Overview of new & well-established varieties of white cabbage. These differ mainly in the weight of the cabbage head, harvest time and storage life.
White cabbage is divided into early, medium and late ripening varieties. There are also special varieties for commercial processing that differ from fresh varieties.
The numerous varieties of white cabbage differ mainly in the time of sowing, size and harvest time.
We have listed an overview of the most well-known white cabbage varieties for you:
- Bacalan Large: Early variety from Spain with large and oval cabbage heads; wavy leaf edges, particularly nice aroma.
- Brunswijker: Early-ripening variety with spherical, firm and medium-sized heads. Forms only a few binders compared to other varieties; Synonym: Braunschweiger.
- Coronet (F1): Medium early ripening variety with a relatively good storability (especially if sown later); round and small head of cabbage.
- Dithmarscher Earlier: Traditional white cabbage variety with an early harvest time; Heads are medium-sized and do not store for long; Variety comes from the German cabbage stronghold Dithmarschen.
- Domarna: Popular variety for industrial cultivation; heavy round heads. The variety is particularly resistant to diseases and is mostly used for the production of sauerkraut.
- Dottenfelder Dauer: High-yielding and vigorous variety with slightly oval heads; heads are short-stemmed and firm; good shelf life and particularly fine taste.
- Equatoria (F1): Medium-early variety with semi-flat heads and a pleasantly mild aroma. Particularly good for cabbage wraps due to their size and texture.
- Filderkraut: Medium to late maturing variety with firm and pointed cabbage heads. Filderkraut is a traditional Swabian variety with fine and aromatic leaves, which is particularly suitable for salads and fine sauerkraut; can be stored well.
- Holsteiner Platter: Very vigorous variety with large, slightly flat heads. Despite the late maturity, the variety does not store well and should be processed immediately after harvestwill; very good taste.
- Kilaton (F1): Modern, medium to late ripening storage variety; a special feature of Kilaton is its resistance to the dreaded clubroot. This means that there is no need for a long break in the cultivation of cabbage at the same location.
- Krautkaiser: Late-ripening variety with uniform, flat-topped and very large cabbage heads; a good storage variety weighing up to 5kg
- Lion (F1): Late-ripening storage varieties with round and beautifully green heads; high disease resistance (esp. thrips tolerance); In a variety comparison by the LVG Erfurt, the Lion variety achieved the best result in the category "late white cabbage varieties for the fresh market".
- Marner Lagerweiß: Late-ripening and tightly packed kale; very large heads with good taste; This traditional variety has also earned the nickname "permanent cabbage" due to its excellent storage properties.
- Matsumo: Early variety with flat round heads; Due to the tender and tasty leaves, it is particularly suitable for raw vegetables such as coleslaw; can only be stored for a short time.
- Rivera (F1): Late-ripening variety with medium-sized, dark green heads, ideal for storage; high-yield (very compact growth) and robust.
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