Cabbage salad calories come to 99 for a 1 cup (220 g) serving and 45 per 100 g. The number to notice is not the calories but the sodium: that same cup carries 592 mg, 26% of the daily value, while its calories cover only 5% of a day.
99kcal
1 cup · 220 g, prepared, not further specified
7%protein
1.7 gProtein
20 gCarbs
1.8 gFat
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Nutrition facts
Prepared, not further specified · per 220 g
Calories
99 kcal
Protein
1.7 g
Carbohydrate
19.6 g
Fat
1.8 g
Saturated fat
0.4 g
Cholesterol
4 mg
Sodium
592 mg
Potassium
383 mg
Iron
0.2 mg
Source: USDA FoodData Central
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Cabbage salad: calories, protein and sodium by serving
Percent of daily value uses the FDA reference of 2,000 kcal a day.
Serving
kcal
Protein
Carbs
Fat
Sodium
% DV kcal
1 cup (220 g)
99
1.7 g
19.6 g
1.8 g
592 mg
5%
Half cup (110 g)
50
0.9 g
9.8 g
0.9 g
296 mg
2%
100 g
45
0.8 g
8.9 g
0.8 g
269 mg
2%
3 × 1 cup (220 g)
297
5.2 g
1,775 mg
5 × 1 cup (220 g)
495
8.7 g
2,959 mg
A cup is 99 calories, and bigger bowls stay modest
A standard 1 cup (220 g) serving lands at 99 calories, with 1.7 g of protein and 19.6 g of carbs. A half cup (110 g), the scoop you get next to a sandwich, is 50 calories. At 100 g you are at 45. These are small numbers for a dish that fills a fair amount of plate.
The calories climb slowly as the bowl grows. Two cups (440 g) come to 198 calories, three cups (660 g) to 297, and five cups (1,100 g) reach 495. Calories rise in step with the cup, but from a low base, so even a large serving is a modest number.
Sodium is what scales fast. Two cups carry 1,184 mg, three cups 1,775 mg, and five cups 2,959 mg, which is past the 2300 mg daily value used on this page. If you make cabbage salad the base of a big meal, the salt adds up long before the calories do.
Carbs supply 78% of the calories
Per 100 g, cabbage salad has 8.9 g of carbs, 0.8 g of fat and 0.8 g of protein. By calorie share that works out to 78% carbs, 16% fat and 7% protein. This is a vegetable dish first, and in the USDA row for cabbage salad, not further specified, the dressing is light enough that fat stays a minor player.
Of those carbs, 5 g per 100 g are sugars and 2.4 g are fiber. A full cup brings 11 g of sugars and 5.3 g of fiber. Sweeter dressings push the sugar side; plain vinegar dressings keep it lower.
Protein is the weak spot. At 1.7 g per cup, it covers just 3% of the daily value. Cabbage salad will not hold you over on its own, which is why it works best as a side rather than the main event.
Sodium is the row to watch
Here is the odd thing about this salad: its sodium share is far bigger than its calorie share. One cup has 592 mg of sodium, 26% of the daily value, against just 5% of daily calories. A half cup still carries 296 mg, or 13%.
Per 100 g, cabbage salad holds 269 mg of sodium. That is more than tomato salad at 212 mg or carrot salad at 189 mg, though well below lobster salad at 508 mg. The salt comes with the preparation, so homemade versions can land higher or lower depending on the cook.
The other rows are quiet. Saturated fat is 0.2 g per 100 g, cholesterol 2 mg, and potassium 174 mg. If you watch sodium, a half cup portion or a lighter hand with the dressing keeps the number in check without giving up the crunch.
Pair it with protein to make a meal
With 99 calories and 1.7 g of protein per cup, cabbage salad is a volume food. It adds crunch and bulk to a plate without moving the calorie total much. What it lacks is the protein and fat that keep you full for hours.
Set it next to grilled chicken, fish, beans or eggs and the plate is balanced. Spooned onto tacos, a pulled pork sandwich or a grain bowl, it adds texture for about 50 calories per half cup. Bagged blends from Dole or Marketside give you a shredded base to dress yourself, which puts you in charge of both the salt and the oil.
If you track meals, BodyPal can log cabbage salad from a photo. Just be honest about the portion: a heaped bowl is often closer to two cups than one.
How does cabbage salad compare?
Here is how cabbage salad stacks up against carrot, tomato and lobster salad, per 100 g and per usual serving.
Verdict: For the fewest calories, cabbage salad wins easily, since carrot salad has 4.7 times the calories and a cup of it is 371. For protein pick lobster salad at 10.3 g per 100 g, but expect 340 calories per cup and 508 mg of sodium per 100 g.
Most popular cabbage salad brands in the United States
Ranked by popularity in the BodyPal database
# Productkcal / 100 g
1GMI Foods Garden Red Cabbage Salad1 cup · 100 g50 kcal
2Cracovia Red Cabbage Salad With Apple In Vinegar100 g38 kcal
3Giant Eagle Italian Romaine Lettuce And Red Cabbage Salad Blend2 cups · 85 g18 kcal
4Marketside Premium Romaine Lettuce, Carrots And Red Cabbage Salad3 cups · 85 g18 kcal
7Dole Garden Iceberg Lettuce, Shredded Carrots And Red Cabbage Salad85 g18 kcal
8Signature Farms Premium Romaine Lettuce, Carrots And Red Cabbage Salad2 cups · 85 g24 kcal
Most bagged blends are mostly lettuce and are sold without dressing, so their label numbers read lower per 100 g than the dressed salad above. Source: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Cabbage salad FAQs
How many calories are in cabbage salad?
One cup (220 g) has 99 calories and half a cup has 50. Per 100 g cabbage salad is 45 calories.
Is cabbage salad good for weight loss?
It is one of the lighter salads at 45 calories per 100 g, so a full cup adds 99 calories with 5.3 g fiber and 1.8 g fat.
Cabbage salad vs carrot salad: which is lighter?
Cabbage salad is 45 calories per 100 g against 212 for raw carrot salad, mainly because carrot salad carries 15.7 g fat per 100 g and cabbage salad 0.8 g.
How many carbs are in a cup of cabbage salad?
A cup (220 g) has 19.6 g carbs, of which 11.0 g are sugars and 5.3 g fiber, plus 1.7 g protein.
How much sodium is in cabbage salad?
One cup (220 g) of cabbage salad has 592 mg of sodium, 26% of the daily value. A half cup has 296 mg, and 100 g has 269 mg, so sodium is the number to watch.
How much sugar is in cabbage salad?
A cup of cabbage salad contains 11 g of sugars, and a half cup has 5.5 g. Per 100 g it is 5 g of sugars out of 8.9 g of total carbs.
How much fiber does cabbage salad have?
A cup of cabbage salad has 5.3 g of fiber, a half cup 2.6 g, and 100 g has 2.4 g. Fiber makes up a solid share of the 19.6 g of carbs in a cup.
Is cabbage salad high in protein?
No. Cabbage salad has 1.7 g of protein per cup, just 3% of the daily value, and protein supplies only 7% of its calories. Pair it with chicken, fish, eggs or beans.
How many calories are in a half cup of cabbage salad?
A half cup (110 g) of cabbage salad has 50 calories, with 0.9 g of fat and 9.8 g of carbs. That is the typical side-dish scoop next to a sandwich or tacos.
