SPAM: What does it stand for, and what are its ingredients?

What’s Inside SPAM?

You might be wondering what’s actually in a can of SPAM. The good news is that the ingredients are pretty simple. According to the New York Post, SPAM contains:

    • Pork
    • Water
    • Salt
    • Potato starch
    • Sugar
  • Sodium nitrate

The Hormel Foods website says that SPAM was very helpful during the Great Depression because it was a cheap meat product. It became even more important during World War II, and it’s still a popular food today.

How SPAM is Made:

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