados
- 2 fornecedores
- MOQ típico
- 1–10 kg cuts; 100 g – 1 kg specialty
- Prazo típico
- 6–10 weeks
- Regiões de origem
- Kagoshima (>95% of Japan's kurobuta)
- Categoria
- Ingredientes alimentares
- Época de colheita
- Year-round
- Status regulatório no Japão
- Food product; Kagoshima cooperative-managed; pork-import rules
- Nome japonês
- 鹿児島黒豚
- Romaji
- 鹿児島黒豚
Sobre este ingrediente
Premium Japanese black pork — descended from imported British Berkshire pigs (1800s) and adapted to Kagoshima cultivation conditions. The 'Kagoshima Kurobuta' label requires Berkshire-pure breeding and Kagoshima-prefecture rearing. Distinguished from standard pork by superior marbling, lower water content, and richer flavour. Per-kg pricing 2-3× standard pork. Substantial export to Asian fine-dining markets and increasingly to Western premium retail.
Status regulatório
| Japão | Food product; Kagoshima cooperative-managed; pork-import rules |
|---|---|
| União Europeia | Pork import; trichinella inspection; pork-allergen labelling |
| Estados Unidos | USDA FSIS approved facilities; pork-import licensing |
| China | GACC; halal-prohibited; pork-import licensing |
Fornecedores japoneses
Starzen Co., Ltd.
スターゼン株式会社
Tokyo-listed meat distributor and processor founded 1949. Operates Japan-wide meat processing for wagyu, pork, and chicken, with substantial OEM partnerships for retail private-label meat products. The Starzen brand is recognised in Asian premium meat retail; the company also operates a US subsidiary for Asian-American market supply.
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Prima Meat Packers, Ltd.
プリマハム株式会社
Tokyo-listed meat processor founded 1931. Operates wagyu and pork processing across Hyogo, Tochigi, and Mie. Major OEM partner for retail private-label meat products, ham, sausage, and increasingly wagyu-derived ready-meal export to Asian premium retail. Substantial international logistics network through subsidiary Prima Meat Packers America.
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