Editing Spam (food) (section)

== Nutritional data ==
[[File:Spam 2.jpg|thumb|A can of low-salt "Spam 25% Less Sodium"]]
[[File:Spam Can Nutritional Label.jpg|thumb|Nutritional label for "Spam 25% Less Sodium"]]
The ingredients of Spam vary according to variety and market; those of variety "Spam Classic" are pork with ham, salt, water, modified potato starch, sugar, and sodium nitrite.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Lee|first1=Yun-Ju|last2=Jang|first2=Gyeong-Ja|date=1998|title=Preliminary Study on the Establishment of Proper Portion Using Consumed Size and Food Preference of Frequently Served Meals in the Elementary School Lunch Program in Inchon - 2. A Study on the Consumption Size of Frequently Served Meals in the Eleme|url=https://www.koreascience.or.kr/article/JAKO199856455780043.page|journal=Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association|volume=4|issue=2|pages=132–144|issn=1225-9861|access-date=April 4, 2021|archive-date=May 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524041635/https://www.koreascience.or.kr/article/JAKO199856455780043.page|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spam.com/varieties/spam-classic|title=Spam Classic?|website=Spam.com|publisher=Hormel Foods|archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20150617231636/http://www.spam.com/spam%2D101/what%2Dis%2Dspam%2Dclassic|archive-date=June 17, 2015|url-status=dead|access-date=September 18, 2014}}</ref> Sodium nitrite is a common preservative used in highly processed meat products. Excessive consumption has been linked to many health issues.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sruthi, John P. |first1=M., MBBS, Cunha, DO, FACOEP |title=How Bad Is Sodium Nitrate for You? |url=https://www.medicinenet.com/how_bad_is_sodium_nitrate_for_you/article.htm |website=MedicineNet}}</ref>

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|+ Nutritional Information for Original Spam<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts-C00001-01c20Nk.html|title=Nutritional Facts and Analysis for Spam|publisher=Nutritiondata.com|access-date=July 5, 2013|archive-date=May 24, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080524061014/http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts-C00001-01c20Nk.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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!Substance!!Quantity per 100g serving
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| Energy || 1,300 kJ (310 [[Food energy|calories or kilocalories]])
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| [[Protein]] || 13g (26% daily value or DV)
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| Total fat || 27g (41% DV)
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| of which: [[saturated fat]] || 10g (49% DV)
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| [[Carbohydrate]]s || 3g (1% DV)
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| Sodium || 1369&nbsp;mg (57% DV)
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| Cholesterol|| 70&nbsp;mg (23% DV)
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| [[Vitamin]]s and [[Dietary mineral|minerals]] (% DV)|| width=300|1% vitamin C, 1% calcium, 5% iron, 3% magnesium, 9% potassium, 12% zinc, and 5% copper
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|colspan="2"|Net weight per package: 340 grams (12 oz.)
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