Salted butter vs Stick margarine

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 14 g of salted butter or 14 g of stick margarine. Both get most of their calories from fat.

More in salted butter: saturated fat (3.4×) and cholesterol. More in stick margarine: vitamin K (13×) and vitamin E (3.9×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Salted butter100 cal

13.9 g · 0.12 g protein · 0.008 g carbs (0.008 g sugars) · 11.3 g fat

Stick margarine100 cal

13.9 g · 0.022 g protein · 0.098 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 11.3 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 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

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  • Saturated fatlimit36% vs 11%

    7.2 g vs 2.1 g

  • Cholesterollimit10% vs 0%

    30 mg vs 0 mg

  • Vitamin K1% vs 11%

    0.98 µg vs 13 µg

  • Vitamin E2% vs 8%

    0.32 mg vs 1.3 mg

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.

  • Protein0.12 g · 0.022 g<1%·<1%
  • Total fat11.3 g · 11.3 g15%·14%
  • Carbohydrates0.008 g · 0.098 g<1%·<1%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit89.7 mg · 105 mg4%·5%
  • Potassium3.3 mg · 2.5 mg<1%·<1%
  • Calcium3.3 mg · 0.42 mg<1%·<1%
  • Iron0.003 mg · 0.008 mg<1%·<1%
  • Magnesium0.28 mg · 0.42 mg<1%·<1%
  • Phosphorus3.3 mg · 0.7 mg<1%·<1%
  • Zinc0.013 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
  • Copper0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Selenium0.14 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
  • Vitamin A95.4 µg · 114 µg11%·13%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0.028 mg0%·<1%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0.52 µg0%·3%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.001 mg · 0.001 mg<1%·<1%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.005 mg · 0.005 mg<1%·<1%
  • Niacin (B3)0.006 mg · 0.003 mg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin B60. mg · 0.001 mg<1%·<1%
  • Folate0.42 µg · 0.14 µg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin B120.024 µg · 0.014 µg1%·1%
  • Choline2.6 mg · 1.7 mg<1%·<1%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, pantothenic acid (B5).

From USDA FoodData Central: Salted butter (SR Legacy 173410), Stick margarine (Survey (FNDDS) 2710159). 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.

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