Sobrassada Negra de Mallorca

Sobrasada de Mallorca is an uncooked, cured sausage produced across the whole island of Majorca, registered as a PGI under file number PGI-ES-0097. The paste is soft, compacted, greasy, and marbled red in appearance; the skin is dark red and smooth or slightly rough, with no mould or whitish mould only.

About this designation

Sobrasada de Mallorca holds PGI status, registered on 21 June 1996 under file number PGI-ES-0097 (eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000012972). The protected name as registered is Sobrasada de Mallorca. The processing area covers the whole island of Majorca. The product is classified as a meat-based product under Class 1.2. In production, meat is minced into pieces less than 6 mm in diameter; pepper, salt, and spices are then added; the mass is mixed and encased in intestines before curing in drying rooms. The specification describes the paste as soft, not pliant, sticky, compacted, greasy, and not very fibrous, with a marbled red appearance. The skin is dark red, smooth or slightly rough, and free of mould or bearing whitish mould only. The sausage has an irregular cylindrical shape. The specification attributes the product's distinct character to the Majorcan climate, characterised by high humidity and a small temperature range, combined with local sausage-making tradition. The Consejo Regulador de la Denominación específica "Sobrasada de Mallorca", based in Ariany, Mallorca, acts as the applicant group and inspection body, certifying and guaranteeing products before they reach the market.

Source: The register document this entry was written from · retrieved August 28, 2026

Distinctive facts

• Registered as a PGI on 21 June 1996 under file number PGI-ES-0097, eAmbrosia identifier EUGI00000012972.
• The processing area is defined as the whole island of Majorca; no production outside this area qualifies.
• Meat must be minced to pieces less than 6 mm in diameter before pepper, salt, and spices are incorporated.
• Products are certified and guaranteed by the Consejo Regulador de la Denominación específica "Sobrasada de Mallorca" before going to market.