Red cabbage and
white cabbage Savoy cabbage
Quality features Quality features
• Very good quality with properties specific to the • Very good quality and very uniform shape and
variety size.
• Firm structure and very uniform shape and size • Superfluous wrapper leaves correctly removed,
• Wrapper leaves correctly removed, but not peeled but not peeled (min. 1, max. 2 whorls).
• Free from frost damage and no evidence of bruising • Firm structure and free from frost damage.
or splitting • No bruising or splitting.
• Typical colour: dark red or white/green • Head light green and outer leaves dark green.
• Heads well closed in the box. • The cabbage must have a firm head.
• Suitable for standing upright and heads well
Shelf life closed in the box.
Red cabbage and white cabbage are best stored at Shelf life
a temperature of 0-1°C.Take care when stacking so
that the cut end does not touch the outermost leaf Savoy cabbage is best stored at a temperature
of another cabbage. of 0-1°C.
Grades Grades
Red cabbage and white cabbage are sorted by: Savoy cabbage is sorted by:
• Size: 6, 7 or 8 items per box. • Size: 4, 5 or 6 items per box.
• Weight: FL+ quality: 7.5 kg net per box.
Supply period Supply period
15 12 20
12 10
15
8
9
6 10
6
4
5
3 2
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Red cabbage White cabbage Savoy cabbage
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