agricultural issues center university of california created february 2006 commodity profile cauliflower by hayley boriss junior specialist henrich brunke assistant marcia kreith program analyst agissues ucdavis edu overview the or cabbage flower originated over 2 000 years ago in mediterranean and asia minor region now produced widely available united states belongs to same family cruciferous vegetables as broccoli brussels sprouts kale bok choy it is a cool season crop that thrives moist atmosphere year round although especially plentiful spring fall low calorie vegetable high fiber folacin potassium vitamin c demand us per capita consumption has decreased from its peak 3 1 pounds 1986 through 1989 2003 total share consumed fresh increased 60 percent 1970 85 figure frozen totaled almost 0 4 compared 7 exports world s largest exporter spain which accounted for
