Kumamoto no Rindo Pork
くまもとのりんどうポーク Kumamoto
English name: Kumamoto no Rindo Pork — no official English name found, so romanised by this site.
Requirements for Kumamoto no Rindo Pork: feed — as a finishing feed, starch sources such as wheat plus seaweed powder, from about 60 days before shipment. Also: raised on farms that the council has reviewed and found to meet its conditions on breeding stock, feed and management standards. Not specified: breed, where raised, age at shipment, grade.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
|---|---|
| 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 | As a finishing feed, starch sources such as wheat plus seaweed powder, from about 60 days before shipment Sources: [P035] |
| Grading |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Other conditions |
Raised on farms that the council has reviewed and found to meet its conditions on breeding stock, feed and management standards [P035] |
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 only source is JA Kumamoto Economic Federation's introduction page. No breed, age or grading condition is given, and the feeding period is written as “about 60 days”.
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. Kumamoto no Rindo Pork sets a feed condition but no breed or grade condition.
This guide lists 5 brands from Kumamoto (also Amakusa Kuroushi, Amakusa Daio, Kumamoto Akaushi and Kumamoto Kuroge Wagyu). By prefecture →
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Counts cover only the brands in this guide.
Guides
Managed by
- Managed by
- Kumamoto Rindo Pork Brand Promotion Council
- Official site
- https://www.jakk.or.jp/kumamoto-chikusan/brand/pork2.php
Other brands from Kumamoto
- Amakusa KuroushiBeef brands
- Amakusa DaioJidori and branded chicken
- Kumamoto AkaushiBeef brands
- Kumamoto Kuroge WagyuBeef 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
- [P035] くまもとの豚肉ブランド（くまもとのりんどうポーク） — JA Kumamoto Economic Federation (Livestock) ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-10-06