Butter vs margarine
In short
Gram for gram, there are 24% more calories in butter than in margarine (717 vs 579 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from fat.
More in butter: saturated fat (4×), cholesterol, total fat and vitamin B12 (8.5×). More in margarine: vitamin B6, vitamin E (7.8×), vitamin K (14×), vitamin D and vitamin A. 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
0.17 g protein · 0.82 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 65 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 · 12.9 g257%64%
- Vitamin B60.003 mg · 2.8 mg<1%166%
- Vitamin E2.3 mg · 18.1 mg15%121%
- Vitamin K7 µg · 99.2 µg6%83%
- Cholesterollimit215 mg · 1 mg72%<1%
- Total fat81.1 g · 65 g104%83%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 3.7 µg0%19%
- Vitamin A684 µg · 819 µg76%91%
- Vitamin B120.17 µg · 0.02 µg7%1%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Protein0.85 g · 0.17 g2%·<1%
- Carbohydrates0.06 g · 0.82 g<1%·<1%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit643 mg · 694 mg28%·30%
- Potassium24 mg · 27 mg1%·1%
- Calcium24 mg · 16 mg2%·1%
- Iron0.02 mg · 0.02 mg<1%·<1%
- Magnesium2 mg · 2 mg<1%·<1%
- Phosphorus24 mg · 13 mg2%·1%
- Zinc0.09 mg · 0 mg1%·0%
- Copper0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Selenium1 µg · 0 µg2%·0%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0.1 mg0%·<1%
- Thiamin (B1)0.005 mg · 0.008 mg<1%·1%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.034 mg · 0.029 mg3%·2%
- Niacin (B3)0.042 mg · 0.018 mg<1%·<1%
- Folate3 µg · 1 µg1%·<1%
- Choline18.8 mg · 10.8 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), Margarine (Survey (FNDDS) 2710158). 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.