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Cabbage

Brassica oleracea var. capitataAlso called Brassica oleracea var. capitata, Brassica oleracea capitata, cabage and cabagge

Cabbage is a vegetable whose leaves are eaten raw or cooked. Cooks braise, roast, sauté, steam, stew, or stuff the leaves, and also ferment or pickle them; cabbage pairs with tofu.

  • Plant-based
  • Gluten-free
  • No listed allergens

About the plain ingredient, not packaged products; general information, not medical advice. Details

Category
Vegetables
Part used
Leaf
Family
Brassicaceae
Cooked most in
Asia, Europe, The Americas
Top country
Indonesia
Cabbage, whole

Photo: Kolforn · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

In the kitchen

How to use cabbage

Typical ways to cook or use it

  • Braise
  • Ferment
  • Pickle
  • Raw
  • Roast
  • Saute
  • Steam
  • Stew
  • Stuff

Preparing it

Trim the outer leaves and remove damaged or diseased leaves.

Goes well with

Nutrition

What 100 g of cabbage holds

Per 100 g, raw. Averages from USDA; real values vary by variety, season and growing conditions.

Protein 13%Fat 3%Carbohydrate 84%of the macronutrients by weight

Nutrition per 100 g of cabbage, raw
Energy31 kcal · 103 kJ
Protein0.96 g
Fat0.23 g
of which saturated0.03 g
Carbohydrate6.4 g
of which sugars3.2 g
Fibre2.5 g
Sodium16 mg
Cholesterol0 mg
Nutrition per 100 g of cabbage, raw: minerals and vitamins
Potassium207 mg
Calcium42 mg
Iron0.07 mg
Magnesium14 mg
Zinc0.21 mg
Vitamin C40 mg
Vitamin A (RAE)5 µg
Folate43 µg

Source: USDA FoodData Central (foods 169975, 2346407), public domain. Minerals and vitamins are listed only where USDA measured a non-zero amount.

Around the world

Where cabbage is cooked

21 dishes in the catalogue use cabbage. Here is where they come from.

Dishes by continent

Countries whose dishes use it most

Counts are catalogued dishes from each country that list cabbage among their ingredients.

Origins

  1. The 1300s · United Kingdom

    Round-headed cabbages appeared in England during the 14th century.

  2. 1541/1542 · Americas

    Jacques Cartier brought cabbage to the Americas.

  3. 1788 · Australia and Norfolk Island

    Cabbage seeds arrived with the First Fleet and were planted on Norfolk Island.

On the table

Dishes made with cabbage

20 of the 21 catalogued dishes that use it, spread across the countries they come from.
  • Caluk noodles

    Indonesia

  • Caldo galego

    Spain

  • Zenne pot

    Belgium

  • Bayrisch Kraut

    Germany

  • Bigos

    Poland

  • Wasawasa

    Ghana

  • Evil jungle prince

    United States

  • Kikomando

    Uganda

  • Potechi pan

    Japan

  • Repocheta

    Nicaragua

  • Cabbage casserole

    Finland

  • Carne polaca

    Mexico

  • Asinan Bogor

    Indonesia

  • Tongseng

    Indonesia

  • Ketupat gulai kapau

    Indonesia

  • Urap

    Indonesia

  • Acehnese Murtabak

    Indonesia

  • Bakwan

    Indonesia

  • Candlenut soup

    Indonesia

  • Zasypana kapusta

Dish lists come from Wikidata; a dish counts when its recorded ingredients include cabbage.

Good to know

Diet and allergens: cabbage in detail

These notes describe the plain ingredient. Packaged and prepared products vary, so read the label; for allergies and medical diets ask a doctor or dietitian.
Allergens
None of the 15 listed allergens foundChecked and not found: soy, eggs, fish, milk, lupin, wheat, celery, sesame, mustard, peanuts, molluscs, sulphites, tree nuts, crustaceans, gluten cereals.
Animal origin
No animal ingredients foundChecked and not found: egg, fish, meat, dairy, honey, insect, gelatin, poultry, bone char, shellfish, other animal, animal fining, animal rennet.
Gluten
None
Alcohol
None
Caffeine
None
Pork
None

Family

Related forms

Around the world

What cabbage is called

Names in 145 languages, from Wikidata.
  • Spanish

    col blanca · Repollo · Brassica oleracea var. capitata · col

  • French

    chou cabus · chou pommé · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Italian

    cavolo cappuccio · Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata · Brassica oleracea var. capitata · cavolo bianco

