Salted butter vs Light margarine
In short
Gram for gram, there are 2.1 times as many calories in salted butter as in light margarine (717 vs 346 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from fat.
More in salted butter: saturated fat (5.9×), cholesterol, total fat (2.1×) and vitamin B12 (2.8×). More in light margarine: vitamin E (5.8×), vitamin A, vitamin K (11×) and vitamin D. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
0.85 g protein · 0.06 g carbs (0.06 g sugars) · 81.1 g fat
0.33 g protein · 1.2 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 37.9 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 g of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Saturated fatlimit51.4 g · 8.6 g257%43%
- Vitamin E2.3 mg · 13.4 mg15%90%
- Vitamin A684 µg · 1,330 µg76%148%
- Cholesterollimit215 mg · 0 mg72%0%
- Vitamin K7 µg · 74.6 µg6%62%
- Total fat81.1 g · 37.9 g104%49%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 3.7 µg0%19%
- Vitamin B120.17 µg · 0.06 µg7%3%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Protein0.85 g · 0.33 g2%·1%
- Carbohydrates0.06 g · 1.2 g<1%·<1%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit643 mg · 586 mg28%·25%
- Potassium24 mg · 45 mg1%·1%
- Calcium24 mg · 6 mg2%·<1%
- Iron0.02 mg · 0.03 mg<1%·<1%
- Magnesium2 mg · 1 mg<1%·<1%
- Phosphorus24 mg · 6 mg2%·<1%
- Zinc0.09 mg · 0.02 mg1%·<1%
- Copper0 mg · 0.006 mg0%·1%
- Selenium1 µg · 0 µg2%·0%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Thiamin (B1)0.005 mg · 0.006 mg<1%·1%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.034 mg · 0.004 mg3%·<1%
- Niacin (B3)0.042 mg · 0.003 mg<1%·<1%
- Vitamin B60.003 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Folate3 µg · 1 µg1%·<1%
- Choline18.8 mg · 12.4 mg3%·2%
Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, pantothenic acid (B5).
From USDA FoodData Central: Salted butter (SR Legacy 173410), Light margarine (Survey (FNDDS) 2710162). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.