spam has 176 Calories per 2-ounce serving, so 5891000 Joules per pound. So it takes ~22 pounds of spam to get the same amount of energy as in a gallon of gasoline.

This is kind of silly though.

I agree, the benchmark energy content foodstuff in the peak oil community is Cap'n Crunch.

Hi Folks,

spam has 176 Calories per 2-ounce serving, so 5891000 Joules per pound. So it takes ~22 pounds of spam to get the same amount of energy as in a gallon of gasoline.

More importantly, what is the EROEI of this 'fuel'? The real context is that 'spam' and all similar processed foods have huge hidden energy inputs - it might be useful to do an analysis on the energy input into producing these 'foods' - a life-cycle analysis - from farm to sewage plant - so to speak...

L,
Sid.