The line graph illustrates the consumption of Butter, Margarine, and Low fat & reduced spreads between 1981 to 2007 and is measured by grams.
To begin with, butter stood at around 141 in 1981 then increased gradually to reach at approximately 159 in 1986. The following years saw a sharp fall until it drops completely to 50 in the last year. Margarine started at 90 and slightly fell to 80 in mid 80’s but it marginally rose and leveled out to 100 in the early 90’s before it plummeted to 40 in the final years.
Interestingly, when low fat & reduced spreads were introduced in 1996, it reached a sudden peak of approximately 80 before it gradually falls to 70 in 2007, gaining the most popularity among the rest of the spreads.
Overall, it is noticeable that while butter was the most favorite in the 80’s, it was replaced by margarine in the early 90’s and following the introduction of low fat and reduced spread in 1996, it was the most widely used spread during the final years.
The line graph illustrates the consumption of Butter, Margarine, and Low
fat
&
reduced
spreads
between 1981 to 2007
and
is measured
by grams.
To
begin
with, butter stood at around 141 in 1981 then increased
gradually
to reach at approximately 159 in 1986. The following years
saw
a sharp fall until it drops completely to 50 in the last year. Margarine
started
at 90 and
slightly
fell to 80 in mid 80’s
but
it
marginally
rose and leveled out to 100 in the early
90’s
before
it plummeted to 40 in the final years.
Interestingly
, when low
fat
&
reduced
spreads
were introduced
in 1996, it reached a sudden peak of approximately 80
before
it
gradually
falls to 70 in 2007, gaining the most popularity among the rest of the spreads.
Overall
, it is noticeable that while butter was the most favorite in the
80’s
, it
was replaced
by margarine in the early
90’s
and following the introduction of low
fat
and
reduced
spread
in 1996, it was the most
widely
used
spread
during the final years.