Dry-cured whole muscle
Cured pork shoulder
Covered by the same two sections as country ham, with its own protein-fat-free minimums.
What this page is built from
- Protected names
- 0
- US standards of identity
- 2
- Composition rows
- 0
- Named by FSIS
- no
- Buying guide
- yes
This page exists because these joins exist. A class name that joins to no register entry, no standard, no composition row and no buying guide would not have a page.
US standard of identity
- Cured pork products.
- “Country Ham,” “Country Style Ham,” “Dry Cured Ham,” “Country Pork Shoulder,” “Country Style Pork Shoulder,” and “Dry Cured Pork Shoulder.”
Buying it
The front leg rather than the back one, sold in Spain as paleta. It is smaller than a jamon, cures faster and is usually cheaper for the same designation, which is why several Spanish protected names cover the jamon and the paleta separately.
What to read on the label. Paleta is the shoulder. Where a protected name covers both, the paleta is named separately in the register.
This class does have a US standard of identity, which means the name on the pack is constrained by 9 CFR part 319 rather than left to the maker. The standard is linked above and is worth reading before deciding what the word promised you.
This is not a protected designation. The listing below is a product of this type, not a registered name. The register entries for this class are listed above and none of them is what is linked here.
Affiliate links
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Listing
100% Iberico Grass-Fed Boneless Pork Shoulder Ham (Paleta) - AX by Covap | Premium Spanish Iberico
- Lowest new, checked 2026-09-04
- $315.99
- Brand
- COVAP
- ASIN
- B0B3S8S8DZ
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Register data: eAmbrosia, the EU geographical indications register, retrieved 2026-09-04. Composition: USDA FoodData Central, retrieved 2026-09-04, All values are per 100 g of the food as described.