DEHESA AND REARING
The size and the natural richness of the dehesa ensures the welfare of the animals as they are allowed to roam freely.
FASCINATED BY NATURE
The microclimate, the flora and fauna of the dehesa are essential ingredients that ensure the quality of Cinco Jotas.
Fascinación por la naturaleza
The microclimate, the flora and fauna of the dehesa are essential ingredients that ensure the quality of Cinco Jotas.
In the heart of the Sierra de Aracena and Picos de Aroche, designated a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO, Cinco Jotas has developed a controlled livestock farm, on a limited scale, which respects and protects the animal, its rearing and surroundings.
Its centuries-old dehesas offer a great variety of different varieties of oak - holm, cork, gall and pedunculate- all dripping with acorns, as well as aromatic herbs and other small fruits and nuts.
ACORNS
The acorns of the dehesa are one of the secrets behind the incredible flavour of Cinco Jotas.
During the Montanera, the mountain grazing period, ripe acorns fall on a bed of fresh grass. The pigs can cover up to 14 kilometres every day while grazing for acorns, ingesting huge quantities that are accumulated in unsaturated fats, creating the famous marbling seen in acorn-fed 100% ibérico ham.
14 KILÓMETROS DIARIOS en busca de bellotas
The nutritional value of the acorns resides in their high oleic acid content, which adds to the flavour and texture of each ham, making our ham a recommended part of a healthy diet.
In addition, our free range 100% ibérico pigs also consume wild fruits, roots, mushrooms, grasses, herbs, small invertebrates, nuts.... Such a varied natural diet gives our products an unrivalled texture, flavour and aroma.
- STARCH 61%
- SUGARS 5%
- FIBRE 6%
- PROTEIN 5%
El cerdo
100% ibérico
En Cinco Jotas superamos las más estrictas normas de calidad para obtener un producto extraordinario e inconfundible. Nuestra ganadería es única y con genética propia.
El proceso de cría es lento, como dicta la naturaleza. El cerdo 100% ibérico es una especie escasa y limitada por los recursos naturales: cada animal dispone de más de 2 hectáreas en la dehesa para asegurar su adecuada alimentación natural a base de bellotas.
- HOOVES Black and worn, known as pata negra
- EARS small lop-ears, acting like shelters to protect their eyes from the grasses while grazing
- FLANK Flat and elongated, finishing in a high, lean rump
- LEGS Very slim, agile, strong and narrow, allowing them to cover large distances in search of acorns.
The front legs are used for shoulder hams and the hind legs for ham. - SKIN A uniform, dark grey colour over the whole body.
- SNOUT Fine and elongated.
+ de 2 HECTARES per pig
"Cinco Jotas offers a unique tasting experience, the result of nature and the expertise of our master craftsmen.