IQF Cabbage Leaves

IQF (Individually Quick Frozen) cabbage leaves are processed, blanched leaves that are frozen separately to preserve structure and usability. They are primarily used in stuffed, rolled, and layered applications where whole-leaf integrity matters, such as stuffed cabbage rolls, ethnic items, or retail frozen entrées.

The leaves start as normal heads of cabbage in the field, except special varieties that are specific to making leaf stacks are selected.

The leaves are individually selected one at a time from a production line that is passing by leaf stackers. Seeing, selecting, and stacking without tearing the individual leaves is more of an art than a science. No machine has thus far been able to replace the human eye and hand in stacking cooked leaves.