The cabbage family also called ‘crucifers’ is a real nutritional superstar providing calorie for calorie more essential nutrients like vitamin A, C, and folic acid that pretty much any other fruit or vegetable. Savoy cabbage is the winner in the cabbage nutrition stakes. They also contain a pungent, bitter-tasting, sulphur-based compound called glucosinolates that break down into substances called isothiocyanates, which possess interesting biological eeffects. They may also have a protective effect against cancer according to a growing body of evidence. Test-tube and animal studies have shown that glucosinolates