人類飼養家豬主要是為了可食用的豬肉。其他從豬而來的食品有香腸、火腿、培根、煙肉、豬皮等。像豬肝、豬大腸、豬血等也會作為食物,在全球範圍內,豬也是僅次於雞和鴨,最常被屠宰取肉的動物,在2013年,全球有超過14億五千萬隻豬被屠宰取肉[19],將豬屠宰取食的行為又稱殺豬;不過猶太教及伊斯蘭教認為豬對人來說是不潔的(unclean to you),故禁食豬肉。
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