How long does Fresh Cabbage last for?!
How long does Fresh Cabbage last for?
I have had a head of cabbage in my fridge, locked in a plastic bag for about 2 mos now. It looks perfectly fine and still as green as ever.nothing is wilted on it. Is this okay, safe to use??
Answers:
Yes it is. Just remove the outer leaves and proceed with your recipe.
Yes, here are the results of a study done on just that topic.
It may be more than you wish to know, but interesting!
And someone got paid to do it!
Two sets of experiments were conducted during 1995-96 to find out the suitable packing materials for storing hybrid 'Hema' cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata Linn.) in cold storage. Freshly harvested green cabbages were packed in gunny bags, bamboo baskets and polythene bags (transparent). To compare the performance, a lot of cabbage heads were stacked open (without packed) inside cold storage. The average temperature and humidity maintained at the cold storage was 3.5oC and 76% R. H., respectively. The cabbage heads were aimed to store for a minimum period of 50 days. The weight loss was minimum in polythene bag (7.13%) followed by gunny bag (20.18%), bamboo basket (21.15%) and without packing (33.89%). The chlorophyll content and retentions of original colour (green) were higher in gunny bag followed by bamboo basket and least in control. The percentage of damage was lowest in gunny bag (6.01%) and the highest in polythene bag (11.72%). Considering the weight loss and retention of the original colour, the gunny bag may be considered as the best packing material for storing cabbages in cold storage for a short period.
KUSUM KUMAR DEKA, N. K. MOHAN AND K. S. PRASAD [Evaluation of shelf life of cabbage in cold storage packed with different packing materials] Res. on Crops 3 (2) : 406-410 (2002). A. A. U. Horticultural Research Station Kahikuchi, Azara, Guwahati-17 (Assam), India