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Pickled Cabbage

Pickled cabbage is cabbage preserved in a seasoned acidic or fermented brine and served as a side dish or condiment.

Pickled Cabbage — illustrative ingredient image

About Pickled Cabbage

Pickled cabbage is cabbage preserved in an acidic brine or a salted brine that may undergo fermentation. It can be shredded, chopped, or cut into larger pieces, with colours ranging from pale green and white to purple depending on the cabbage. Texture ranges from crisp and crunchy to soft, and flavour from sharply acidic to lactic-sour and seasoned.

It is served as a side dish, condiment, salad component, or filling and is used with meat dishes, noodles, sandwiches, and other savory foods. Products may be raw-fermented, vinegar-pickled, cooked, canned, or chilled.

Additions such as salt, sugar, spices, or other vegetables further change the flavour and appearance. Cutting, fermentation, cooking, and packing affect the firmness and form in which the cabbage is sold or served, from loose shreds to larger pieces.

Ingredient type
compound ingredient

Forms & related ingredients

  • Cabbagecontains · Pickled Cabbage → Cabbage
  • Sugarcontains · Pickled Cabbage → Sugar
  • Vinegarcontains · Pickled Cabbage → Vinegar
  • Saltcontains · Pickled Cabbage → Salt
  • Watercontains · Pickled Cabbage → Water

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Where pickled cabbage appears

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Local names for pickled cabbage

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English

Pickled Cabbage

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Pickled Cabbage nutrition & diet

Pickled Cabbage nutritional value

Product example: PICKLED RED CABBAGE (Carl Kuhne Kg)

Per 100 g of this specific product as recorded by USDA, per 100 g.

Calories
54kcal
Protein
1.5g
Carbs
11.5g
Fat
0.0g

A product-specific label example, not a generic average. Formulations can change; use the nutrition label on the product being eaten.

Portions & preparation

Identify the cabbage type and whether the product is vinegar-pickled, fermented, seasoned, canned, or homemade. Match drained or undrained edible cabbage and record added sugar, salt, oil, or flavorings. Assess sausages, meat, noodles, bread, and other accompanying foods separately.

Compare the right form: Match the identified cabbage variety in its exact fermented or vinegar-pickled, seasoned, drained, and served form.

Diet considerations

Pickled cabbage is plant-derived when made from cabbage and non-animal seasonings. Compatibility changes with fish sauce, meat, dairy, or animal stock, and with cereal-based accompaniments such as noodles or bread. Recipe, fermentation, brine, and serving portion vary, so a named style or brand is not sufficient by itself.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Depends on the version
  • Vegetarian
    Depends on the version
  • Pescatarian
    Depends on the version
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Depends on the version
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Depends on the version
Check the version or source of: Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Vegetarian · Depends on the version
Check the version or source of: Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Pescatarian · Depends on the version
Check the version or source of: Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Depends on the version
Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Sugar. This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar). Recipes and products can differ.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central branded product — PICKLED RED CABBAGE ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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