Kagoshima Kurobuta
かごしま黒豚 Kagoshima
English name: Kagoshima Kurobuta — no official English name found, so romanised by this site.
Requirements for Kagoshima Kurobuta: breed — Berkshire; age at shipment — shipped at roughly 230 to 270 days of age (the council lists this as one of its production standards); feed — in the late fattening stage, feed containing 10–20% sweet potato for at least 60 days. Also: designated a Kagoshima Brand product by the prefecture (1999); Eleven groups are registered as Kagoshima Brand producers, covering the whole prefecture. Not specified: where raised, grade.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed | Berkshire All Berkshire (American Berkshire excluded), and not kept together with other breeds Sources: [P003] |
|---|---|
| Where it must be raised |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Age at shipment | Shipped at roughly 230 to 270 days of age (the council lists this as one of its production standards) Sources: [P003] |
| Feed | In the late fattening stage, feed containing 10–20% sweet potato for at least 60 days Sources: [P003] |
| Grading |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Other conditions |
Designated a Kagoshima Brand product by the prefecture (1999) [P003] Eleven groups are registered as Kagoshima Brand producers, covering the whole prefecture [P004] |
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 standard has no wording that limits where the pigs are raised. The age at shipment is written as “roughly … or so”, so we do not treat it as a hard minimum or maximum. The prefecture's eleven brand groups include organizations and companies other than the council.
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. Kagoshima Kurobuta sets breed and feed conditions but no grade condition.
This guide lists 5 brands from Kagoshima (also Kagoshima Wagyu, Kuro Satsuma-dori, Satsuma Jidori and Satsuma Wakashamo). By prefecture →
Compare this brand side by side with others → ・ Find brands by their rules →
Counts cover only the brands in this guide.
Guides
Managed by
- Managed by
- Kagoshima Kurobuta Producers' Council
- Official site
- https://www.k-kurobuta.com/
Other brands from Kagoshima
- Kagoshima WagyuBeef brands
- Kuro Satsuma-doriJidori and branded chicken
- Satsuma JidoriJidori and branded chicken
- Satsuma WakashamoJidori 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
- [P003] かごしま黒豚とは（かごしま黒豚の定義〜こだわりの生産〜） — Kagoshima Kurobuta Producers' Council ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-10-06
- [P004] かごしまブランド かごしま黒豚 — Kagoshima Prefecture (Food Export and Brand Strategy Office) ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-10-06