Table 2.
Energy and fat content of one tablespoon of margarine/margarine-like products, butter blend products and various butters sold in the USA in 2020 by five food companies
| Mean/value | sd | Min | Max | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy (kcal) | ||||
| Margarine/margarine-like tub and squeeze products | 68 | 20 | 35 | 100 |
| Margarine/margarine-like stick products | 84 | 18 | 50 | 100 |
| Butter blend products | 87 | 17 | 50 | 100 |
| Butter, salted | 102 | |||
| Butter, unsalted | 102 | |||
| Whipped butter, salted | 68 | |||
| Whipped butter, unsalted | 68 | |||
| Total fat (g) | ||||
| Margarine/margarine-like tub and squeeze products | 7·5 | 2·3 | 4·0 | 11·0 |
| Margarine/margarine-like stick products | 9·2 | 2·2 | 5·0 | 11·0 |
| Butter blend products | 9·2 | 2·3 | 5·2 | 11·0 |
| Butter, salted | 11·5 | |||
| Butter, unsalted | 11·5 | |||
| Whipped butter, salted | 7·4 | |||
| Whipped butter, unsalted | 7·4 | |||
| Total fat (% DV) | ||||
| Margarine/margarine-like tub and squeeze products | 10 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| Margarine/margarine-like stick products | 12 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| Butter blend products | 12 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| Butter, salted | 15 | |||
| Butter, unsalted | 15 | |||
| Whipped butter, salted | 9 | |||
| Whipped butter, unsalted | 9 | |||
| SFA (g) | ||||
| Margarine/margarine-like tub and squeeze products | 2·2 | 1·0 | 1·0 | 5·0 |
| Margarine/margarine-like stick products | 3·5 | 1·0 | 2·0 | 5·0 |
| Butter blend products | 3·5 | 1·1 | 2·0 | 6·0 |
| Butter, salted | 7·3 | |||
| Butter, unsalted | 7·2 | |||
| Whipped butter, salted | 4·3 | |||
| Whipped butter, unsalted | 4·3 | |||
| SFA (% DV) | ||||
| Margarine/margarine-like tub and squeeze products | 11 | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| Margarine/margarine-like stick products | 18 | 5 | 10 | 25 |
| Butter blend products | 18 | 6 | 10 | 30 |
| Butter, salted | 36 | |||
| Butter, unsalted | 36 | |||
| Whipped butter, salted | 21 | |||
| Whipped butter, unsalted | 21 | |||
| MUFA (g) | ||||
| Margarine/margarine-like tub and squeeze products | 2·8 | 1·6 | 1·0 | 6·0 |
| Margarine/margarine-like stick products | 3·1 | 1·2 | 1·5 | 5·3 |
| Butter blend products | 4·0 | 1·2 | 1·9 | 5·0 |
| Butter, salted | 3·0 | |||
| Butter, unsalted | 3·3 | |||
| Whipped butter, salted | 1·9 | |||
| Whipped butter, unsalted | 1·9 | |||
| PUFA (g) | ||||
| Margarine/margarine-like tub and squeeze products | 2·3 | 1·0 | 0·7 | 5·0 |
| Margarine/margarine-like stick products | 2·5 | 0·9 | 1·0 | 4·0 |
| Butter blend products | 1·2 | 0·5 | 0·5 | 2·0 |
| Butter, salted | 0·4 | |||
| Butter, unsalted | 0·4 | |||
| Whipped butter, salted | 0·3 | |||
| Whipped butter, unsalted | 0·3 | |||
| n-3 (g) | ||||
| Margarine/margarine-like tub and squeeze products | 0·4 | 0·2 | 0·0 | 0·9 |
| Margarine/margarine-like stick products | 0·3 | 0·1 | 0·2 | 0·5 |
| Butter blend products | 0·3 | 0·2 | 0·0 | 0·6 |
| Butter, salted | 0·0 | |||
| Butter, unsalted | 0·0 | |||
| Whipped butter, salted | 0·0 | |||
| Whipped butter, unsalted | 0·0 | |||
| n-6 (g) | ||||
| Margarine/margarine-like tub and squeeze products | 1·9 | 0·9 | 0·2 | 4·4 |
| Margarine/margarine-like stick products | 2·2 | 0·8 | 0·8 | 3·6 |
| Butter blend products | 0·8 | 0·3 | 0·4 | 1·3 |
| Butter, salted | 0·3 | |||
| Butter, unsalted | 0·1 | |||
| Whipped butter, salted | 0·2 | |||
| Whipped butter, unsalted | 0·2 | |||
| Cholesterol (mg) | ||||
| Margarine/margarine-like tub and squeeze products | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 |
| Margarine/margarine-like stick products | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 | 0·0 |
| Butter blend products | 12·8 | 5·9 | 1·7 | 25·1 |
| Butter, salted | 30·5 | |||
| Butter, unsalted | 30·5 | |||
| Whipped butter, salted | 21·2 | |||
| Whipped butter, unsalted | 21·2 | |||
| Cholesterol (% DV) | ||||
| Margarine/margarine-like tub and squeeze products | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Margarine/margarine-like stick products | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butter blend products | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Butter, salted | 10 | |||
| Butter, unsalted | 10 | |||
| Whipped butter, salted | 7 | |||
| Whipped butter, unsalted | 7 | |||
Min, minimum; Max, maximum; DV, daily value.