Fureai Hime Pork
ふれ愛・媛ポーク Ehime
English name: Fureai Hime Pork — no official English name found, so romanised by this site.
Requirements for Fureai Hime Pork: breed — Three-way cross (breeds not named); feed — A JA-group feed made for the brand, blended with wheat and Ehime mandarin components. Also: managed under the pig-farming manual “Yoton Monogatari”; Slaughtered at a meat centre with modern facilities. Not specified: where raised, age at shipment, grade.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed | Three-way cross (breeds not named) Basically a three-way Hycope cross; breeding stock is Hycope pigs supplied by JA Zen-Noh Ehime's breeding centre and others Sources: [P052] |
|---|---|
| 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 | A JA-group feed made for the brand, blended with wheat and Ehime mandarin components |
| Grading |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Other conditions |
Managed under the pig-farming manual “Yoton Monogatari” [P052] Slaughtered at a meat centre with modern facilities [P052] |
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) →
JA Zen-Noh Ehime describes the brand through “four qualities”: breeding stock, feed, environment and processing. The breed is written as “basically” a three-way cross. The product page lists six producers in Imabari, Yawatahama, Ozu and Kihoku. There are no age or grading conditions.
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. Fureai Hime Pork sets breed and feed conditions but no grade condition.
This guide lists 4 brands from Ehime (also Iyo Beef Kinu no Aji, Ehime Amatoro Buta and Himekko Jidori). By prefecture →
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Guides
Managed by
- Managed by
- JA Zen-Noh Ehime
- Official site
- https://www.zennoh.or.jp/eh/special/pork/about/
Other brands from Ehime
- Iyo Beef Kinu no AjiBeef brands
- Ehime Amatoro ButaPork brands
- Himekko JidoriJidori and branded chicken
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
- [P052] ふれ愛・媛ポークとは — JA Zen-Noh Ehime ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-10-06
- [P053] ふれ愛・媛ポーク（えひめの食 商品紹介） — JA Zen-Noh Ehime ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-10-06