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Can I eat grapes while pregnant?

Check Doola Scan's answer in the United States

Grapes, fresh or frozen at home, aren't on the pregnancy food lists of the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand or Ireland, so Doola Scan shows No known issues for them, and for raisins and carton grape juice. The steps that apply are general ones. All six countries ask you to wash raw fruit, and grapes are eaten skin and all. For juice, the advice is about pasteurisation: FoodSafety.gov asks for unpasteurised juice to be boiled before you drink it, and Health NZ says not to drink raw juice.

Checked against Doola Scan's pregnancy rules · Updated

  • Fresh grapes, red, green or black

    No known issuesIn all six countries

  • Grapes frozen as a snack

    CheckIn all six countries

  • Grape juice from a carton or bottle

    No known issuesIn all six countries

  • Raisins and sultanas

    No known issuesIn all six countries
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What each country says

Grapes while pregnant: what each country says.

Each country's own pregnancy guidance on grapes, with a link to it. Doola Scan uses your country's first.

  • Doola has no source from the United States on this yet; its answer comes from the other countries' guidance.

  • United States

    • Fresh grapes, red, green or blackNo known issues
    • Grapes frozen as a snackCheck
    • Grape juice from a carton or bottleNo known issues
    • Raisins and sultanasNo known issues
    Washing fruit before eating
    • FDAAvoid unwashed fresh vegetables, including lettuce and salads.Source
    Fresh-pressed or unpasteurised juice
    • FDAUntreated juice can carry harmful bacteria.Source
    • FoodSafety.gov (HHS)Pasteurised, or unpasteurised juice or cider brought to a rolling boil for at least 1 minute.Source

  • United Kingdom

    • Fresh grapes, red, green or blackNo known issues
    • Grapes frozen as a snackCheck
    • Grape juice from a carton or bottleNo known issues
    • Raisins and sultanasNo known issues
    • FSAFrozen vegetables must be thoroughly cooked before eating, including in cold salads or smoothies unless the pack says otherwise.Source
    • NHSCook frozen vegetables until steaming hot.Source
    • NHSCook or reheat food, including frozen vegetables, until steaming hot right through.Source
    Washing fruit before eating
    • NHSSoil on produce can carry bacteria and toxoplasma.Source

  • Canada

    • Fresh grapes, red, green or blackNo known issues
    • Grapes frozen as a snackCheck
    • Grape juice from a carton or bottleNo known issues
    • Raisins and sultanasNo known issues
    • Health CanadaCook frozen vegetables before eating unless the maker says otherwise.Source
    • Health CanadaCook frozen vegetables per package directions before eating.Source
    Washing fruit before eating
    • Health CanadaRinse delicate produce under cool running water; scrub firm produce.Source
    Fresh-pressed or unpasteurised juice
    • CPSAvoid unpasteurized juices like apple cider.Source
    • Health CanadaAvoid unpasteurized juice and cider unless brought to a rolling boil and cooled; pasteurized is fine.Source

  • Australia

    • Fresh grapes, red, green or blackNo known issues
    • Grapes frozen as a snackCheck
    • Grape juice from a carton or bottleNo known issues
    • Raisins and sultanasNo known issues
    • FSANZFrozen produce eaten uncooked is higher risk for listeria and other foodborne illness.Source
    • NSW HealthFrozen vegetables only if cooked.Source
    • FSANZFrozen fruit and vegetables are higher risk; eat thoroughly cooked frozen product.Source
    Washing fruit before eating
    • Pregnancy, Birth and Baby (Australian Government Dept of Health)Wash fruit, vegetables and herbs to remove soil (toxoplasma).Source
    Fresh-pressed or unpasteurised juice
    • Better Health Channel (Victoria)Pasteurised or canned juices only; avoid fresh juices and smoothies where washing is unknown.Source
    • FSANZAvoid unpasteurised fruit juices; choose pasteurised.Source

  • New Zealand

    • Fresh grapes, red, green or blackNo known issues
    • Grapes frozen as a snackCheck
    • Grape juice from a carton or bottleNo known issues
    • Raisins and sultanasNo known issues
    • Health NZFrozen vegetables: cook; frozen berries cooked before eating.Source
    • Health NZFrozen vegetables: cook, don't eat uncooked; frozen berries cooked before eating.Source
    Washing fruit before eating
    • Health NZWash and dry all fresh fruit and vegetables well just before eating.Source
    Fresh-pressed or unpasteurised juice
    • Health NZPasteurised juice, kombucha and non-alcoholic cider OK; unpasteurised (raw) don't drink.Source

  • Ireland

    • Fresh grapes, red, green or blackNo known issues
    • Grapes frozen as a snackCheck
    • Grape juice from a carton or bottleNo known issues
    • Raisins and sultanasNo known issues
    • FSAIBoil imported frozen berries for one minute before eating.Source
    • HSECook frozen vegetables until steaming hot.Source
    Washing fruit before eating
    • HSEWash all fruit, vegetables and pre-packed salads before eating.Source
What to check

Before you eat grapes.

  1. Rinse grapes under running water

    Grapes are eaten with the skin, so rinse the bunch under running water just before eating, then dry it. Health NZ asks you to wash and dry all fresh fruit and vegetables well just before eating, and the FDA says not to use soap or produce wash. Health NZ

  2. Choose pasteurised grape juice

    FoodSafety.gov asks pregnant women to drink pasteurised juice, or to bring unpasteurised juice to a rolling boil for at least 1 minute. In the US, the FDA says juice that hasn't been pasteurised carries a warning label, and to ask whether juice sold by the glass is pasteurised. FoodSafety.gov

Questions

About grapes
in pregnancy.

Grapes you wash and freeze at home show No known issues in Doola Scan in all six countries. Wash them before they go in the freezer, as you would before eating them fresh.

Carton grape juice shows No known issues in all six countries. For juice pressed fresh and not pasteurised, FoodSafety.gov asks for it to be brought to a rolling boil for at least 1 minute, and Health NZ says not to drink unpasteurised (raw) juice.

The NHS asks for at least 5 portions of a variety of fruit and vegetables a day in pregnancy, and says they provide vitamins, minerals and fibre, which helps digestion and can help prevent constipation. The NHS doesn't single grapes out.

None of the pregnancy food lists of the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand or Ireland names grapes, and Doola Scan shows No known issues for them. If something you've read worries you, your midwife or doctor can talk it through with you.

The guidance is the same in every trimester. Grapes aren't named at any stage of pregnancy in these six countries, and washing fruit applies all through.

Anggur tidak tercantum dalam daftar makanan kehamilan Amerika Serikat, Inggris, Kanada, Australia, Selandia Baru, dan Irlandia, dan Doola Scan menunjukkan No known issues. Cuci anggur dengan air mengalir sebelum dimakan, dan pilih jus anggur yang sudah dipasteurisasi.

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Doola 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.