Difference between red and white cabbage?

Answer 1

Nutritionally, not a lot. Choice of cabbage between red (a sort of purple and white cabbage) and white (pale to darker green and white) really depends on the dish you're making and the colour you think will look good at the end. So, you might use red cabbage in, or to accompany, a blandly-coloured dish and white cabbage to go with something more robustly-coloured.

Answer 2

The main difference is the red-blue pigment, anthocyanin, and having a greater quantity of water-proof whitish bloom that protects the plant against the sun and dryness.

Gustatively, I find red cabbage a bit sweeter, but maybe it's because I always cook it with apples...

The red pigment will stay red, turn blue or disappear depending on the acidity of the cooking water, so it is recommended to add red wine vinegar if you want to keep it red. Traditional German red cabbage recipes involve vinegar and apples.

Both cabbages are rich in vitamin C, so they are great for a winter diet. The color of red cabbage makes it a great ingredient for colorful dishes such as coleslaw.

Answer 3

The colour