  • Portuguese

    repolho · Capitata · Brassica oleracea capitata · Couve coração

  • German

    Kopfkohl · Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba · Weißkraut · Weisskabis

  • Dutch

    wittekool · witte kool · Brassica oleracea convar. capitata var. alba · boeskool

  • Greek

    Λάχανο · Κραμπί

  • Turkish

    Lahana · Kelem · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Russian

    капуста белокочанная · капуста огородная · белокочанная капуста · кочанная капуста

  • Polish

    kapusta warzywna głowiasta · Kapusta czerwona · Kapusta biała · Kapusta głowiasta

  • Arabic

    ملفوف · الملفوف · الكرنب · ملفوف بالدجاج

  • Persian

    کلم‌برگ

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  • Albanian

    Lakra · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Amharic

    ጥቅል ጎመን

  • Armenian

    կաղամբ

  • Assamese

    বন্ধাকবি

  • Asturian

    Brassica oleracea var capitata

  • Bangla

    বাঁধাকপি

  • Bashkir

    кәбеҫтә

  • Basque

    Aza · Brassica oleracea · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Bavarian

    Kabis · Weißkohl · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Belarusian

    капуста белакачанная · белакачанная капуста

  • Belarusian (Taraskievica orthography)

    капуста белакачанная

  • Bhojpuri

    पत्ता गोभी

  • Bikol

    Repolyo

  • Bislama

    Kabis · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Brazilian Portuguese

    Repolho · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Bulgarian

    зеле · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Burmese

    ဂေါ်ဖီထုပ် · မုန်လာထုပ် · ဂေါ်ဘီထုပ်

  • Cantonese

    椰菜

  • Catalan

    col · Cabdell · Brassica oleracea var. viridis

  • cdo

    Gái-làng-chái · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Cebuano

    Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Central Kurdish

    کەلەرم

  • Chinese

    结球甘蓝 · 包菜 · 圓白菜 · 莲花白

  • Colognian

    Kappes · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Crimean Tatar

    Qapısta

  • Croatian

    kupus

  • Czech

    hlávkové zelí · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Danish

    hovedkål · Hvidkål · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Egyptian Arabic

    ملفوف

  • Esperanto

    Kapobrasiko · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Estonian

    Kapsas · Kapsad · Peakapsas · Brassica oleracea

  • Fijian

    Kaveti

  • Filipino

    Repolyo · Cabbage · B oleracea · Repollo

  • Finnish

    valkokaali · Kupukaali · Brassica oleracea var. capitata · Keräkaali

  • Galician

    repolo · Col · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Georgian

    კომბოსტო

  • Guarani

    Tajao · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Haitian Creole

    Chou · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Hakka Chinese

    Kô-lì-chhoi · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Hebrew

    כרוב · Brassica oleracea · כרוב הגינה

  • Hindi

    बंद गोभी · बंधगोभी · बंदगोभी

  • Hungarian

    fejes káposzta · Brassica oleracea var. capitata · fejeskáposzta

  • hyw

    Կաղամբ

  • Icelandic

    Hvítkál

  • Ido

    Kaulo · Sabeliko · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Igbo

    Kabeeji · Ihe nri

  • Indonesian

    Brassica oleracea var. capitata · kol · kubis

  • Interlingua

    Caule

  • Irish

    cabáiste · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Japanese

    キャベツ · 玉菜 · 甘藍

  • Javanese

    Kul · Kol · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Kannada

    ಎಲೆಕೋಸು · ಕೋಸುಗಡ್ಡೆ

  • Kara-Kalpak

    Kapusta · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Kashmiri

    بَنٛدگوٗپی

  • Khmer

    ស្ពៃក្ដោប

  • Kinyarwanda

    Ishu · Amashu · Brassica oleracea · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Korean

    양배추 · 가두배추

  • Kurdish

    Kelem · Kelerm · Kelemî · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Latin

    Brassica · Brassica oleracea varietas viridis

  • Latvian

    galviņkāposti · Brassica oleracea var. capitata · galviņkāposts · kāposti

  • Limburgish

    Sjepeng · Sjpiets moos · Sjepengs · Sjpietsmoos

  • Lithuanian

    Gūžinis kopūstas · Brassica oleracea · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Low Saxon

    busekool · boeskool · buussekool · boezenkool

  • Luxembourgish

    Wäisse Kabes · Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba

  • Macedonian

    Зелка

  • Maithili

    बन्दाकोबी

  • Malay

    Kubis Bulat · Kobis bulat · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Malayalam

