Organic Iberian ham

For many, a jamón ibérico of pigs raised in the Dehesa and only cured with salt should be classified as organic jamón ibérico . It seems redundant because a pig ibérico raised in freedom already sounds organic. However, any organic product, whether ham or other food, requires specific requirements that very few producers meet.

Any of us who think of an ecological jamón ibérico and know a little about the ecosystem of the Dehesa Ibérica, will think that the paradigm of organic breeding is the Dehesas of Extremadura, Salamanca or Andalusia.

As there is a ibérico standard, in the case of organic ibérico pig farming, a series of requirements must be met.

Broadly speaking, the Dehesa Ecológica must certify that it does not carry out, nor has it carried out in the last two years, treatments with pesticides and other similar types of products as established by the corresponding Community Directive. These are pastures that must be perfectly delimited and independent of the "traditional" Dehesa

The price of an organic ham will always be higher than that of a non-organic jamón ibérico . The reason is simple. The conditioning factors of the animal's breeding process and the subsequent production process bring with them higher costs because it is out of the standard.

How we select the best eco-friendly jamón ibérico for you

We have searched for organic ham producers in all the ibérico producing areas so that you can buy selected organic jamón ibérico with all the guarantees and at the best price.

What are the characteristics of the ecological jamón de bellota ?

To qualify jamón de bellota organic, the first thing is that it comes from an organic ibérico pig. To do this, the animal must follow the protocol of all organic livestock farming that establishes the treatments and organic food that it will receive.

Obviously, organic food at Montanera de Dehesa Ecológica is guaranteed. In the case of Organic Ibérico Pork with a diet supplemented with cereals and legumes, these must have the corresponding organic certification.

In the curing process of organic jamón ibérico it must be free of nitrites and nitrates. To obtain an organic jamón ibérico the recipe will be simple, only sea salt and time are added.