Spam meat is made of a mixture of ham and pork as well as sugar, sodium nitrite, potato starch, water and salt.
Sodium nitrite is a food preservative that is added to meats including spam and also bacon, hot dogs, cured meats, sausage, smoked fish etc.
Spam is okay to eat in moderation although too much spam meat can be unhealthy.
While the Spam meat is convenient, easy to use and has a long shelf-life, spam meat is also very high in fat, calories and sodium and low in important nutrients, such as protein, vitamins and minerals.
Additionally, spam is also highly processed and contains preservatives like sodium nitrite that may cause several adverse health effects.
What sets SPAM meat apart from other products that are made from chopped meats that are cooked and pressed together, Spam is made from pork shoulder and pork ham, with no other scraps from the hog.
Pork shoulder is considered a high-quality cut of pork today, although in 1937, it was not.
One 2-ounce serving of the original Spam variety contains 180 calories and just a handful of micronutrients like zinc, potassium, iron, and copper. It also boasts 16 grams of fat.
Bacon, on the other hand, has about 263 calories in a 2-ounce portion with an estimated 19.6 grams of fat.