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Cabbage: Vitamin C, K, and Folate in One Leaf
Cabbage · กะหล่ำปลี · Brassica oleracea capitata
Cabbage — กะหล่ำปลี (ka-lam-plee) — Brassica oleracea capitata.
You eat the leaves, and they are rich in vitamin C, vitamin K, and folate. The vitamin C helps your body make collagen and supports normal immune function. Vitamin K helps blood clot normally and works with calcium to keep bones strong. Folate supports normal cell division and blood formation, and it matters most before and during pregnancy. An old 1952 report linked raw cabbage juice to peptic ulcers, but the everyday reason to eat cabbage is those three vitamins. Two Thai dishes put it to work: galam plee tod nam pla stir-fries cabbage hard and fast with fish sauce until the edges char, served with jasmine rice; gaeng jued galam plee yad sai stuffs cabbage leaves with seasoned pork and simmers them in a clear broth until tender. Eat the leaves raw or cooked, ferment them into sauerkraut, and use the dense core too. Cabbage wants firm soil, so skip the freshly dug, fluffy beds. Its vitamin C also helps your body absorb iron from the beans or greens in the same meal, and if you take blood thinners, keep your intake steady, since big swings can affect how that medication works.
Galam Plee Tod Nam Pla — กะหล่ำปลีทอดน้ำปลา (ga-lam-plee-tod-nam-pla)
Gaeng Jued Galam Plee Yad Sai — แกงจืดกะหล่ำปลียัดไส้ (gaeng-jued-ga-lam-plee-yad-sai)
Food and nutrients
Rich in: vitamin C, vitamin K, folate
Research context
Cabbage is a low-calorie cruciferous leaf rich in vitamin K, vitamin C, and folate
Narration transcript
Opening
A whole cabbage is a single giant bud, hundreds of leaves wrapped tight around one growing tip that never got the chance to open. Cabbage — กะหล่ำปลี, ga-lam-plee. You eat those leaves raw and crunchy, cooked soft, or salted and fermented into sauerkraut, and even the dense core is good eating.
Galam Plee Tod Nam Pla (กะหล่ำปลีทอดน้ำปลา)
Galam plee tod nam pla is a quick stir-fry that cooks cabbage hard and fast with fish sauce until the edges char, served with jasmine rice.
Gaeng Jued Galam Plee Yad Sai (แกงจืดกะหล่ำปลียัดไส้)
Gaeng jued galam plee yad sai is a comforting soup that stuffs cabbage leaves with seasoned pork, then simmers them in a clear broth until tender.
Nutrition summary
Plain raw cabbage is quietly high in vitamin K and vitamin C, with a bit of folate rounding it out.
Vitamin C
Vitamin C is used to build collagen and helps protect cells from oxidative stress.
Vitamin K
Vitamin K contributes to normal blood clotting and helps maintain healthy bones, working alongside calcium in your body.
Folate
Folate supports normal cell division and blood formation, and plays an especially important role before and during pregnancy.
Closing
Cabbage likes firm ground, so plant it in settled, firmed soil, or the heads sit loose on a fluffy bed. One caution worth knowing: if you take a blood thinner like warfarin, keep your cabbage intake steady, because its vitamin K can swing how well that medicine works. Follow Longevity Biome, and LIKE this video for regular updates.
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