Green/Domestic - Round head, light green, compact leaves.

Red - Round head with purple-red, compact leaves. Sweeter flavor than Domestic.

Savoy - Round to oblong head with loosely compact, crinkled leaves; pale green color.

Good quality cabbage should be well-formed, fairly even colored and heavy for its size. For Green and Red cabbage, leaves should be very compact and fairly smooth Savoy cabbage leaves should be crinkled and less compact. Avoid discolored or wilted cabbage.