What are the differences between baby napa cabbage and napa cabbage? Can you tell them apart by appearance?
We have eaten many vegetables, and if you are not someone who often cooks and buys groceries, you often only know that they are all green vegetables, but cannot name them. Baby napa cabbage and napa cabbage are the best example; there are always friends who are unclear about the differences between baby napa cabbage and napa cabbage, and have always thought that these two vegetables are the same type. To help everyone understand more intuitively, the editor has specially summarized this article for you. Let's take a look together!
Differences between baby napa cabbage and napa cabbage
1. Different prices
If you are someone who often accompanies family elders to the market to buy groceries, you should have noticed that although there are many varieties of vegetables, there is still a big difference in price. The price of napa cabbage is generally cheaper than baby napa cabbage. Because winter napa cabbage is sold in large quantities, it is normal to buy it for a few mao per jin. Baby napa cabbage is different. Currently, the market price of baby napa cabbage is mainly concentrated between 2.5 yuan and 4 yuan per jin. Compared with napa cabbage, it is still not cheap, but baby napa cabbage is more delicious when put in soup.
2. Different varieties
If you try to distinguish baby napa cabbage and napa cabbage only by appearance, friends who are cooking for the first time will definitely not notice the difference. Because they both belong to vegetables, friends without experience will also lump them together. In fact, baby napa cabbage is a variant of napa cabbage.
3. Different appearance
Napa cabbage is larger in size compared with baby napa cabbage, and its leaves are greener, while baby napa cabbage has smaller and yellower leaves. Besides size, the number of leaves is also key to distinguishing them. Although they are similar in number, by slowly peeling them open you can discover the difference between the hearts of baby napa cabbage and napa cabbage, which is more intuitive.
But napa cabbage and baby napa cabbage have similar numbers of leaves, generally around 50 leaves, so when distinguishing napa cabbage from baby napa cabbage, we can look at the number of leaves. If the number is relatively small, it may be napa cabbage with the outer leaves removed and only the heart left.
4. Different heart colors
Above we mentioned the appearance of baby napa cabbage and napa cabbage. In fact, their insides are also different. After buying baby napa cabbage and napa cabbage and washing and sorting them, you can find that the heart of napa cabbage is more yellowish-green and will also have some white marks. Because baby napa cabbage is more crisp and tender, its heart is basically tender yellow.
5. Different nutritional values
From the perspective of nutritional value, baby napa cabbage contains more trace elements than napa cabbage, because baby napa cabbage is rich in vitamin b1 and b6 and has the effect of relieving mental fatigue, so baby napa cabbage comes out ahead.
In recent years, baby napa cabbage has been very popular, especially among some young friends who live alone, who all buy baby napa cabbage to replace napa cabbage. Nowadays, growing both napa cabbage and baby napa cabbage still has a fairly good market, but be sure not to follow the trend and plant them on a large scale, to avoid a situation of oversupply after demand is saturated.
Regarding the comparison between napa cabbage and baby napa cabbage, Tudiuwang has summarized and organized it for everyone here today. We hope this article can help you, and next time you encounter them, don't fail to tell them apart.