Kome no Megumi Pork
米の恵み Oita
English name: Kome no Megumi Pork — no official English name found, so romanised by this site.
Requirements for Kome no Megumi Pork: where raised — pork from Oita Prefecture; feed — in the late fattening stage (generally 60 days or more), a compound feed with rice making up at least 10% of the total feed; grade — graded “Chū” (中) or higher by the Japan Meat Grading Association. Also: the carcass fat (oleic acid and so on) is measured with a meat-fat analyser (by Oita Prefecture Livestock Corporation, according to the prefecture). Not specified: breed, age at shipment.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
|---|---|
| Where it must be raised | Pork from Oita Prefecture |
| Age at shipment |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Feed | In the late fattening stage (generally 60 days or more), a compound feed with rice making up at least 10% of the total feed Sources: [P014] |
| Grading | Graded “Chū” (中) or higher by the Japan Meat Grading Association Sources: [P015] |
| Other conditions |
The carcass fat (oleic acid and so on) is measured with a meat-fat analyser (by Oita Prefecture Livestock Corporation, according to the prefecture) [P014] [P015] |
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 “Chū or higher” grade appears in the prefecture's 2016 governor's report; the council's own site does not mention grading. The council's list ends with “and so on”, so not every condition is published. Pork sold under other brand names can also be certified as Kome no Megumi if it meets the standard.
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. Kome no Megumi Pork sets feed and grade conditions but no breed condition.
This guide lists 5 brands from Oita (also Oita Kanmuri Jidori, Oita Bungo Beef, Oita Wagyu and Toyo no Shamo). By prefecture →
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Guides
Managed by
- Managed by
- Oita Rice Pork Brand Promotion Council
- Official site
- https://oitakomebuta.com/
Other brands from Oita
- Oita Kanmuri JidoriJidori and branded chicken
- Oita Bungo BeefBeef brands
- Oita WagyuBeef brands
- Toyo no ShamoJidori 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
- [P014] 大分で育った豚 米の恵み（基準） — Oita Rice Pork Brand Promotion Council ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-10-06
- [P015] 知事通信「県産豚統一ブランド「米の恵み」の知事報告会」（平成28年12月19日） — Oita Prefecture (Public Relations Division) ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-10-06