Ehime Amatoro Buta
愛媛甘とろ豚 Ehime
English name: Ehime Amatoro Buta — no official English name found, so romanised by this site.
Requirements for Ehime Amatoro Buta: breed — Sired by pigs selected from Middle Yorkshire; feed — fed naked barley grown in Ehime. Also: produced under a rearing manual, on dedicated feed, by designated farms, with the prefecture's backing; Producers: Shiba Yoton (Seiyo), Matsuki Sangyo (Saijo) and Kyoei Farm Tanbara C&P Factory (Saijo). Not specified: where raised, age at shipment, grade.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed | Sired by pigs selected from Middle Yorkshire Sired by pigs selected by the prefecture's own method from the Middle Yorkshire breed, of which only about 500 remain in Japan Sources: [P048] |
|---|---|
| Where it must be raised |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Age at shipment |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Feed | Fed naked barley grown in Ehime Sources: [P048] |
| Grading |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Other conditions |
Produced under a rearing manual, on dedicated feed, by designated farms, with the prefecture's backing [P048] Producers: Shiba Yoton (Seiyo), Matsuki Sangyo (Saijo) and Kyoei Farm Tanbara C&P Factory (Saijo) [P049] |
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 official site is run by Ehime Prefecture (copyright notice). It does not give the share or period of the naked barley, nor any age or grading condition.
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. Ehime Amatoro Buta sets breed and feed conditions but no grade condition.
This guide lists 4 brands from Ehime (also Iyo Beef Kinu no Aji, Himekko Jidori and Fureai Hime Pork). By prefecture →
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Guides
Managed by
- Managed by
- Ehime Prefecture
- Official site
- https://amatoro.jp/
Other brands from Ehime
- Iyo Beef Kinu no AjiBeef 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
- [P048] 甘とろ豚とは — Ehime Prefecture (Amatoro Buta official site) ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-10-06
- [P049] 愛媛甘とろ豚生産者のご紹介 — Ehime Prefecture, Livestock Division ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-10-06