This is the standard Euro/American cabbage, and the one European sauerkraut is made from (Asian sauerkraut is made from Napa type cabbages - actually turnip greens). Many cultivars are grown but they all look exactly the same in the store. All the big loose outer leaves are removed at the farm and the last semi-loose ones are removed at the store, leaving just a pale green ball of immature leaves. The photo specimen was a typical market size at 6 inches diameter and 2 pounds, but heads grown for sauerkraut can weigh up to 60 pounds.
Heading cabbages are not found in nature. Development of these cabages by selective breeding began during the Roman Empire.
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