The line chart illustrates the amount of margarine, low fat & reduced spreads, and butter that were consumed from 1981 to 2007, measured in grams.
The consumption of margarine and butter has steadily decreased in this period, while the consumption of low fat and reduced spreads has risen. At the beginning of this period, Butter was consumed the most. In the middle, margarine became the most consumed spread. In the end, low fat & reduced spreads were the most popular choice of spread.
The amount of butter that was consumed at the beginning of the period was approximately 140 g and peaked at around 160 g in 1986 and has steadily fallen and ended at about 50 g in 2007. Similarly, margarine was consumed at 90 g in the first year, after which the figure slightly grew and reached the high point of 100 g from 1991 to 1996, but by the final year, it dropped to 40 g. Meanwhile, low fat & reduced spreads were introduced in 1996 at 10 g. The amount has been inflated to a little over 80 g in 2001 and fell slightly in 2007 to roughly 70 g.