Boso Pork
房総ポーク Chiba
English name: Boso Pork — no official English name found, so romanised by this site.
Requirements for Boso Pork: where raised — pork from Chiba Prefecture, raised on the council's designated farms; feed — A dedicated feed with domestic rice, seaweed powder and vitamin E. Also: pigs produced using superior breeding stock developed by Chiba Prefecture; Council members are certified Boso Pork producers (16 farms as of August 2024) and related organizations. Not specified: breed, age at shipment, grade.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
|---|---|
| Where it must be raised | Pork from Chiba Prefecture, raised on the council's designated farms |
| Age at shipment |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Feed | A dedicated feed with domestic rice, seaweed powder and vitamin E |
| Grading |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Other conditions |
Pigs produced using superior breeding stock developed by Chiba Prefecture [P037] Council members are certified Boso Pork producers (16 farms as of August 2024) and related organizations [P037] |
Pork is graded under the Japan Meat Grading Association’s pork carcass standard, in five grades: Gokujō (極上), Jō (上), Chū (中), Nami (並) and Tōgai (等外, substandard). The same standard applies regardless of breed, age or sex. Pork grading (pork carcass standard) →
The council's two pages agree on the feed (domestic rice, seaweed powder, vitamin E). No breed, age or grading condition is given.
Compared with other brands
25 pork brands set a breed condition and 13 do not. 29 of the 38 pork brands set a feed condition. Only 8 of the 38 pork brands set a grade condition. Boso Pork sets a feed condition but no breed or grade condition.
This is the only brand from Chiba in this guide. By prefecture →
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Guides
Managed by
- Managed by
- Boso Pork Sales Promotion Council
- Official site
- https://www.boso-pork.gr.jp/
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