    മൊട്ടക്കൂസ് · കാബേജ് · Cabbage · മുട്ടക്കൂസ്

  • Maltese

    kaboċċa

  • Manx

    Cabbash vane · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Māori

    nīko · kāpeti · kāpiti

  • Marathi

    कोबी · पानकोबी

  • Min Nan Chinese

    Ko-lê-chhài · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Minangkabau

    Lobak

  • Mingrelian

    ლუყუ

  • Moksha

    Капста · Brassica oleracea

  • Mossi

    Su

  • nah

    Col · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Navajo

    Chʼil łigaii · Atʼééké bijish · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Nepali

    बन्दागोभी · बन्दा गोभी · बन्दाकोपी

  • Northern Frisian

    Witjkual · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Norwegian Bokmål

    kål · Kålplanter · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Norwegian Nynorsk

    hovudkål · kvitkål · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • nrm

    Caboche · Chour · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Occitan

    Caulet · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Odia

    ବନ୍ଧାକୋବି · ପତ୍ରକୋବି

  • Old English

    Caƿel · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Pampanga

    Repolyu · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Pashto

    كرم

  • Picard

    Cabu · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Punjabi

    ਪੱਤਾ ਗੋਭੀ / ਬੰਦ ਗੋਭੀ

  • Romanian

    Куреки

  • Romanian

    varză comună · Brassica oleracea · Brassica oleracea var. capitata · curechi

  • Rundi

    Ishu · Brassica oleracea · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Samoan

    Kapisi · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Samogitian

    Kuopūsts · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Sanskrit

    पर्णशाकम्

  • Santali

    ᱵᱳᱱᱫᱷᱟᱠᱩᱵᱤ · ᱠᱩᱵᱤ ᱟᱲᱟᱜ

  • Scots

    cabbitch · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Scottish Gaelic

    Càl · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Serbian

    купус

  • Serbian (Cyrillic)

    купус

  • Serbian (Latin)

    Kupus · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Serbian (Latin)

    kupus · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Shan

    ၽၵ်းၵၢတ်ႇပီ · ၽၵ်းၵၢတ်ႇထုၵ်ႈ · ၽၵ်းၵၢတ်ႇလုင်း · ၽၵ်းၵၢတ်ႇလုၵ်ႈ

  • Sicilian

    Càvulu · Càulu · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Silesian

    Kapusta gowjasto · Źelina gowjasto · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Simplified Chinese

    卷心菜 · 手撕包菜

  • Simplified Chinese (China)

    结球甘蓝

  • Sindhi

    بند گوبي

  • Sinhala

    ගෝවා

  • Slovak

    kapusta obyčajná hlávková

  • Slovenian

    belo zelje · Brassica oleracea capitata · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Somali

    Kaabaj · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Sundanese

    Engkol · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Swahili

    Kabichi · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Swedish

    huvudkål · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Swiss High German

    Weisskohl · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Tajik

    Карам

  • Tamil

    முட்டைக்கோசு · கோவா(மரக்கறி) · கோவா · முட்டைக்கோஸ்

  • Tatar

    кәбестә

  • Telugu

    కాబేజీ · కేబేజీ

  • Thai

    กะหล่ำปลี · กะหล่ำใบ

  • Tibetan

    པད་ལོག

  • Tongan

    Kāpisi · Brassica campestris · Brassica chinensis · Brassica nigra

  • Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)

    結球甘藍 · 甘藍 · 高麗菜

  • Tsonga

    Khavichi

  • Tswana

    Khabeche

  • Ukrainian

    капуста білоголова · капуста білокачанна · білоголова капуста

  • Urdu

    بند گوبھی

  • Uyghur

    كاپۇسكا

  • Venetian

    Capuso

  • Veps

    Kerakapust

  • Vietnamese

    Cải bắp · Bắp cải · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Waray

    Ripolyu · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Welsh

    Bresychen · Bresych · Cabetsien · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Western Panjabi

    بند گوبی

  • Wu Chinese

    卷心菜

  • Yiddish

    קרויט

  • Zhuang

    Byaekgienjsim · Brassica oleracea var. capitata

  • Zulu

    Iklabishi

Sources and credits

Data

Wikidata item: Q35051

Photos

Photo: Kolforn · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons