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SPAM® Jalapeño

Contains sodium nitrite

Canned pork with jalapeño peppers and 1 g added sugar per serving. It has 650 mg sodium per serving and contains sodium nitrite.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsGluten-free (label)Dairy-freeKetoLow sugar
$5.00 lowest price at shop.spam.com
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
160caloriesPer serving · 2 oz (56g)
Protein
7g▼
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
1g
Sodium
650mg
Saturated fat
5g▼
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Ingredients: pork with ham, jalapeño peppers (contains vinegar), water, salt, modified potato starch, sugar, sodium phosphate, flavoring, sodium nitrite
56 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 20%63
Ingredients · counts 25%71
Processing · counts 25%35
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%65
Why it scores 56
Nutrition 63 · Compared with other processed meats: more saturated fat (5 g), less protein (7 g) per 2 oz
Ingredients 71 · Sodium or potassium nitrite (additive, −15); Added phosphates (additive, −10); Natural flavours (additive, −4)
Processing 35 · Canned pork with modified starch, flavoring and sodium nitrite
Sourcing 50 · No origin or raising practices are stated for the pork
Transparency 65 · Complete ingredient list; no origin or raising claims
650 mg sodium per serving
Contains sodium nitrite
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−29 for sodium or potassium nitrite, added phosphates, natural flavours
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Ingredients
Pork with ham Jalapeño peppers (contains vinegar) Water Salt Modified potato starch Sugar Sodium phosphate Flavoring Sodium nitrite
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives5 additives · 1 high risk
Sodium or potassium nitrite (E250, E249)PreservativeHigh risk
Can form nitrosamines in cured meat; IARC classifies processed meat as carcinogenic (Group 1), with nitrites a likely contributor.
Added phosphates (E339–E343, E450–E452)StabiliserModerate risk
Absorbed more readily than natural phosphorus; high intakes are linked to kidney and heart risks, and EFSA set a limit in 2019.
Modified starch (E14xx)ThickenerLimited risk
Chemically treated starch; considered safe, but a marker of more processed food.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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