How much does authentic wild boar meat cost per jin, and how can you tell the real from the fake?

Compared with domesticated pork, wild boar meat is more fragrant and tender, more nutritious, and has a rich gamey flavor, a high lean meat ratio and a low fat content.So how much does authentic wild boar meat cost per jin? How can you tell the real from the fake?

How much does authentic wild boar meat cost per jin?

Generally, wild boar meat on the market costs around 40 yuan/jin, live boars sold directly to the market fetch around 25 yuan/jin, and wild boar meat that has undergone further processing and packaging sells for 50-60 yuan per jin. Wild boar meat has a unique flavor and is rich in nutrients, containing various vitamins; it is a low-fat, high-protein meat and a green health food.

Special wild boar, also called meat-type wild boar, looks very much like a wild boar and carries the stable genetic genes of the original wild boar breed. Special wild boar has more lean meat, less fat, a good taste, and is rich in various amino acids and crude fiber, especially a high linoleic acid content. It overcomes the wildness of purebred wild boar, combining the fast growth and high feed conversion of excellent breeding pigs with the tender meat and rich gamey flavor of the original wild boar, meeting people's requirements for a healthy diet. Sweet, salty, neutral.

How can you tell real wild boar meat from fake?

1. Color

With real wild boar meat, the color of the meat is usually more vivid than that of domestic pig meat.

2. Fat and lean

Wild boars have a higher lean meat ratio than domestic pigs, with very little fat.

3. Thickness and hardness of the meat

Truly free-range wild boars have particularly thick, hard skin, so you can feel the thickness and hardness simply by touching the skin.

Real and fake wild boar meat

4. Look at the size of the pores

The pores in wild boar meat are relatively large, while those of crossbred domestic pigs are relatively small, and can even be negligible.

5. Taste

Special wild boar has a rich flavor, tender meat, and relatively tender fat that does not feel greasy when eaten. The bone broth has a unique aroma and savory flavor, the meat is clear and translucent, with almost no oil droplets on the surface, and it does not feel greasy after drinking.

In addition, raising wild boars has low feed costs, with the feed cost per pig staying between 150 yuan and 200 yuan, while other expenses are relatively higher. To raise 10 young wild boars, with 10 foundation sows corresponding to 1-2 boars, the breeding stock introduction fee is about 30,000-80,000 yuan, the pen needs 500-600 sq m and requires an investment of 80,000-100,000 yuan, with first-year working capital of 20,000-30,000 yuan. From the second year on, without increasing the number of sows, they normally breed 150-200 head per year, and the annual working capital will increase; if sales are slow or the number of foundation sows is increased, the working capital will need to increase further. Annual profit ranges from 170,000 to 350,000 yuan.

As people's living standards rise, the demand for food quality is also growing higher, and wild boar meat has a certain auxiliary effect on conditions such as metabolic disorders and reproductive dysfunction, and it also fits modern people's needs better, so the market will only grow larger in the future.