Buono Pork Gifu
ボーノポークぎふ Gifu
English name: Buono Pork Gifu — no official English name found, so romanised by this site.
Requirements for Buono Pork Gifu: breed — Sired by Buono Brown (Duroc) boars; where raised — raised by three producers in three areas of Gifu Prefecture (Mizunami, Yamagata, Ibigawa); feed — A dedicated feed co-developed by Gifu Prefecture and Nosan Corporation, with plant ingredients rich in antioxidants and oleic acid and a balanced amino-acid profile. Also: shipped to the Seki City Meat Center; The production council of producers and distributors certifies only carcasses with good meat colour and a marbling score of 2 or higher on the prefecture's scale. Not specified: age at shipment, grade.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed | Sired by Buono Brown (Duroc) boars Sows mated with Buono Brown, a Duroc line co-developed by Gifu Prefecture that raises the proportion of intramuscular fat Sources: [P033] |
|---|---|
| Where it must be raised | Raised by three producers in three areas of Gifu Prefecture (Mizunami, Yamagata, Ibigawa) Sources: [P033] |
| Age at shipment |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Feed | A dedicated feed co-developed by Gifu Prefecture and Nosan Corporation, with plant ingredients rich in antioxidants and oleic acid and a balanced amino-acid profile Sources: [P034] |
| Grading |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Other conditions |
Shipped to the Seki City Meat Center [P033] The production council of producers and distributors certifies only carcasses with good meat colour and a marbling score of 2 or higher on the prefecture's scale [P033] |
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 brand's own pages disagree on the producers: the overview (P033) names three (Katano Pig Farm, Hashieda Yoton and Takahashi Farm), while the production page (P034) names Katano Pig Farm alone. We follow P033, which sets out the conditions. The marbling score is the prefectural research institute's scale, not a Japan Meat Grading Association grade.
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. Buono Pork Gifu sets breed and feed conditions but no grade condition.
This guide lists 4 brands from Gifu (also Hida Beef, Hida Kenton / Mino Kenton and Mino Healthy Pork). By prefecture →
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Guides
Managed by
- Managed by
- Chuno Meat Cooperative
- Official site
- https://buonopork-gifu.com/
Other brands from Gifu
- Hida BeefBeef brands
- Hida Kenton / Mino KentonPork brands
- Mino Healthy 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
- [P033] ボーノポークぎふとは（ブランドの条件） — Chuno Meat Cooperative ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-10-06
- [P034] ボーノポークぎふ 生産方法 — Chuno Meat Cooperative ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-10-06