How to tell baby cabbage and napa cabbage apart? A few simple methods

Although napa cabbage and baby cabbage look very similar, their nutritional value is not very different, only the levels of nutrients vary. Baby cabbage has a higher dietary fiber content than napa cabbage and bok choy, and its folate content is also relatively high; napa cabbage has a higher vitamin C content than bok choy and baby cabbage, while bok choy's carotene content is significantly higher than that of baby cabbage and napa cabbage. However, the price of napa cabbage is considerably lower than that of baby cabbage. As a result, many unscrupulous vendors pass off napa cabbage with the outer leaves removed as baby cabbage to make exorbitant profits. There are differences between baby cabbage and napa cabbage, so you need to pay attention to distinguishing them when buying.

1. Color: Baby cabbage leaves are a tender yellow, while napa cabbage, depending on the variety, has a heart that is yellow with white; even if many greenhouses block light to napa cabbage to fake it, the leaf color of napa cabbage is still different from the natural color of baby cabbage.

2. Appearance: Baby cabbage has a relatively uniform and delicate shape, with the width of the top and bottom basically the same, a narrower leaf base, and fine leaf veins; napa cabbage has broader leaves, leaf bases and leaf veins, and its heart shows a thick, sturdy root base with a more yellow-white color.

3. Head formation: Napa cabbage forms a relatively tight head, and its leaves are severely shrunken and twisted; baby cabbage has a relatively smooth leaf surface, and its curled leaf patterns are exquisite, small and pretty. Baby cabbage leaves are relatively straight, while the leaves of the napa cabbage heart curve inward. Wang Jianfang