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Red Cabbage

Red cabbage microgreens (Brassica oleracea) are a brassica microgreen with a mild, sweet and crunchy flavor, ready to harvest in 8-12 days. MicrogreenUSA grows them sushi-grade indoors for wholesale standing orders, and they are best for color-forward plating.

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Red Cabbage Microgreens

Red cabbage microgreens pair a mild, faintly sweet flavor with vivid magenta stems and green leaves - one of the most photogenic greens in the catalog. Color that survives service makes them a plating staple.

Used to add color to slaws, tacos, poke, and bright vegetable plates. A frequent choice for social-media-forward dishes that need to look as good as they taste.

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Common nameRed Cabbage
Botanical nameBrassica oleracea
CategoryBrassica
FlavorMild, sweet, crunchy
Grow time8-12 days
Best forColor-forward plating
AvailabilityYear-round wholesale
Minimum order5 lbs / week
Grow Data & Sources

What do seed suppliers publish for growing red cabbage microgreens?

These figures are True Leaf Market's published guide for Cabbage - Red Acre - Microgreens Seeds (Brassica oleracea) plus Cabbage, Red (2230M) from Johnny's Selected Seeds' 2017 yield trial, not our farm schedule (that is on our process page).

Seeding rate (10x20 tray)1 oz per 10"x 20" tray
Pre-soakNo (No Soak)
Germination2-3 days
Blackout2-4 days
Days to harvest6-14 days
Flavorstrong broccoli/cabbage (brassica) flavor
Seed per 1020 tray (Johnny's trial)10.5 g
Yield per 1020 tray (Johnny's trial)8.5 oz
Days to first true leaf (Johnny's)13.5

Sources: True Leaf Market, Johnny's Selected Seeds.

How does red cabbage compare with the other microgreens we grow?

At 6-14 days, red cabbage is the 4th fastest of 18 varieties by supplier harvest window, tied with pea tendril. Its 8.5 oz trial yield is 7th of 13, 0.81 oz of red cabbage per gram of seed. Red cabbage goes on dry in the supplier guide.

Is there USDA nutrition data for red cabbage microgreens?

Not from a lab: FoodData Central has no entry for red cabbage microgreens, so we print no nutrient figures.

Are red cabbage microgreens a food-safety concern?

FDA classes red cabbage microgreens as covered produce, not sprouts (FDA guidance).

Common Questions

Red Cabbage FAQ

What do red cabbage microgreens taste like?

Red cabbage microgreens have a mild, sweet and crunchy flavor. They pair a mild, faintly sweet flavor with vivid magenta stems and green leaves - one of the most photogenic greens in the catalog. Color that survives service makes them a plating staple. They are the young cotyledon-stage greens of Brassica oleracea, harvested before the first true leaves appear.

How long do red cabbage microgreens take to grow?

Red cabbage microgreens take 8-12 days from seed to harvest in our indoor farm. The seed gets a 4-6 hour soak in RO-filtered water before seeding. For comparison, seed suppliers publish 6-14 days in True Leaf Market's guide and about 13.5 days to first true leaf in Johnny's 2017 trial. By that supplier window it is the 4th fastest of the 18 varieties we grow. Our full growing process is on our process page.

How do chefs use red cabbage microgreens?

Used to add color to slaws, tacos, poke, and bright vegetable plates. A frequent choice for social-media-forward dishes that need to look as good as they taste. In our wholesale program they are best for color-forward plating. They are available year-round on a standing weekly order, on their own or as part of a custom blend with other varieties from our catalog of 20.

How long do red cabbage microgreens last after delivery?

Red cabbage microgreens keep 7-10 days, like most of our varieties, when refrigerated at 34-38°F in sealed packaging and kept away from ethylene-producing produce. They are clean-cut with sanitized blades and in cold storage within 45 minutes of harvest, so orders typically arrive with 5-10 days of shelf life remaining.

How do I order red cabbage microgreens wholesale?

Order through a MicrogreenUSA wholesale account. The minimum is 5 lbs per week for a single restaurant, and red cabbage microgreens can be packed in 2, 4 or 8 oz anti-fog clamshells, 1-5 lb vacuum-sealed bulk pouches or uncut living trays. Southeast USA accounts get deliveries on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, and we reply to applications within 24 business hours.

Do red cabbage microgreen seeds need soaking?

True Leaf Market's grow guide for Cabbage - Red Acre - Microgreens Seeds (Brassica oleracea) lists no pre-soak, then lists 2-3 days germination, 2-4 days of blackout and 6-14 days to harvest. Our farm sets its own soak times by seed size; the schedule is on our process page.

How much does a tray of red cabbage microgreens yield?

Johnny's Selected Seeds measured 8.5 oz per 1020 tray for Cabbage, Red (2230M) in its 2017 microgreen yield trial, from 10.5 g of seed, cut at about 13.5 days at the first true leaf. Johnny's calls these rounded averages that vary with seed lot, density and timing. Among our varieties in that trial, red cabbage ranks 7th of 13 for yield.