botanical record · discovered
Kohlrabi
Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes
Kohlrabi · Chou rave · Chou-rave · Colinabo (Dominican Republic) · Kedluben · Kohl-Rabi · Kohlrabi (DE); Colinabo (Cuba) · Koolrabi · cabbage turnip · cabbage-turnip · cavolo rapa · chou rave · col rabano · col rábano
At a glance
Origin / distribution: BR, NO, SE
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: 2-ACETYL-FURAN, 2-ACETYL-4-METHYLTHIAZOLE, 2-ACETYLTHIAZOLE, BUTANEDIONE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Brassicaceae
Scientific name: Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes
Common names: Kohlrabi, Chou rave, Chou-rave, Colinabo (Dominican Republic), Kedluben, Kohl-Rabi, Kohlrabi (DE); Colinabo (Cuba), Koolrabi, cabbage turnip, cabbage-turnip, cavolo rapa, chou rave, col rabano, col rábano
History
The source record documents this plant in BR, NO, SE.
Documented historical or traditional applications are not available in this record.
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- BR
- NO
- SE
Documented cultural uses
not documented in this record
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Hierarchical porous activated carbon from Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes peel for high energy density supercapacitors · 2025 source ↗
- Fine mapping of QTL and identification of candidate genes responsible for tuberous stem formation in Kohlrabi (<i>Brassica oleracea</i> var. <i>gongylodes</i> L.). · 2026 source ↗
- Fine mapping of QTL and identification of candidate genes responsible for tuberous stem formation in Kohlrabi (Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes L.) · 2024 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- 2-ACETYL-FURAN
- 2-ACETYL-4-METHYLTHIAZOLE
- 2-ACETYLTHIAZOLE
- BUTANEDIONE
- CALCIUM
- CARBON-DISULFIDE
- CITRIC-ACID
- CYCLOHEXANE
- DIBUTYL-PHTHALATE
- 2,3-DIMETHYL-PYRAZINE
- 2,6-DIMETHYL-PYRAZINE
- DIMETHYL-SULFIDE
- DIOCTYL-PHTHALATE?
- EICOSANE
- EO
- ETHYL-METHYL-DISULFIDE
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- FAT
- FIBER
- 2-FURALDEHYDE
- GLUCOBRASSICIN
- HENEICOSANE
- HEPTA-2,4-DIENAL
- HEXANAL
- HEXANE
- HISTIDINE
- 5-HYDROXY-GLUCOBRASSICIN
- INDOLE
- 3-INDOLYLACETONITRILE
- LEUCINE
- LINALOL-OXIDE
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- MAGNESIUM
- MALIC-ACID
- METHANETHIOL
- 5-METHOXY-GLUCOBRASSICIN
- 2-METHYL-BUTAN-1-OL
- 3-METHYL-BUTAN-1-OL
- 3-METHYLBUTANONITRILE
- METHYL-OCTANOATE
- METHYL-PROPYL-SULFIDE
- 4-METHYLTHIOBUTAN-2-ONE
- 4-(METHYLTHIO)-BUTANONITRILE
- 5-(METHYLTHIO)-PENTANONITRILE
- 3(OR_5)-METHYLTHIOPHEN-2-CARBOXYALDEHYDE
- 3-(METHYLTHIO)-PROPYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE
- MYRISTIC-ACID
- NEOGLUCOBRASSICIN
- NIACIN
- NONADECANE
- OCTADECANE
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PANTOTHENIC-ACID
- PENTANE
- PENTAN-1-OL
- 2-PENTYL-FURAN
- 3-PHENYLPROPANONITRILE
- PHOSPHORUS
- POTASSIUM
- PYRAZINE
- PYRIDINE
- QUERCETIN
- SFA
- SODIUM
- STEARIC-ACID
- THIAMIN
- THIOPHEN-3-CARBOXYALDEHYDE
- TOLUENE
- TRICOSANE
- 2,4,5-TRIMETHYLOXAZOLE
- 2,4,5-TRIMETHYL-THIAZOLE
- TRYPTOPHAN
- VINYLPYRAZINE
- WATER
- ARGININE
- 2,5-DIMETHYL-6-VINYLPYRAZINE
- BENZALDEHYDE
- BETA-CAROTENE
- LYSINE
- METHIONINE
- PHENYLACETONITRILE
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- CARBOHYDRATES
- DECA-2-ONE
- 2,5-DIMETHYL-PYRAZINE
- 2-ETHYL-FURAN
- FUMARIC-ACID
- HEPTANONITRILE
- HEXANONITRILE
- IRON
- KILOCALORIES
- ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID
- 3-METHYL-BUTANAL
- 2(OR_3)-METHYLINDOLE
- METHYL-PYRAZINE
- MUFA
- OCTAN-1-OL
- PALMITOLEIC-ACID
- PENT-1-EN-3-OL
- PROTEIN
- RIBOFLAVIN
- TETRADECAN-1-OL
- THREONINE
- 3,5,5-TRIMETHYLCYCLOHEX-2-ENONE
- VALINE
- CYSTINE
- LINALOL
- PUFA
- (Z)-HEX-3-EN-1-OL
- ISOLEUCINE
- 2-ACETYLTHIOPHEN
- DIMETHYL-DISULFIDE
- 2,5-DIMETHYLTHIOPHEN-3-CARBOXYALDEHYDE
- HEXADECAN-1-OL
- (E)-HEX-2-EN-1-OL
- KAEMPFEROL
- 2-METHYL-BUTANAL
- METHYL-PROPANOL
- 1-METHYLTHIOPENTAN-3-ONE
- 2-METHYL-6-VINYLPYRAZINE
- 2-PHENETHYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE
- THIOPHEN-2-CARBOXYALDEHYDE
- TRIMETHYL-PYRAZINE
- DI-(2-METHYLPROPYL)-PHTHALATE
- 2-ACETYL-PYRIDINE
- DIMETHYL-TRISULFIDE
- 2-METHOXY-4-VINYL-PHENOL
- 4-(METHYLTHIO)-BUTYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE
- ASH
- OLEIC-ACID
- VIT-B-6
- PHENYLALANINE
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images

Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
World Flora Online Plant List · WFO dataset terms; see release metadata
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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