Description: Cabbage is round in shape with layers of superimposed leaves with the inner leaves often lighter in color than the outer leaves because they are protected from the sunlight.

Availability: Harvested Late fall and winter months

Facts: Egyptians used to worship cabbage heads as gods, enthroned on elaborate altars. Cabbage is sturdy, abundant and inexpensive.  Cabbage is a longstanding dietary staple throughout the world and is so widely cultivated and stores so well that it is available throughout the year.

Serving Size = 1 CUP

Selection: Choose heads with compact leaves that are heavy for their size. 

Storage: Refrigerate up to 7 days.

Nutrition Benefits: Fat free; saturated fat free; very low sodium; cholesterol free; low-calorie; high in vitamin C.

Pigments: chlorophyll, lutein, beta-carotene

Phytochemicals: glucoraphanin, glucobrassicin, butenyl-glucosinolate, glucoiberin, indoyl-methyl-glucosinolate, quercetin, kaempferol, chlorogenic acid