Can I eat edamame while pregnant?
No known issues
Doola Scan's answer in the United States
Doola Scan's answer in the United StatesEdamame isn't on the pregnancy food lists of the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand or Ireland, so Doola Scan shows No known issues, whether steamed in the pod, from frozen or roasted. Edamame is a soy food, and the US lists soy among the plant-based protein foods for pregnancy. The one caution on soy comes from the US NCCIH, about amounts greater than those commonly found in foods, such as supplements.
Checked against Doola Scan's pregnancy rules · UpdatedEdamame steamed or boiled in the pod
No known issuesIn all six countriesFrozen edamame, shelled or in pods
No known issuesIn all six countriesRoasted edamame snacks
No known issuesIn all six countries
What each country says
Edamame while pregnant: what each country says.
Each country's own pregnancy guidance on edamame, with a link to it. Doola Scan uses your country's first.
No known issuesNone of the six countries' pregnancy guidance names edamame.
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Edamame isn't named in the pregnancy guidance of any of these six countries, so Doola Scan shows No known issues. No rule names it, so there are no extra steps to check on this page.
The US NCCIH lists edamame among the common soy foods, and MyHealthfinder, from the US health department, lists soy among the plant-based protein foods for pregnancy, alongside beans, lentils, nuts and seeds. The NHS also lists beans and pulses as protein sources and asks for some protein every day.
The NCCIH says soy during pregnancy may be unsafe in amounts greater than those commonly found in foods, and that soy is also sold as supplements with concentrated isoflavones. Edamame eaten as a food isn't on any country's list. Soy drinks and tofu meet a soy rule in Doola Scan, so they show Check, and the NHS asks you to choose unsweetened, calcium-fortified soya drinks and yoghurts.
MyHealthfinder lists beans, peas, lentils, legumes, nuts, seeds and soy as the plant-based protein foods for pregnancy, and edamame is a soy food. The NHS asks for some protein-rich food every day, and lists beans and pulses among them. If you don't eat dairy, the NHS suggests unsweetened, calcium-fortified soya drinks and yoghurts.
The guidance is the same in every trimester. No country names edamame at any point in pregnancy.
Frozen edamame isn't named in any of these countries' pregnancy guidance either, so Doola Scan shows No known issues.
Roasted edamame isn't on any list, so Doola Scan shows No known issues. For snacks in general, the NHS suggests using food labels and choosing ones that aren't high in fat or sugar.
None of these countries set a limit for edamame. The NCCIH's caution is only about soy in amounts greater than those found in foods. Health NZ counts three quarters of a cup of tofu as one serving of its daily protein food group in pregnancy.
Edamame isn't on the pregnancy food lists of the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand or Ireland, so Doola Scan shows No known issues for it, steamed, frozen or roasted.
Yes. Take a photo of the plate, the menu or the label, and Doola Scan checks every ingredient against your country's pregnancy guidance, including the sauces and dips that come with edamame. Food scans are free, 3 a day.
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Point Doola at a plate, a menu or a label. It checks every ingredient against your country's pregnancy guidance and shows its sources. Food scans are free, 3 a day.
Download app nowDoola shows what official guidance says; it never diagnoses. No known issues means none of these countries' pregnancy guidance names it, not a promise that a food is safe.