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

The given line graph illustrates the amount of

consumption

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of three different kinds of spreads (

margarine

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,

butter

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, and low fat & reduced spreads) between the years 1981 and 2007. Units are measured in

grams

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.

Overall

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, it is apparent that

butter

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was the most popular spread at the start of the period.

While

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margarine

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was the dominant spread in the middle of the given period, low fat & reduced spread became the most widely used in the

last

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year.

Furthermore

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,

margarine

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and

butter

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consumption

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decreased over the period,

whereas

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low-fat & reduced spreads increased significantly. In terms of

butter

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, in 1981, it began at around 140

grams

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and

then

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peaked at around 160

grams

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in 1986. After the subsequent years, a dramatic decline was seen in its

consumption

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to reach slightly over 40

grams

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in the final year. In the meantime, the

consumption

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of

margarine

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started at nearly 90

grams

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in 1981, after which it fluctuated until 2001 to reach 80

grams

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before it experienced a noticeable drop to reach its low point of 40

grams

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in 2007.

On the other hand

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, low fat & reduced spreads started to be eaten in 1996 with only below 20

grams

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. After that, it rapidly grew to peak at over 80

grams

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in 2003 before it slightly decreased to reach nearly 70

grams

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in 2007.