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Leaf
Savoy Cabbage leaf is edible foliage—peppery, aromatic or mineral depending on the plant. Young leaves are milder. Wash grit, use raw or wilt quickly. Add delicate leaves late in cooking. ripeness and cut size drive timing more than complex technique. Salt early for large joints, late for delicate leaves and soft fruit.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 0.3 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.05 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.16 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 18.9 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
- Total Carbohydrate 6.28 g
- Dietary Fibre 3.23 g
- Total Sugars 2.83 g
- Complex / starch 2.09 g
- Protein 1.91 g
- Water 96.2 g
- Energy 33.1 kcal
- Water 96.2 g
- Carbohydrates 6.28 g
- Protein 1.91 g
- Fat 0.3 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.05 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.16 g
- Omega-3 0.02 g
- Vitamins 653 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.07 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.69 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.34 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.17 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 1.7 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 168 µg
- Vitamin C 30 mg
- Vitamin E 1.65 mg
- Vitamin K 436 µg
- Minerals 328 mg
- Major Minerals 327 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 30 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.07 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.09 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.69 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.34 · vitamin-b6: 0.17 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 1.7 · vitamin-b9-folate: 167.8 · vitamin-e: 1.65 · vitamin-k: 435.9 ·
Minerals
Leaf tissue is fibre- and water-forward with low energy density.
History
Cooks bought prepped forms of savoy cabbage for speed while markets still sold whole produce, including named leaf portions.
Cooks bought prepped forms of savoy cabbage for speed while markets still sold whole produce, including named leaf portions.
Cold storage and transport made savoy cabbage a year-round kitchen staple in many regions, including named leaf portions.