The line paragraph ilustrated the consumption of three different type of spreads that measured in grams per person. The three spreads wich is margarine, low fat and reduced spreads, and butter over a 26 year period (From 1981 to 2007).
Overall, the most significant trend is the clear decline in the consumption of both Margarine and Butter, while the consumption of Low fat & reduced spreads grew rapidly and eventually became the most popular spread.
In 1981, The butter spread was the most heavily consumed spread at approximately 140 grams per person. However, i’ts consumption followed a volatile but generally downward trend a sharp drop to around 90 grams in 1986, a rebound to 100 grams in 1991, and a further continous decline to end the period at just under 50 grams. Margarine consumption also decreased, starting at around 90 grams in 1981 and falling gradually, with minor fluctuation untill at lowest point of approximately 40 grams in 2007.
Also the consumption of low fat & reduced spread was negligible untik 1996, when it began to rise dramatically from zero. It quickly surpassed margarine spread around 2001 and then overtook butter spread between 2001 & 2007, peaking at around 80 grams in 2001 beore settling at 70 grams in 2007.
At the end of period, the ranking of popularity had completely reversed, with low fat & reduced spreads being the most consumed, followed by butter, and then margarine.