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Margarine vs. Tart — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between margarine and tart?

  • Margarine is richer in vitamin K, vitamin E, and vitamin A, while tart is higher in iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin B3, and selenium.
  • Margarine's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 77% higher.
  • Tart has 17 times less vitamin E than margarine. Margarine has 9mg of vitamin E, while tart has 0.53mg.
  • Tart is lower in saturated fat.
  • Tart has a higher glycemic index (45) than margarine (0).

We used Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, stick, without salt and Breakfast tart, low fat types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 0.9% 1.6% 2.3% 0% 0% 2.1% 0.26% 0% 0%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 13% 5.8% 128% 24% 7.6% 40% 47% 0% 70%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1366.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1366.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +266.7%
Contains more IronIron +5600%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1760%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Manganese ~mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0.67% 273% 180% 0% 2.5% 8.5% 0.43% 0% 2.1% 13% 233% 0.75% 6.8%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 13% 95% 11% 0% 71% 127% 71% 0% 88% 0% 1% 75% 4.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +187.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1598.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +23150%
Contains more CholineCholine +47.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2750%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1383.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +16421.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4122.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +9900%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Margarine Tart DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 24.302g 0.878g 156%
Fats 80.71g 5.99g 115%
Monounsaturated fat 38.877g 3.338g 89%
Vitamin K 93µg 0.4µg 77%
Saturated fat 15.189g 1.393g 63%
Vitamin A 819µg 285µg 59%
Vitamin E 9mg 0.53mg 56%
Iron 0.06mg 3.42mg 42%
Vitamin B2 0.037mg 0.549mg 39%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.38mg 29%
Carbs 0.7g 76.8g 25%
Folate 1µg 100µg 25%
Vitamin B3 0.023mg 3.8mg 24%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.285mg 23%
Selenium 0µg 12.9µg 23%
Calories 717kcal 372kcal 17%
Sodium 2mg 361mg 16%
Phosphorus 5mg 93mg 13%
Magnesium 3mg 44mg 10%
Protein 0.16g 3.99g 8%
Copper 0mg 0.073mg 8%
Fiber 0g 1.5g 6%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 3.8mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.1µg 0µg 4%
Calcium 3mg 44mg 4%
Zinc 0mg 0.28mg 3%
Potassium 18mg 66mg 1%
Choline 12.4mg 8.4mg 1%
Net carbs 0.7g 75.3g N/A
Sugar 0g 4.87g N/A
Trans fat 14.89g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.006g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 21.522g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
81% 17% 2%
Protein: 0.16 g
Fats: 80.71 g
Carbs: 0.7 g
Water: 16.52 g
Other: 1.91 g
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4% 6% 77% 12%
Protein: 3.99 g
Fats: 5.99 g
Carbs: 76.8 g
Water: 12.04 g
Other: 1.18 g
Contains more FatsFats +1247.4%
Contains more WaterWater +37.2%
Contains more OtherOther +61.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2393.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +10871.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 50% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 15.189 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 38.877 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 24.302 g
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25% 60% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.393 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.338 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.878 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1064.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2667.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.8%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Margarine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173585/nutrients
  2. Tart - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175069/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.