Salted butter vs Stick margarine
In short
Gram for gram, the calories are about the same: 717 in 100 g of salted butter, 717 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×), vitamin E (3.9×), vitamin D, vitamin A and sodium. 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
0.16 g protein · 0.7 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 80.7 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 76%
51.4 g vs 15.2 g
- Cholesterollimit72% vs 0%
215 mg vs 0 mg
- Vitamin K6% vs 78%
7 µg vs 93 µg
- Vitamin E15% vs 60%
2.3 mg vs 9 mg
- Vitamin D0% vs 19%
0 µg vs 3.7 µg
- Vitamin A76% vs 91%
684 µg vs 819 µg
- Sodiumlimit28% vs 33%
643 mg vs 751 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Protein0.85 g · 0.16 g2%·<1%
- Total fat81.1 g · 80.7 g104%·103%
- Carbohydrates0.06 g · 0.7 g<1%·<1%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Potassium24 mg · 18 mg1%·<1%
- Calcium24 mg · 3 mg2%·<1%
- Iron0.02 mg · 0.06 mg<1%·<1%
- Magnesium2 mg · 3 mg<1%·1%
- Phosphorus24 mg · 5 mg2%·<1%
- Zinc0.09 mg · 0 mg1%·0%
- Copper0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Selenium1 µg · 0 µg2%·0%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0.2 mg0%·<1%
- Thiamin (B1)0.005 mg · 0.01 mg<1%·1%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.034 mg · 0.037 mg3%·3%
- Niacin (B3)0.042 mg · 0.023 mg<1%·<1%
- Vitamin B60.003 mg · 0.009 mg<1%·1%
- Folate3 µg · 1 µg1%·<1%
- Vitamin B120.17 µg · 0.1 µg7%·4%
- 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), 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.