Everything you need to know about Vegan Spam

Is there vegan spam?

Yes! Asian company OmniFoods created vegan spam in 2019. The company’s mission is “to innovate food that will treat the planet right, treat animals right and treat humans right”.
OmniPork Luncheon Meat does not contain any derived animal products. It is “the world’s first luncheon meat made entirely from plants.”

What is vegan spam made with?
Vegan spam is made with OmniPork - a super realistic plant-based pork meat alternative that contains shitake mushrooms, pea protein, soy protein and rice protein. The formula was developed by an established food scientist team in Canada.

Does vegan spam taste like the real thing?
OmniPork Luncheon Meat aka Vegan Spam looks, cooks, and tastes just like traditional spam. The product is super realistic, and you won’t believe it’s entirely made with plants.

Is vegan spam unhealthy?

Vegan spam is the healthier replacement for spam. It is rich in protein and provides lots of calcium, potassium and dietary fibre while containing 0 mg cholesterol. It also has fewer calories, less fat and lower sodium levels when compared to traditional spam meat. (It has 49 per cent less fat and 62 per cent less sodium.) It contains NO added hormones, NO antibiotics and NO carcinogenic nitrates as the preservatives.

What can I cook with vegan spam?
Vegan spam can be added to all kinds of dishes, from breakfast sandwiches to spam fried rice and spam mac and cheese. You can replace traditional spam with vegan spam and use it instead of pork in Asian dishes, dumplings, Bolognese sauce, and classic pies recipes.

Where can I buy vegan spam?

You can buy vegan spam in the plant-based online market Mighty Plants.
That’s the only place where you can buy vegan spam in the UK.