Is margarine or butter lower in calories?
In TürKomp, butter is 753, cooking margarine 627 and low-fat margarine 371 calories; the whole difference comes from the water share.
According to TürKomp's records, 100 grams of butter carries 753 calories, cooking margarine 627 and low-fat margarine 371 calories. Nearly all of the difference between them comes from the fat share, that is from the amount of water in the product; what decides it is not the cooking method but the composition of the product.
Sources
- TürKomp — Ulusal Gıda Kompozisyon Veri Tabanı 01.02.0014 100 g yenilebilir kısım (Tereyağı, kahvaltılık, pastörize) accessed: 2026-08-15
- TürKomp — Ulusal Gıda Kompozisyon Veri Tabanı 05.02.0001 100 g yenilebilir kısım (Margarin, yemeklik) accessed: 2026-08-15
- TürKomp — Ulusal Gıda Kompozisyon Veri Tabanı 05.02.0002 100 g yenilebilir kısım (Margarin, az yağlı, %39-41 yağ) accessed: 2026-08-15
- TürKomp — Ulusal Gıda Kompozisyon Veri Tabanı 05.02.0010 100 g yenilebilir kısım (Zeytinyağı, sızma) accessed: 2026-08-15
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Ek 2.1.11, s. 272 tereyağı 1 yemek kaşığı silme = 8-9 g; 1 tatlı kaşığı silme = 5 g (porsiyon tanımı) accessed: 2026-08-15
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Ek 3.1.1, s. 296 isteğe bağlı besinlere ayrılan pay: 2000 kkal örüntüsünde 0-2 ile 2-3 standart miktar/gün (referans alım değeri) accessed: 2026-08-15
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