Cabbage

About Cabbage

At Lady Moon Farms our cabbage is certified organic and soil-grown.

Today’s cultivated cabbage is derived from the wild mustard plant.

Did you know? Raw cabbage has cholesterol-lowering ability – but steamed cabbage has even more! More than 475 studies have examined cabbage’s role in cancer prevention. This is due to three types of nutrient richness in cabbage – it is high in:

1. antioxidants
2. anti-inflammatories
3. glucosinolates

“Glucosinolates” are a set of natural components found in many pungent plants. Learn more about these unique and beneficial nutrients at this article on VeryWellFit.com.

Selection

Choose cabbages that are firm and heavy for their size.

Storage

Cabbage can be kept, if not too moist, in a plastic bag in the refrigerator for several weeks. It would be best however, to eat cabbage within 1 week of purchase.

Preparation

Remove the layers of tough outer leaves and discard (by discard, we mean “compost”).

Nutrition

Cabbage is high in all kinds of good stuff, including: Thiamin, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus and Potassium, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Vitamin B6, Folate and Manganese.