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
Each dot 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 gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Saturated fatlimit257% vs 64%
51.4 g vs 12.9 g
- Vitamin B6<1% vs 166%
0.003 mg vs 2.8 mg
- Vitamin E15% vs 121%
2.3 mg vs 18.1 mg
- Vitamin K6% vs 83%
7 µg vs 99.2 µg
- Cholesterollimit72% vs <1%
215 mg vs 1 mg
- Total fat104% vs 83%
81.1 g vs 65 g
- Vitamin D0% vs 19%
0 µg vs 3.7 µg
- Vitamin A76% vs 91%
684 µg vs 819 µg
- Vitamin B127% vs 1%
0.17 µg vs 0.02 µg
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.