Group · Vegetables
White cabbage
White cabbage is a round-headed cabbage with smooth, tightly packed leaves, the basis of sauerkraut, coleslaw and many Central European cuisines. It keeps for months in a cellar, which made it the winter vegetable par excellence for centuries.
In terms of nutrition facts, raw it provides 35.2 kcal per 100 g, with 3.5 g of fibre and 1.38 g of protein. It provides 240 mg of potassium, 59 mg of calcium and 8.88 mg of vitamin C per 100 g.
Macronutrient breakdown
Nutrition table per 100 g
| Calories | 35 kcal |
| Kilojoules | 147 kJ |
| Protein | 1,4 g |
| Carbohydrate | 4,7 g |
| Fat | 0,6 g |
| Fibre | 3,5 g |
Micronutrients per 100 g
All measured nutrients, ranked by share of the daily reference intake.
- Selenium20 µg36 %
- Vitamin K19,6 µg13 %
- Vitamin B60,17 mg12 %
- Potassium240 mg12 %
- Vitamin C8,88 mg11 %
- Calcium59 mg7 %
- Manganese0,1 mg5 %
- Phosphorus33 mg5 %
- Vitamin B9dietary folate equivalents69,6 µg
See the other 10 nutrients
- Vitamin B10,04 mg4 %
- Vitamin B50,18 mg3 %
- Magnesium11 mg3 %
- Iron0,3 mg2 %
- Copper0,02 mg2 %
- Omega-3 ALA0,04 g2 %
- Zinc0,16 mg2 %
- Vitamin B30,2 mg1 %
- Omega-6 LA0,06 g1 %
- Vitamin A0,21 µg0 %
Anses Ciqual 2025. Source: Anses, 2025, Ciqual food composition table
Tips
3.5 g of fibre for 35 kcal: one of the best ratios in our database. This explains its filling power, much greater than its energy content suggests.
Raw, it keeps much more vitamin C. Finely grated in a salad with lemon, it keeps most of it. Cooked for a long time in water, it loses the greater part.
Fermented, it becomes a different food. Sauerkraut provides live lactic bacteria, provided it is raw and unpasteurised. The tinned kind no longer contains them.
Short cooking limits the sulphur compounds. They are what cause the smell and the bloating. Ten minutes of cooking at most, and change the water halfway through for sensitive stomachs.
It is very cheap and keeps for a long time. Whole and cool, a white cabbage lasts several weeks. Once cut, wrap the cut face in film and eat it within the week.