Wednesday, May 15, 2013

A Healthy Serving of Cabbage



Nutrients in Cabbage 1.00 cup raw (70.00 grams); Nutrient % Daily Value
vitamin K66 .5%
vitamin C 42.7%
folate 7.5%
fiber 7%
manganese 5.5%
molybdenum 4.6%
vitamin B6 4.5%
potassium 3.4%
tryptophan 3.1%
calcium 2.8%
vitamin B12 .6%

Sinigrin is one of the cabbage glucosinolate and has cancer fighting properties.

Cabbage, especially Savoy cabbage is good source of sinigrin. Short-cooked and raw cabbage were the only types of cabbage to show cancer-preventive benefits—long-cooked cabbage does not show benefits.

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