The line chart illustrates the consumption of three types of spreads magarine, butter and low-fat and reduced spreads between 1981 to 2007.
Overall, the consumption of butter showed a significant declined over the given period, while margarine also decreased but at a slower pace. In contrast, low-fat and reduced spreads witnessed a sharp increase initially, followed by slighty fall.
At the beginning of the period, butter was the most widely consumed spread at about 140 grams, but its usage fell dramatically to nearly 50 grams in 2007. Furthermore, margarine which started at around 90 grams in 1981, fluctuated slighty but continued its downward trend, reaching roughly 40 grams in the final year.
In contrast, low-fat and reduced spreads appeared on the chart in 1996. Their consumptiin then rose rapidly, peaking at around 80 grams in 2001. However,after that, the figure declined moderately ending at approximately 70 grams in 2007.
