The white Kohl (Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba), also white herb, Kappes, Kabis or herb mentioned, is a kind of vegetable, which in the autumn and winters belong to the popular food. From it deftige a pots, leave themselves herb cakes, herb-wind or salads to manufacture. By its high Vitamin C-content (46 mg/100 g) and Thiocyanat content (works antibiotic) are white Kohl very healthy. It numerous welfare-end effects attributed.

The word Kappes particularly common in the Ruhr district is probably a leaning word from the slawischen linguistic area (see Russian - kapusta).

White Kohl has heads, which are clearly larger than those of the red Kohl. There are early and storable sorts.

The majority of the storable sorts is converted to sauerkraut.

To most cultivated sorts are whereby they are to be processed more easily, in particular with automated processing. In the south of Stuttgart, in the district Esslingen is cultivated still the typical, very aromatic pointed herb (Filderkraut).

The designation of "herb" stood in English and American one as devaluing pointed name for the Germans in the world wars. Nowadays they are called frequently "potatoes" or "Kartos".

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