In addition to the outstanding characteristics of the Iberian hog breed and select feeding, our products have the quality guarantee from “Productos del Encinar”.

The steps of cutting, salting, maturation and natural drying are perfectly integrated in our production line where, we not only respect the natural making process, but we also keep and preserve this curing art to the last detail.

The skilful hands of our experts passed down from one generation to the next, together with state-of-the-art techniques in Iberian products manufacturing processes, result in food products that are bound to please the most discerning palate.

Hams with Designation of Origin “Dehesa de Extremadura”, high quality Iberian products and delicious sausages (embutidos) are the credentials of a company that continues investing in quality, technology innovation and fine taste.

The aim behind the Iberian hog quality standard is to set out requirements for quality that Iberian hams, shoulders and loins marketed in Spain must meet in order to use the trade denominations defined depending on the breed of hog and type of feeding.

Depending on the breed of the hogs, which is the raw material, there are two designations:
• Purebred Iberian: hogs from purebred Iberian dam and sire, entered into the herd-book.
• Iberian: hogs from purebred Iberian or Iberian dam.

Depending on the feed of the hogs immediately before slaughtering, there are four designations:
• Bellota or terminado en montanera (hogs reared on the open range on a diet of acorns and grasses native to the pastureland during the mast season or montanera).
• Recebo or terminado en recebo (hogs reared on the open range on a diet of acorns and grasses native to the pastureland during the montanera, supplemented at the end of the fattening period with compound feed consisting of cereals and legumes).
• Cebo de campo (hogs reared on the open range on a diet of grass and compound feed consisting of cereals and legumes).
• Cebo (hogs reared in a fattening house on a diet of compound feed consisting of cereals and legumes).

To adapt our processes to the guidelines set by this standard, we have implemented systems that enable product traceability and involve a strict control from the animals birth until the sale of the products manufactured.

The labelling of our hams, shoulders and loins provides consumers with comprehensive and truthful information on the products nature and characteristics.

We are sure that technology innovations allied with our manufacturing experience and the proven quality of our products will allow us to fulfill the expectations of our most demanding consumers.

Despite the fact that every change entails effort, we are firmly committed to the implementation of this standard with the aim of regulating Iberian product markets and industry.

Our goal is to improve controls in the elaboration process and provide our clients with premium Iberian products complete with detailed information about them.