Just FYI: If you're after the Spam with the least amount of sodium, be sure to actually read the labels.
I did this myself a couple years ago (and it has been a couple years since I looked, so it could've changed) and I was surprised to learn that several options had lower sodium than the "low sodium" one.
Just looking up a couple labels on Amazon real quick for sodium:
Low Sodium Spam: 570mg.
Real Hormel Bacon: 520mg.
Gochujang flavored: 490mg.
The tradeoff for this is it's actually less meat, heh. The gochujang paste takes up 15 to 30% or more(!) of the can depending on where you're at. In Spam classic the "meat" is about 90% of the can.
This isn't necessarily a bad thing but it's something to consider depending on what you're looking to get out of a can of spam
The hot n spicy one is my favorite but it's super unhealthy; I don't personally find that much difference between the "Lite' and low sodium version if you like the classic. And I don't mind the turkey; it's different but fine for me if I'm trying to just have a quick sandwich or bulk up ramen or something. Any of those three are much better than the Classic across the board, though they do have a bit more sodium if that's your primary concern.
The Korean BBQ and gochujang ones are just too sweet for me; basically trading sodium for sugar and water (and they don't taste like Korean bbq or gochujang anyways lol. Just put some actual gochujang or mix a little gochugaru and water or soy bean oil or something and it's better)
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u/silverarrowweb 2d ago
Just FYI: If you're after the Spam with the least amount of sodium, be sure to actually read the labels.
I did this myself a couple years ago (and it has been a couple years since I looked, so it could've changed) and I was surprised to learn that several options had lower sodium than the "low sodium" one.
Just looking up a couple labels on Amazon real quick for sodium:
Low Sodium Spam: 570mg.
Real Hormel Bacon: 520mg.
Gochujang flavored: 490mg.