Iyo Beef Kinu no Aji
伊予牛「絹の味」 Ehime
English name: Iyo Beef Kinu no Aji — no official English name found, so romanised by this site.
Requirements for Iyo Beef Kinu no Aji: breed — Japanese Black; grade — meat quality grade 2 or higher. Also: processed at a designated meat centre in the prefecture. Not specified: where raised, age.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed | Japanese Black Documented production history and pedigree Sources: [B034] |
|---|---|
| Where it must be raised |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Age / fattening period |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Grading | Meat quality grade 2 or higher Sources: [E016] |
| Other conditions |
Processed at a designated meat centre in the prefecture [E016] |
Grades follow the Japan Meat Grading Association: yield grade (A–C), meat quality grade (1–5), and marbling as BMS No. (1–12). How Japanese beef is graded →
“Grade 4 or higher” is the condition for the Black Label tier; the brand as a whole requires grade 2 or higher, per JA Ochi-Imabari (corrected 30 Sep 2026).
Premium tiers
- Iyo Beef Kinu no Aji Black Label
Quality grade 4 or higher
Compared with other brands
This guide lists 75 beef brands that require Japanese Black cattle. 61 beef brands set a meat quality grade. The loosest condition is grade 2 or higher, used by 12 of them including Iyo Beef Kinu no Aji. 72 beef brands set no age or fattening condition, and Iyo Beef Kinu no Aji is one of them.
This guide lists 4 brands from Ehime (also Ehime Amatoro Buta, Himekko Jidori and Fureai Hime Pork). By prefecture →
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Counts cover only the brands in this guide.
Guides
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Managed by
- Managed by
- JA Zen-Noh Ehime
- Official site
- https://www.zennoh.or.jp/eh/special/beef/about/
Other brands from Ehime
- Ehime Amatoro ButaPork brands
- Himekko JidoriJidori and branded chicken
- Fureai Hime PorkPork brands
About the names
Brand names are proper nouns. English names follow the brand association's official English page first, then the English name in the GI register, and otherwise romanised Japanese plus "Beef", "Wagyu" or "Pork". We never call a non-Wagyu brand Wagyu.
Sources
Sources are in Japanese
- [B034] 伊予牛「絹の味」黒ラベル — Ehime Ai Food Promotion Organization ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-09-18
- [E016] 伊予牛「絹の味」（農と食 特産品） — JA Ochi-Imabari ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-09-30