The line graph demonstrates detailed information about the quantity of three different spreads consumed over a period of 26 years between 1981 and 2007.
Overall, it is clear that there was a downward trend in the amount of consumption of margarine and butter, while the opposite was true for low-fat and reduced spreads. It is also worth mentioning that butter accounted for the highest outlier in 1986.
Looking at details, at first, butter was the main figure with the highest share of ingestion, accounting for just over 140 grams. During the next years, it underwent a significant increase and finally peaked at just under 160 grams in 1986. However, over the years, butter consumption experienced a dramatic decrease, reaching to 50 grams at the end of the period shown.
As regards the amount of margarine consumed, at the beginning of the period, it stood at about 90 grams. Then it rised considerably to 100 grams before it underwent a decline. However, before long-term stability, margarine was the lowest point of consumption, accounting for 40 grams in 2007.
If we look at low-fat spreads, the amount of them made up approximately 10 grams. However, it experienced a sharp rise to just over 80 grams after a moderate downturn by about 10 grams at the end of the given years.