cabbage

Cabbage provides the body with 3 percent worth of magnesium for strong bones. The vitamin C content is the highest in the vegetable at 60 percent of the daily value. The vitamin A representative value is 1 percent per serving. The level of dietary fiber goes to 10 percent of the daily requirements. The volume of iron stands at 2 percent while that of calcium for strong teeth enamel represents 4 percent of the daily needs. The crop also supplies about 2 grams of protein, 3.2 grams of sugar and 6 grams of carbohydrates. These are about 2 percent of the daily values of the three nutrients, apiece.

We source Tanzania cabbage from the north in areas such as Moshi and the east in parts of Morogolo. Our farmers in these locations capitalize on new disease-resistant varieties to earn extra cash. The main commercial cultivars include Gloria F1, Copenhagen, Sugar Loaf and Chihili (of Chinese descent). Some even abandon their coffee fields for this cash crop. They grow it on an average half a hectare and use farmyard compost with little or no chemical sprays to cultivate it.