The vinegar found in Bubbies Spicy Kosher Dills and Spicy Sauerkraut is used to preserve the hot banana peppers which are harvested later in the year than cucumbers and
earlier than cabbage.
The bitter taste of turnip greens is linked in part to its calcium content; it has 4 times more
calcium than cabbage and twice the calcium of mustard greens.
Turnip greens, for example, which taste far more bitter to many
people than cabbage, contain about 4 times more calcium than their fellow cruciferous vegetable.
Scientists have tested these hypotheses, and their studies reveal that, alongside the same aberrant crypt - causing chemicals, Brussels sprout extract and red cabbage extract helped to detoxify the dangerous substances and protect the lining of the bowels, reducing the formation of cancerous lesions.51 As a side note, Brussel sprouts seem to be
better than their cabbage counterparts.