Table 3.

Percent daily value of sodium, vitamin A and vitamin E found in 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
Sodium (% DV)
Margarine/margarine-like tub and squeeze products	4	1	0	6
Margarine/margarine-like stick products	4	2	0	6
Butter blend products	3	1	1	4
Butter, salted	4
Butter, unsalted	0
Whipped butter, salted	2
Whipped butter, unsalted	0
Vitamin A (RAE) (% DV)
Margarine/margarine-like tub and squeeze products	11	5	0	30
Margarine/margarine-like stick products	13	2	7	14
Butter blend products	10	4	3	14
Butter, salted	11
Butter, unsalted	11
Whipped butter, salted	7
Whipped butter, unsalted	7
Vitamin E (total α-tocopherol) (% DV)
Margarine/margarine-like tub and squeeze products	7	5	2	22
Margarine/margarine-like stick products	8	3	4	12
Butter blend products	5	2	3	8
Butter, salted	2
Butter, unsalted	2
Whipped butter, salted	1
Whipped butter, unsalted	1

Min, minimum; Max, maximum; DV, daily value; RAE, retinol activity equivalents.