Vegetable

Whole Head

Napa Cabbage whole head is a prepared form of the head, cut or sorted so cooks get consistent pieces without full breakdown. plant ingredient with cultivar-driven sweetness, acid or starch. Match cooking time to piece size and moisture. ripeness and cut size drive timing more than complex technique. Use sound product and keep cut surfaces from drying out before the pan. Save clean trimmings for stock, crumbs or compound butters when they suit the ingredient.

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Quantity

Unit

Kg Liters Whole

Note

Characteristics

Preparations

CookedFreshPreparedRoastedSimmeredStored Whole

Traits

Full FlavourIntactPortionPrep ReadyRecipe UnitStorageTraditionalWhole Head

Nutrition

Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g edible portion

Calories 30.6

Amount per 100 g

Total Fat 0.26 g
Saturated Fat 0.05 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.05 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.14 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 20.1 mg
Salt 0.05 g
Total Carbohydrate 7.18 g
Dietary Fibre 2.48 g
Total Sugars 3.14 g
Complex / starch 2.07 g
Protein 1.62 g
Water 84.7 g

Detailed nutrients

Energy 30.6 kcal
Water 84.7 g
Carbohydrates 7.18 g
- Sugars 3.14 g
- Starch 2.07 g
- Fibre 2.48 g
Protein 1.62 g
Fat 0.26 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.05 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.14 g
  - Omega-3 0.01 g
Vitamins 515 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.06 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.08 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.58 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.28 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.14 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 1.4 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 138 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 1.35 mg
- Vitamin K 357 µg
Minerals 382 mg
- Major Minerals 380 mg
  - Calcium 65 mg
  - Sodium 20.1 mg
  - Potassium 295 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
  - Iron 1.5 mg
Salt 0.05 g

Vitamins

vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.06 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.08 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.58 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.28 · vitamin-b6: 0.14 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 1.4 · vitamin-b9-folate: 138.1 · vitamin-e: 1.35 · vitamin-k: 356.5 ·

Minerals

Sodium: 20.09 · Potassium: 295 · Calcium: 65 · Iron: 1.5 ·

Heads mix lean meat, collagen, and small fat deposits—great for stock more than pure macros.

History

1500

Cold storage and transport made napa cabbage a year-round kitchen staple in many regions, including named whole head portions.

1700

Cooks bought prepped forms of napa cabbage for speed while markets still sold whole produce, including named whole head portions.

2010

Market gardeners and growers selected napa cabbage for flavour, yield and keeping quality, including named whole head portions.