SPAM<sup>®</sup> Meal – Penne Pasta in Alfredo Sauce
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What is SPAM® Classic? Ah, the age-old question; what is the meat in that special can comprised of? Many myths abound, but the answer is actually quite simple. It’s merely six simple ingredients.

Why is SPAM® Brand a Household Name? We could go on for days about this. But rather than get all Socrates on you, let’s look to the people for the answer -- the legions of SPAM® brand lovers all over the world who crave, and celebrate, this delightful meat.

History of the SPAM® Brand / The SPAM® Story 1937 - Hormel Foods introduces SPAM® luncheon meat. Ken Daigneau, brother of a Hormel Foods vice president, wins a contest and $100 for naming SPAM®.

The SPAM® Museum Few experiences in life are as meaningful and meaty-filled as those you’ll have at the magnificent SPAM® Museum. Referred to by some meat historians as The Guggenham, Porkopolis or M.O.M.A. (Museum Of Meat-Themed Awesomeness), the SPAM® Museum is home to the world’s most comprehensive collection of spiced pork artifacts.

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Art historians often wonder what made Mona Lisa smile. We believe she must have just eaten a tasty SPAM® & Penne Pasta in Alfredo Sauce. It's an Italian masterpiece that only takes 60 seconds to make, a feat even Leonardo da Vinci finds amazing.


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Ingredients

Water, Penne Pasta (Water, Durum Wheat, Egg Whites, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Spam® (Pork With Ham, Water, Modified Potato Starch, Potassium Chloride, Salt, Sugar, Pork Flavor [Natural Flavor, Rendered Pork Fat, Lactic Acid, Salt], Tartaric Acid, Sodium Nitrite), Alfredo Sauce (Water, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Mozzarella Cheese [Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes], Food Starch, Stabilizer [Modified Food Starch, Sodium Alginate, Datem, Locust Bean Gum, Guar Gum, Maltodextrin], Natural Flavor, Sodium Phosphate, Slat, Sorbic Acid [Preservative]), Cream, Contains 2 Or Less of Soybean Oil, Potato Starch, Rice Starch, Butter, Flavoring, Romano Cheese (Pasteurized Cow's Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Potassium Chloride, Flavor (Maltodextrin, Cultured Whey [from Milk]), Milk Protein Concentrate (Nonfat Milk, Milk Protein), Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate, Spices, Salt, Titanium Dioxide (Color), Cream of Tartar.

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 tray (283g)
Servings: 1
Amount Per Serving
Calories 410
% Daily Value
Total Fat 26g 40%
Saturated Fat 9g 45%
Cholesterol 45mg 15%
Sodium 990mg 41%
Total Carbohydrates 30g 10%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Sugars 2g
Protein 13g

Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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  • The SPAM® brand is trademarked in more than 100 countries worldwide, and sold in 45 nations, from Andorra to Zimbabwe.

  • Outside the United States, the Republic of South Korea is the largest market for SPAM® products.

  • SPAM® products are consumed at a rate of 3.1 cans per second in the United States. Beat that, world!

  • In 1940, Hormel Foods unveiled what was believed to be the first singing commercial, advertising SPAM® luncheon meat.

  • Following World War II, world leaders including Dwight Eisenhower, Margaret Thatcher and Nikita Khrushchev all credited SPAM® for its role in sustaining soldiers.

  • The SPAM® name was suggested by Kenneth Daigneau, the brother of a Hormel Foods vice president, at a New Year’s Eve gala.

  • SPAM® Stinky French Garlic collector’s edition was introduced in England in conjunction with the opening of the the musical SPAMALOT™.

  • SPAM® Classic made its cyberspace debut in 1998 with the launch of its official brand homepage at spam.com -- where you’re staring right now!

  • In 2000, the SPAM® brand received its own Minnesota State lottery ticket scratch game. Astonishingly, the tickets were not scratch ‘n sniff.

  • SPAM® products have appeared in several movies, including Soul Surfer and Yogi Bear, most recently. No word on whether the can got its own trailer.

  • The SPAM® brand previously sponsored the No. 9 race car in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. Unfortunately it did not run on SPAM®.

  • Upon meeting former Russian President Boris Yeltsin, former Hormel Foods President R.L. Knowlton presented him with a can of SPAM® Classic.

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