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Sour cream vs Margarine
CALORIC DENSITY
Sour cream, reduced fat
Margarine, reg, hard, soybn (hydr)
1.81
7.19
1178
4073

First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.

*All our data comes from the USDA Nutrient Database.
Sour cream
Margarine
Protein = 8g
Protein = 0g
Carbohydrates = 8g
Carbohydrates = 0g
Fat = 16g
Fat = 22g
Fiber = 0g
Fiber = 0g
Monounsaturated = 5g
Monounsaturated = 11g
Polyunsaturated = 1g
Polyunsaturated = 6g
Saturated Fat = 10g
Saturated Fat = 5g
Nutrient sour cream margarine
Protein 8g 0g
Carbohydrate 8g 0g
Fiber 0g 0g
Fat 16g 22g
Monounsat. Fat 5g 22g
Polyunsat. Fat 1g 6g
Saturated Fat 10g 5g
Note: the chart below maxes out at 20, so you can see better.

Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.

Choline = 5%
Choline = 0%
Vitamin A = 21%
Vitamin A = 36%
Vitamin C = 1%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin E = 4%
Vitamin E = 7%
Vitamin K = 1%
Vitamin K = 32%
Nutrientsour creammargarine
Choline5%0%
Vitamin A21%36%
Vitamin C1%0%
Vitamin E4%7%
Vitamin K1%32%

Margarine have significantly more Vitamins A, K than sour cream. Sour cream are a good source of Vitamin A, Riboflavin, Calcium. Margarine are a good source of Vitamin A, Vitamin K.

margarine

And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)

Vitamin B1 = 4%
Vitamin B1 = 0%
Vitamin B2 = 24%
Vitamin B2 = 1%
Vitamin B3 = 1%
Vitamin B3 = 0%
Vitamin B5 = 0%
Vitamin B5 = 1%
Vitamin B6 = 2%
Vitamin B6 = 0%
Vitamin B12 = 17%
Vitamin B12 = 1%
Nutrientsour creammargarine
Vitamin B14%0%
Vitamin B224%1%
Vitamin B31%0%
Vitamin B50%1%
Vitamin B62%0%
Vitamin B1217%1%

Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.

Sodium = 5%
Sodium = 17%
Potassium = 7%
Potassium = 0%
Calcium = 31%
Calcium = 2%
Magnesium = 3%
Magnesium = 0%
Phosphorus = 16%
Phosphorus = 1%
Iron = 1%
Iron = 0%
Manganese = 0%
Manganese = 0%
Selenium = 10%
Selenium = 0%
Copper = 1%
Copper = 0%
Zinc = 3%
Zinc = 0%
Nutrientsour creammargarine
Sodium5%17%
Potasium7%0%
Calcium31%2%
Magnesium3%0%
Phosphorus16%1%
Iron1%0%
Manganese0%0%
Selenium10%0%
Copper1%0%
Zinc3%0%

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