CANNED

GOOD
What does SPAM stand for?

■ The name Spam was derived from a contraction

of 'spiced ham'. The original variety of Spam is
still available today, acknowledged as the 'spiced
hammiest' of them all. During WWII and
beyond, the meat colloquially became known in
the UK as an acronym that stood for Special
Processed American Meat.
Spam is a brand of canned cooked pork made by Hormel
Foods Corporation, based in Minnesota. It was first
introduced in 1937 and gained popularity worldwide after
its use during World War II.

During World War II and the occupations which followed,

Spam was introduced into Guam, Hawaii, Okinawa, the 
Philippines, and other islands in the Pacific. Immediately
absorbed into native diets, it has become a unique part of
the history and effects of U.S. influence in the Pacific
islands.
 Ingredients of SPAM
PORK WITH HAM SALT

POTATO
STARCH
 SUGAR
WATER

SODIUM NITRATE
■ The word ham derives from the Old English
hamm and refers specifically to a cut of meat
from the hog's hind legs. China takes credit for
curing the first pork leg back in 4900 B.C.
Enthusiasm for ham spread throughout ancient
Europe with the Romans, who likely learned of
the practice while trading with the Chinese

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■ Salt comes from two main sources: sea water and the sodium
chloride mineral halite (also known as rock salt).
Rock salt occurs in vast beds of sedimentary evaporite
minerals that result from the drying up of enclosed lakes,
playas, and seas.

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■ Potato starch is starch extracted from potatoes. The cells of
the root tubers of the potato plant contain starch grains
(leucoplasts). To extract the starch, the potatoes are crushed;
the starch grains are released from the destroyed cells.
The starch is then washed out and dried to powder.

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■ Sugar was first produced from sugarcane plants in northern
India sometime after the first century CE. The derivation of the
word “sugar” is thought to be from Sanskrit शर्क रा (śarkarā),
meaning "ground or candied sugar," originally "grit, gravel".

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■ The largest accumulations of naturally
occurring sodium nitrate are found in Chile and Peru,
where nitrate salts are bound within mineral deposits
called caliche ore.

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PURCHASING COUNTRIES
 JAPAN
 AUSTRALIA
 PHILIPPINES
 UNITED STATE OF
AMERICA
 UNITED KINGDOM
 GUAM
 SOUTH
KOREA
 HAWAII