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Margarine nutrition facts
A typical portion of margarine (1 tbsp; 14 g, margarine-like vegetable oil spread, 67-70% fat, tub) has 80 calories and 0g of protein (USDA FoodData Central). USDA lists 3 descriptions of it: per 100 g they range from 579 calories (nFS) to 628 (margarine-type vegetable oil spread, 70% fat, soybean and partially hydrogenated soybean, stick).
Nutrition Facts
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.
USDA values per 100 g for Margarine, margarine-like vegetable oil spread, 67-70% fat, tub, scaled to the portion. Check the USDA record.
- Protein per 100 g
- 0.1g
- more than 4% of 8,218 USDA reference foods
- Calories per 100 g
- 606
- more than 97% of reference foods
- Sodium per 100 g
- 536mg
- more than 84% of reference foods
1 tbsp weighs 14 g in USDA's record for Margarine, margarine-like vegetable oil spread, 67-70% fat, tub (FDC 171431).
Where the calories come from: 0% carbohydrate, 100% fat and 0% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Also rich in
- Vitamin E1.8 mg in 1 tbsp (14 g), 12% of the Daily Value
Source: USDA FoodData Central (FDC 171431), every nutrient the record reports; FDA Daily Values, 21 CFR 101.9.
Every form of margarine USDA describes
Margarine-type vegetable oil… has the most calories per 100 g (628); the fewest: Not further specified (579)
| USDA description | Calories | Protein | Fat | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margarine, margarine-like vegetable oil spread, 67-70% fat, tub | 606 | 0.1 g | 68.3 g | 536 mg |
| Margarine, margarine-type vegetable oil spread, 70% fat, soybean and partially hydrogenated soybean, stick | 628 | 0.3 g | 70.2 g | 700 mg |
| Margarine, NFS | 579 | 0.2 g | 65 g | 694 mg |
Every nutrient in this record (65)
The portion is 1 tbsp (14 g); % DV is for that portion.
Energy, macronutrients and sugars (10)
| Nutrient | Per portion | Per 100 g | % DV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protein | 0.0098 g | 0.070 g | 0% |
| Total lipid (fat) | 9.56 g | 68.3 g | 12% |
| Carbohydrate, by difference | 0.083 g | 0.59 g | 0% |
| Ash | 0.21 g | 1.53 g | |
| Energy | 84.8 kcal | 606 kcal | |
| Water | 4.13 g | 29.5 g | |
| Fatty acids, total trans | 0.46 g | 3.27 g | |
| Fatty acids, total saturated | 2.34 g | 16.7 g | 12% |
| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated | 3.46 g | 24.7 g | |
| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated | 3.33 g | 23.8 g |
Minerals (1)
| Nutrient | Per portion | Per 100 g | % DV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sodium, Na | 75.0 mg | 536 mg | 3% |
Vitamins (8)
| Nutrient | Per portion | Per 100 g | % DV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) | 1.82 mg | 13.0 mg | 12% |
| Tocopherol, beta | 0.036 mg | 0.26 mg | |
| Tocopherol, gamma | 4.09 mg | 29.3 mg | |
| Tocopherol, delta | 1.31 mg | 9.33 mg | |
| Tocotrienol, alpha | 0.20 mg | 1.42 mg | |
| Tocotrienol, beta | 0 mg | 0 mg | |
| Tocotrienol, gamma | 0.29 mg | 2.04 mg | |
| Tocotrienol, delta | 0 mg | 0 mg |
Fatty acids (42)
| Nutrient | Per portion | Per 100 g | % DV |
|---|---|---|---|
| SFA 4:0 | 0 g | 0 g | |
| SFA 6:0 | 0 g | 0 g | |
| SFA 8:0 | 0.0022 g | 0.016 g | |
| SFA 10:0 | 0.011 g | 0.082 g | |
| SFA 12:0 | 0.0090 g | 0.064 g | |
| SFA 14:0 | 0.033 g | 0.24 g | |
| SFA 16:0 | 1.72 g | 12.3 g | |
| SFA 18:0 | 0.48 g | 3.46 g | |
| SFA 20:0 | 0.034 g | 0.25 g | |
| MUFA 18:1 | 3.40 g | 24.3 g | |
| PUFA 18:2 | 2.91 g | 20.8 g | |
| PUFA 18:3 | 0.41 g | 2.94 g | |
| PUFA 20:4 | 0 g | 0 g | |
| PUFA 22:6 n-3 (DHA) | 0 g | 0 g | |
| SFA 22:0 | 0.024 g | 0.17 g | |
| MUFA 14:1 | 0 g | 0 g | |
| MUFA 16:1 | 0.011 g | 0.078 g | |
| PUFA 18:4 | 0 g | 0 g | |
| MUFA 20:1 | 0.048 g | 0.34 g | |
| PUFA 20:5 n-3 (EPA) | 0 g | 0 g | |
| MUFA 22:1 | 0.00042 g | 0.0030 g | |
| PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA) | 0.00056 g | 0.0040 g | |
| SFA 15:0 | 0.0025 g | 0.018 g | |
| SFA 17:0 | 0.0084 g | 0.060 g | |
| SFA 24:0 | 0.0099 g | 0.071 g | |
| TFA 16:1 t | 0 g | 0 g | |
| TFA 18:1 t | 0.41 g | 2.91 g | |
| TFA 22:1 t | 0 g | 0 g | |
| TFA 18:2 t not further defined | 0.049 g | 0.35 g | |
| PUFA 18:2 CLAs | 0.0052 g | 0.037 g | |
| MUFA 24:1 c | 0 g | 0 g | |
| PUFA 20:2 n-6 c,c | 0.0024 g | 0.017 g | |
| MUFA 16:1 c | 0.011 g | 0.078 g | |
| MUFA 18:1 c | 2.99 g | 21.4 g | |
| PUFA 18:2 n-6 c,c | 2.86 g | 20.4 g | |
| MUFA 22:1 c | 0.00042 g | 0.0030 g | |
| PUFA 18:3 n-6 c,c,c | 0.0020 g | 0.014 g | |
| MUFA 17:1 | 0.0041 g | 0.029 g | |
| PUFA 20:3 | 0.0020 g | 0.014 g | |
| Fatty acids, total trans-monoenoic | 0.41 g | 2.91 g | |
| Fatty acids, total trans-polyenoic | 0.049 g | 0.35 g | |
| MUFA 15:1 | 0 g | 0 g |
Source: USDA FoodData Central, FDC 171431: every value the record reports, per 100 g as USDA gives it and scaled to the portion; Daily Values: 21 CFR 101.9.
Source: USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy, Foundation Foods and Survey foods), April 30, 2026 release.
Questions
How many calories are in margarine?
80 in 1 tbsp (14 g) of margarine-like vegetable oil spread, 67-70% fat, tub; 579 to 628 per 100 g across USDA's descriptions.
How much protein is in margarine?
0g in 1 tbsp; 0.1 g per 100 g.
How much sodium is in margarine?
75mg in 1 tbsp; 536 mg per 100 g. Salt added in cooking changes it: USDA lists salted and unsalted forms separately where it measured both.
Margarine compared
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
- USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
- the survey foods and their portions. ars.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, rounding and Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov