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The Truth Behind SPAM: Ingredients and History Explained

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who won a company naming contest in 1937. Whatever the origin, the name stuck—and so did the product’s place in history.

Despite the myths, the ingredients of SPAM are simple and clearly listed by Hormel Foods: pork, water, salt, potato starch, sugar, and sodium nitrate. The meat is ground, mixed with the other ingredients, vacuum-sealed into cans,continue reading …

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