SPAM<sup>®</sup> Meal – Roasted Potatoes with Gravy
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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®.

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The meat and potatoes to this meal is, well, meat and potatoes. Glorious SPAM® Classic is combined with roasted potatoes and topped off with warm gravy. And to make this delightful comfort food even more comforting, it's ready in just 60 seconds.


Limited availability in stores. Prices may vary.

Ingredients

Potatoes, 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), Water, Milk, Cream Cheese (Pasteurized Milk And Cream, Cheese Culture, Salt, Carob Bean Gum), Modified Cornstarch, Contains 2% Or Less of Corn Oil, Pasteurized Process American Cheese (American Cheese [Milk, Salt, Cheese Cultures, Enzymes], Water, Sodium Phosphate, Cream, Salt, Lactic Acid), Butter, Sugar, Yeast Extract, Spices, Romano Cheese (Pasteurized Cows' Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Salt, Soy Lecithin, Sodium Bisulfite.

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 tray (283g)
Servings: 1
Amount Per Serving
Calories 360
% Daily Value
Total Fat 24g 37%
Saturated Fat 9g 45%
Cholesterol 55mg 18%
Sodium 790mg 33%
Total Carbohydrates 25g 8%
Dietary Fiber 2g 8%
Sugars 5g
Protein 11g

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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