White cabbage is one of the most popular, affordable and favorite vegetables, which are especially relevant in the winter-spring period. It's not a secret that this leafy vegetable contains a lot of vitamins and nutrients, and many calories in cabbage are not known to many.
Energy value of white cabbage and dishes from it
A unique feature and priority of white cabbage is that if stored properly for a long time, most of the nutrients and nutrients are stored. As an important factor, it can be noted that cabbage can be eaten in a variety of forms. It is indispensable as a basis for fresh salad, which will enrich the body with vitamins. In addition, cabbage can be boiled, stewed, fried, salted, enriching with new tints of taste and so diversify the diet.
Everyone who grows thin and takes into account the caloric content of his daily menu, is interested in how much kcal is contained in white cabbage. The energy value of fresh cabbage is very low, it is only 27 kcal per 100 g. This means that a cabbage salad with greens and carrots can serve as a low-calorie dinner or an extra meal for dinner, without significantly affecting the overall daily diet.
Cabbage can serve as the basis for a side dish, if it is fried, broiled or boiled. Energy value during heat treatment varies, but it is not difficult to count calories in dishes with white cabbage. When boiling and stewing on water, this indicator is reduced, while frying - is increased:
- caloric content of cabbage boiled - 23 kcal;
- stewed on water (without oil) - about 20 kcal;
- stewed with butter - 47 kcal;
- fried in vegetable oil - 50 kcal.
It should be noted that when cooking cabbage loses some of its vitamins, for example, most of the vitamin C is destroyed. But almost all vitamins of group B , and also minerals included in its composition - calcium, magnesium, sodium, phosphorus, potassium, copper, aluminum are almost completely preserved.
For all who follow a diet, the most useful are salads from fresh vegetables, boiled and stewed cabbage, the caloric content of these dishes makes it possible to lose weight without infringing oneself in vitamins and minerals.