The line graph illustrates the changes in the use of three different spreads between 1981 to 2007. The horizontal axis denotes year and the vertical axis represents grams.
Overall, it can be seen that margarine and butter were used primarily before low fat & reduced spreads introduced, then it became the most preferred spread in this country.
In early 1980s, butter followed an upward trend and reached a peak at about 160 grams while the consumption of margarine fluctuated from approximate 90 grams to 80 grams over five years, from 1981 to 1986. After 1986, butter’s consumption had a downward trend through out the period reached to around 50 grams by 2007. Meanwhile, the use of margarine spread rose till 1991 and remained constant for the next five years at 100 grams, after which started declining to 40 grams.
The low-fat and reduced spread was introduced in 1996 and it soon became the most consumed spread with a sharp rise in its use. In 2001, the demand for it reached high to 80 grams while other spreads are losing their use.