20 Interesting Facts About Cabbage

Various varieties of cabbage occupy an important place in the culinary traditions of many nations, especially in Europe. However, this vegetable is also popular in Asia, however, its completely different varieties, which are unlikely to be suitable for traditional Russian cabbage soup or German dishes from cabbage stewed with sausages.

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Facts About Cabbage

The variety of cabbage is really great, and a wide variety of varieties are eaten, although some of them are almost universally popular, and therefore they are easy to find on store shelves. What do you know about Cabbage? We will tell you 20 interesting facts about him, and if you have something to add, be sure to leave your comment under this post!

1. The origin of the cabbage is still unknown. Most likely, this vegetable appeared somewhere in Asia, but scientists cannot say more precisely yet.
2. The stump is the most harmful part of cabbage because it is in it that various nitrates accumulate.
3. The wild relative of the cabbage has not yet been established, as well as the place where the cabbage was grown for the first time.
4. Cabbage has beneficial properties that help fight excess weight.
5. Archaeological excavations indicate that people began to grow cabbage since the Stone and Bronze Ages.
6. Already in the 15th-10th centuries BC, cabbage was widely cultivated in Ancient Egypt.
7. The ancient Greeks and Romans grew no more than a dozen varieties of cabbage. In the nineteenth century, there were already about thirty, and now there are more than a hundred.
8. Sauerkraut is healthier than fresh cabbage. The beneficial qualities of sauerkraut last for about 10 months, so you can eat it almost all year round.
9. The word "cabbage" comes from the ancient Greek "kaputum" (head), which emphasizes the peculiar shape of this vegetable. Well, what - a certain similarity, you see, there is.
10. Cabbage juice is used in folk medicine as an antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory agent.
11. The cabbage was introduced into scientific medicine after the discovery of an anti-ulcer factor called vitamin U. The juice from the leaves is recommended for the treatment of gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer, gastritis, and colitis.
12. The ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras highly appreciated the medicinal properties of cabbage and personally engaged in its selection.
13. Fresh cabbage leaves help eliminate cholesterol from the body.
14. Cabbage juice is a cosmetic product. It has a rejuvenating effect, therefore it is used for rinsing the face and preparing various cosmetic masks.
15. There are not only edible but also purely decorative varieties of cabbage, with a variety of colors.
16. According to the laws of the American state of New Jersey, cabbage is allowed to be sold on any day of the week except Sunday. And in the state of West Virginia, cabbage cannot be sour - it is believed that this process is accompanied by an unpleasant odor that can disturb neighbors.
17. Cabbage is 91% water. For comparison, cucumbers contain 95-97% water.
18. Sauerkraut contains lactic acid, which helps retain beneficial bacteria in the intestines.
19. 100 g of raw cabbage provides more than 60% of the daily requirement of an adult for vitamin C.
20. Sauerkraut was invented in ancient China, and it was soaked in wine. It is known that as early as the 3rd century BC. the builders of the Great Wall of China were fed with cabbage, sauerkraut with rice wine.