Convert Cabbage from Whole Cabbage heads to Cups (chopped)
Convert whole cabbage heads to cups below. One medium cabbage head is about 9.68 cups, and 2 cabbage heads make roughly 19.35 cups.
How many cups is a cabbage head?
One medium cabbage head gives about 9.68 cups of cabbage when chopped, so 2 cabbage heads come to roughly 19.35 cups. A small cabbage head is about 5.38 cups and a large one about 15.05 cups, so set the size selector to match what you have.
Related Cabbage Ingredients
After broccoli instead? The broccoli converter handles whole-head weights and chopped cups across small, medium, and large sizes. See what one medium broccoli head is in cups.
Swapping in cauliflower? The cauliflower converter works out whole-head weights and chopped cups across small, medium, and large sizes. See what one medium cauliflower head is in cups.
Adding kale to the slaw? The kale converter handles whole-bunch weights and chopped cups across small, medium, and large sizes. See what one medium bunch is in cups.
Out of cabbage? See cabbage substitutes →
Cabbage converter tool
Enter an amount, pick your units, and set the size for counting whole cabbage heads.
Result
9.68 cupsCabbage Calculators & Kitchen Tools
Working with cabbage? These tools handle the jobs a converter cannot.
- Oven to Air Fryer Converter Match the temperature and time when you swap the oven for an air fryer, fan oven, or slow cooker.
- Recipe Scaler Scale any recipe up or down and keep every ingredient in ratio.
Common Cabbage conversions
Quick reference for cabbage at medium size. Switch the size in the converter above for small or large.
| cabbage heads | Cups (chopped) |
|---|---|
| 1 cabbage head | 9.68 cups |
| 2 cabbage heads | 19.35 cups |
| 3 cabbage heads | 29.03 cups |
| 4 cabbage heads | 38.71 cups |
| 5 cabbage heads | 48.39 cups |
| 6 cabbage heads | 58.06 cups |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many cups is one medium cabbage head?
- One medium cabbage head (about 900 g) gives roughly 9.68 cups of chopped flesh. A small one (around 500 g) yields about 5.38 cups and a large one (around 1400 g) about 15.05 cups, so set the size selector to match the cabbage heads you actually have before you trust the figure. Open cabbage converter
- How many cups is 2 cabbage heads?
- 2 cabbage heads are about 19.35 cups. The ratio is fixed, so one medium cabbage head is 9.68 cups and the figure scales in a straight line as you multiply or divide. Scaling a recipe up or down keeps the same proportion, so work from whichever amount your recipe lists. Use the converter above for any other quantity of cabbage.
- How many cups is 3 cabbage heads?
- 3 cabbage heads are about 29.03 cups. The ratio is fixed, so one medium cabbage head is 9.68 cups and the figure scales in a straight line as you multiply or divide. Scaling a recipe up or down keeps the same proportion, so work from whichever amount your recipe lists. Use the converter above for any other quantity of cabbage.
- What is the difference between a metric and US cup?
- A metric cup holds 250 ml while a US cup holds 240 ml, so a US cup is 4% smaller. For chopped cabbage that gap is small but real, and it adds up across several cups. The guide linked below explains when the difference matters and how to switch between the two so a recipe lands right whichever cup you own. metric v US cup