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Margarine, regular leads 5–2 · 7 categories decided · 3 ties

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Margarine, regular comes out ahead, winning 5 of 7 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Almond oil for less saturated fat and less sodium.

Pick Margarine, regular for more protein, more potassium, more calcium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.

Evenly matched on fiber, sugar and iron.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    0 g
    0.13 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    0 g
    0.13 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total fat
    11.31 g
    11.2 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN0.93 g
    2.32 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN0 mg
    131.15 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    0 mg
    5.84 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    0 mg
    4.17 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    0 mg
    0 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    0 mg
    0.42 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0.03 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Dmore is better

Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

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