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Acorn Fed Iberian Pig
Acorn Fed Iberian Pig
Low concern
Acorn-fed Iberian pork is renowned for its high monounsaturated-fat (oleic acid) content from the acorn diet, more comparable to olive oil than typical pork fat. As fresh meat it carries usual considerations of red-meat consumption (IARC Group 2A).
Found in
17 products
What it is
Iberian (cerdo ibérico) pig finished on a diet of acorns (bellota) in Spanish dehesas — meat used primarily for jamón ibérico de bellota.
Premium pork meat / cured ham source.
Why it's flagged
- red meat (IARC Group 2A)
- cured forms = processed meat (IARC Group 1)
What regulators actually say
"The IARC Working Group classified the consumption of processed meat as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1) and red meat as probably carcinogenic to humans (Group 2A)."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
USDA FSIS-regulated when imported; EU PDO 'Jamón Ibérico'
European Union — EFSA
Regulated meat product
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