Green cabbage calories come to 28 for 1 cup (90 g) of raw, shredded leaves and 31 per 100 g. What matters more than any single number is volume: you can pile up several cups before the total looks like a snack, so the dressing, oil or meat beside it usually decides the count.
28kcal
1 cup, shredded · 90 g, raw, shredded
12%protein
0.9 gProtein
6 gCarbs
0.2 gFat
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Nutrition facts
Raw, shredded · per 90 g
Calories
28 kcal
Protein
0.9 g
Carbohydrate
5.7 g
Fat
0.2 g
Saturated fat
0 g
Cholesterol
0 mg
Sodium
14 mg
Potassium
186 mg
Iron
0.1 mg
Source: USDA FoodData Central
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Green cabbage: 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 (90 g)
28
0.9 g
5.7 g
0.2 g
14 mg
1%
1 leaf (25 g)
8
0.2 g
1.6 g
0.1 g
4 mg
0%
Cooked ½ cup (75 g)
17
1 g
4.1 g
0 g
6 mg
1%
100 g
31
1 g
6.4 g
0.2 g
16 mg
2%
3 × 1 cup (90 g)
84
2.6 g
43 mg
5 × 1 cup (90 g)
140
4.3 g
72 mg
A cup of shredded cabbage is 28 calories
The default serving is 1 cup (90 g) of raw, shredded green cabbage, and it lands at 28 calories. That is about 1% of a standard daily calorie value. A single leaf of 25 g is 8 calories, which barely registers in a log.
Portions scale in a straight line because there is so little fat to complicate things. Two cups (180 g) bring 56 calories, 3 cups (270 g) bring 84, and a big 5-cup pile of 450 g reaches 140. Even that large bowl carries only 72 mg of sodium and 4.3 g of protein.
This is why cabbage works as a bulking ingredient. Swap part of the rice, noodles or bread in a meal for shredded cabbage and the plate stays full while the calorie total drops. The trick only works if you measure what goes on top, because 140 calories of cabbage can easily sit under a dressing that costs more than the vegetable itself.
Carbs supply 81% of the calories
Green cabbage is a carbohydrate food, but a light one. Per 100 g it has 6.4 g of carbs, 1 g of protein and just 0.2 g of fat. In calorie terms that splits into 81% carbs, 12% protein and 7% fat.
Look closer at those carbs. Of the 6.4 g, 2.5 g is fiber and 3.2 g is sugar, so a large share of the carbohydrate is fiber rather than starch. A 1-cup serving gives 2.3 g of fiber and 2.9 g of sugar, all of it naturally present in the leaves.
Protein is real but small. At 0.9 g per cup, cabbage will not carry a meal on its own, and it is not meant to. Treat it as volume and fiber, and get protein from whatever you pair it with.
Sodium stays low until you season it
Raw green cabbage has 16 mg of sodium per 100 g, and a cup holds 14 mg, about 1% of the daily value. Saturated fat and cholesterol are both 0. On the nutrition table there is no row here that needs watching.
Potassium is the quieter strength: 207 mg per 100 g. It is not a huge amount per serving, but because cabbage is eaten in large volumes, it adds up across a full bowl.
The rows that change are the ones you add. Coleslaw dressing, soy sauce, salted butter and cured meats push sodium and fat up fast, while the cabbage underneath stays the same. If you track sodium, log the sauce as its own item. Bagged mixes such as Marketside Angel Hair Green Cabbage Coleslaw or Basket & Bushel Sunshine Slaw are shredded vegetables; check whether a dressing packet is included before you assume the label matches plain cabbage.
Cooked cabbage packs down to 17 calories a half cup
Cooking changes the serving more than the food. A cooked ½ cup (75 g) comes to 17 calories with 1 g of protein, 4.1 g of carbs, 0 g of fat and 1.4 g of fiber. Sodium drops to 6 mg if you skip the salt.
The catch is volume. Heat wilts the leaves, so a cup of raw shreds collapses into a much smaller pile in the pan. Weigh cooked cabbage rather than eyeballing it against a raw cup, or your log will drift.
Fat is the real variable when you cook. Boiled or steamed cabbage keeps its numbers close to the ones above. Sautéed or braised cabbage takes on whatever oil, butter or bacon fat goes into the pan, and that fat usually outweighs the cabbage in calories. Log the cooking fat separately, or snap a photo of the finished dish and let BodyPal log it for you.
How does green cabbage compare?
Here is green cabbage next to plain cabbage, cooked cabbage and a whole head, compared per 100 g and per usual serving.
Verdict: The differences are small: green cabbage runs 31 calories per 100 g against 25 for the general cabbage entry and 23 for cooked, so none of them will make or break a day. Pick raw green cabbage when you want crunch and volume, and pick cooked cabbage at 17 calories a half cup when you want a soft side that sits denser on the plate.
Most popular green cabbage brands in the United States
Ranked by popularity in the BodyPal database
# Productkcal / 100 g
1Stater Bros. Markets Green Cabbage1½ cups · 85 g24 kcal
2Wegmans Green Cabbage1 cup · 85 g24 kcal
3Chef Buddys Green Cabbage, Bell Pepper and Onions1 cup · 78 g26 kcal
4First Street Green Cabbage, Carrots and Red Cabbage Coleslaw1½ cups · 85 g24 kcal
5Basket & Bushel Sunshine Slaw, Green Cabbage, Red Cabbage and Carrots½ cup · 85 g29 kcal
Bagged cabbage and slaw mixes are labeled raw, the same state as the numbers above, so they land close to 31 calories per 100 g. Source: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Green cabbage FAQs
How many calories are in a cup of green cabbage?
One cup of shredded raw green cabbage (90 g) has 28 calories, 0.9 g of protein and 5.7 g of carbs.
Is green cabbage good for weight loss?
Raw green cabbage is 31 calories per 100 g with 2.5 g of fiber, so a cup adds 28 calories and a whole 900 g head 279 calories.
Green cabbage vs red cabbage: which has fewer calories?
Raw green cabbage has 31 calories per 100 g and red cabbage 34, so a 90 g cup is 28 calories against 31 for red.
How many carbs are in green cabbage?
Raw green cabbage has 6.4 g of carbs per 100 g, including 2.5 g of fiber and 3.2 g of sugars. One cup (90 g) has 5.7 g of carbs.
How many calories are in 100 g of raw green cabbage?
Raw green cabbage has 31 calories per 100 g. That weight also gives 6.4 g of carbs, 2.5 g of fiber, 1 g of protein and 0.2 g of fat, with 16 mg of sodium.
Is cabbage high in calories?
No. Green cabbage has 31 calories per 100 g and 28 per cup, about 1% of a standard daily calorie value. Most of its weight is water, which is why it fills a plate for so few calories.
How many calories are in a bowl of cabbage?
A bowl of 2 cups (180 g) of raw shredded green cabbage has 56 calories. A larger 3-cup bowl (270 g) has 84, and even 5 cups (450 g) reaches only 140 before dressing.
What are green cabbage nutrition facts per 100 g?
Per 100 g, raw green cabbage has 31 calories, 1 g of protein, 6.4 g of carbs, 0.2 g of fat, 2.5 g of fiber and 3.2 g of sugar. It also has 16 mg of sodium and 207 mg of potassium.
How many calories are in cabbage in general?
It depends on the entry: raw green cabbage is 31 calories per 100 g, the general cabbage entry is 25, and cooked cabbage is 23. All three are low enough that the toppings matter more.
