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Butter and Spread

USDA's branded food database lists 1,440 butter and spread products; the median has 714 calories, 0 g of sugars, 0 g of protein and 607 mg of sodium per 100 g.

How butter and spread products are spread

Half of all butter and spread products have between 0 g and 0 g of sugars per 100 g

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Each dot is one of 39 evenly spaced points across the middle 95% of the category. USDA FoodData Central.
Per 100 gLowest quarter up toMedianHighest quarter from
Calories533714714
Sugars0 g0 g0 g
Protein0 g0 g0 g
Sodium89 mg607 mg679 mg
Fiber0 g0 g0 g
Saturated fat14.3 g35.7 g50.0 g

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; quartiles computed by GetFoodFacts.

How many are at or under FDA's claim lines, per labeled serving

FDA threshold (per labeled serving)ProductsShare
"Low calorie": 40 calories or less per serving*6 of 1,4400%
"High in fiber": 5.6 g or more per serving3 of 8850%
"High in protein": 10 g or more per serving3 of 1,4370%
"Low sodium": 140 mg or less per serving*469 of 1,43633%
"Sugar free": less than 0.5 g per serving685 of 90576%

Source: 21 CFR 101.54, 101.60 and 101.61 (ecfr.gov). * Also per 50 g when a serving is 30 g or less; a product in a meal or entree category with a serving of 6 oz or more stands in for FDA's meal and main-dish products and is tested per 100 g: 140 mg of sodium, 120 calories (101.61(b)(5), 101.60(b)(3)). Counted per labeled serving, which since 2016 follows FDA's reference amounts for most products; the counts are not findings that any label complies; the protein line is before FDA's protein-quality correction (fda.gov).

Brands with the most butter and spread products

BrandProducts
Land O Lakes37
Country Crock31
Wegmans29
Kroger20
Great Value19
Chef Shamy18
Meijer17
Epicurean Butter17

Aisles this category feeds

The butter aisle

Every butter and spread product, A to Z

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.

Sources for this page
USDA FoodData Central
the food and product records, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
FoodData Central documentation
what each data type is and how branded records are submitted. fdc.nal.usda.gov
21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
the label format, rounding and Daily Values. ecfr.gov
21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
the thresholds for "low sodium", "sugar free", "high in". ecfr.gov
FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov