What’s SPAM, really — and what goes into it?

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The original SPAM recipe contains a relatively short list of ingredients. The classic version is made primarily from pork, along with water, salt, potato starch, sugar, and sodium nitrite.

The exact ingredients can vary depending on the particular SPAM variety and the country where it is sold.

So despite the jokes and rumors surrounding it, SPAM isn’t made from some unidentified collection of leftover meat.

It’s a processed pork product with a defined ingredient list.

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