Margarine vs. French dressing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between margarine and french dressing?

Margarine is higher in fats, vitamin A, vitamin K, and vitamin E, yet french dressing is higher in copper, carbs, iron, and fiber.
Margarine's daily need coverage for fats is 106% more.
Margarine has 30 times more vitamin A than french dressing. While margarine has 819µg of vitamin A, french dressing has only 27µg.
The amount of saturated fat in french dressing is lower.

We used Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, stick, without salt and Salad dressing, french dressing, reduced fat types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Margarine

French dressing

Contains less SodiumSodium

-99.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+166.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+266.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+494.4%
Contains more IronIron	+1116.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+220%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Margarine

French dressing

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2933.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+800%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+422.5%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+2300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+140%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+40.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1930.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+511.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	24.302g	3.852g	136%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	21.522g		127%
Fats	80.71g	11.52g	106%
Vitamin A	819µg	27µg	88%
Monounsaturated fat	38.877g	4.518g	86%
Saturated fat	15.189g	0.842g	65%
Vitamin K	93µg	17.8µg	63%
Vitamin E	9mg	1mg	53%
Sodium	2mg	838mg	36%
Calories	717kcal	222kcal	25%
Copper	0mg	0.16mg	18%
Carbs	0.7g	31.22g	10%
Iron	0.06mg	0.73mg	8%
Fiber	0g	1.5g	6%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	4.8mg	5%
Manganese		0.11mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.009mg	0.055mg	4%
Vitamin B12	0.1µg	0µg	4%
Potassium	18mg	107mg	3%
Selenium	0µg	1.6µg	3%
Vitamin B3	0.023mg	0.467mg	3%
Zinc	0mg	0.2mg	2%
Phosphorus	5mg	16mg	2%
Choline	12.4mg	4mg	2%
Protein	0.16g	0.58g	1%
Magnesium	3mg	8mg	1%
Calcium	3mg	11mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.01mg	0.024mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.037mg	0.052mg	1%
Weight per 100 calories	14g	45g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.2	9.9	N/A
Net carbs	0.7g	29.72g	N/A
Sugar	0g	16.86g	N/A
Folate	1µg	2µg	0%
Trans fat	14.89g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.003mg	0%
Threonine		0.014mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.01mg	0%
Leucine		0.015mg	0%
Lysine		0.017mg	0%
Methionine		0.002mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.016mg	0%
Valine		0.01mg	0%
Histidine		0.008mg	0%
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.006g	0g	N/A