Red cabbage

Red cabbage (also known as purple cabbage, blue kraut or red kraut after preparation. It´s a plant belonging to the family of Brassicaceae), purple cabbage, red kraut or blue kraut is a plant that belongs to the family of the cabbage (and both plants belong to the Cruciferae family It is a type of cabbage whose leaves have a characteristic violet colour. This colour is due to a pigment called anthocyanin. The intensity of the colour could depend on the level of acidity (pH) of the soil. Leaves grow redder in more acidic soils, whereas in the alkaline ones, they tend to grow bluer.