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

The given line graph illustrates the amount of

consumption

of three different kinds of spreads (

margarine

,

butter

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

grams

.

Overall

, it is apparent that

butter

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

While

margarine

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

last

year.

Furthermore

,

margarine

and

butter

consumption

decreased over the period,

whereas

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

butter

, in 1981, it began at around 140

grams

and

then

peaked at around 160

grams

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

consumption

to reach slightly over 40

grams

in the final year. In the meantime, the

consumption

of

margarine

started at nearly 90

grams

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

grams

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

grams

in 2007.

On the other hand

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

grams

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

grams

in 2003 before it slightly decreased to reach nearly 70

grams

in 2007.