The graph below shows the consumption of 3 spreads from 1981 to 2007.

The line graph illustrates the amount consumed

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margarine,

butter

as well as

lowfat

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low-fat

low fat

and reduced spreads between 1981 and 2007.

Overall

, all spreads had declined towards the end of the

period

. There was only

butter

and margarine

in

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the beginning of the

period

and

lowfat

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low-fat

low fat

and reduced spreads joined the consumer list in the middle of the

period

.

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the beginning of 1981,

butter

was the highest. It reached its peak of 159

grams

then

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dropped consistently. By the year 1991, margarine replaced

butter

and had 100

grams

consumption

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that remained stable until 1996. In the same year, it started dropping

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but was still the most consumed spread towards the end of the

period

.

On the other hand

,

low fat

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and reduced spreads that started later had a different trend. It climbed from 10

grams

in 1996 to 81

grams

in 2001 which was the highest growth among all other spreads. Despite the rapid growth, it

also

dipped in 2007 and had the least consumption.