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Can I eat mango while pregnant?

Check Doola Scan's answer in the United States

Fresh mango, raw green mango and dried mango 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. Frozen mango is different: eaten uncooked, in a smoothie or straight from the bag, it gets Check in all six countries. FSANZ lists frozen fruit eaten uncooked as higher risk, and Health NZ asks for frozen berries to be cooked before eating. For fresh mango the step is the one for any fruit: wash the skin before you cut it.

Checked against Doola Scan's pregnancy rules · Updated

  • Fresh ripe mango, sliced or cubed

    No known issuesIn all six countries

  • Raw green mango, in salads, pickles or with salt and chilli

    No known issuesIn all six countries

  • Dried mango slices

    No known issuesIn all six countries

  • Frozen mango chunks, in smoothies or eaten from the bag

    CheckIn all six countries
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What each country says

Mango while pregnant: what each country says.

Each country's own pregnancy guidance on mango, 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 ripe mango, sliced or cubedNo known issues
    • Raw green mango, in salads, pickles or with salt and chilliNo known issues
    • Dried mango slicesNo known issues
    • Frozen mango chunks, in smoothies or eaten from the bagCheck
    Washing fruit before eating
    • FDAAvoid unwashed fresh vegetables, including lettuce and salads.Source

  • United Kingdom

    • Fresh ripe mango, sliced or cubedNo known issues
    • Raw green mango, in salads, pickles or with salt and chilliNo known issues
    • Dried mango slicesNo known issues
    • Frozen mango chunks, in smoothies or eaten from the bagCheck
    • 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 ripe mango, sliced or cubedNo known issues
    • Raw green mango, in salads, pickles or with salt and chilliNo known issues
    • Dried mango slicesNo known issues
    • Frozen mango chunks, in smoothies or eaten from the bagCheck
    • 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

  • Australia

    • Fresh ripe mango, sliced or cubedNo known issues
    • Raw green mango, in salads, pickles or with salt and chilliNo known issues
    • Dried mango slicesNo known issues
    • Frozen mango chunks, in smoothies or eaten from the bagCheck
    • 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

  • New Zealand

    • Fresh ripe mango, sliced or cubedNo known issues
    • Raw green mango, in salads, pickles or with salt and chilliNo known issues
    • Dried mango slicesNo known issues
    • Frozen mango chunks, in smoothies or eaten from the bagCheck
    • 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

  • Ireland

    • Fresh ripe mango, sliced or cubedNo known issues
    • Raw green mango, in salads, pickles or with salt and chilliNo known issues
    • Dried mango slicesNo known issues
    • Frozen mango chunks, in smoothies or eaten from the bagCheck
    • 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 mango.

  1. Wash the skin before you cut the mango

    Rinse the whole mango under running water before you slice it, even though you won't eat the skin. The FDA says it's still important to wash produce you peel, so dirt and bacteria aren't carried onto the flesh by the knife, and not to use soap or produce wash. FDA

  2. Cook frozen mango, or use fresh in smoothies

    FSANZ lists frozen fruit eaten uncooked as higher risk, with freshly prepared fruit or thoroughly cooked frozen fruit as the alternatives. Frozen mango blended straight from the bag isn't cooked; by FSANZ's line, fresh mango in the smoothie, or frozen mango baked or simmered, is the alternative. FSANZ

  3. Read the pack in the UK and Canada

    The FSA asks for frozen vegetables to be cooked before eating, including in smoothies, unless the pack says otherwise, and Health Canada asks the same of frozen vegetables unless the maker says otherwise. Doola Scan applies that advice to frozen fruit too, so the mango pack's own instructions are the thing to check. FSA

Questions

About mango
in pregnancy.

Dried mango isn't named in the pregnancy guidance of any of these six countries, so Doola Scan shows No known issues. The NHS counts dried fruit towards your 5 a day, with about 30g as one portion, and suggests eating it at mealtimes rather than as a snack, to protect your teeth.

Frozen mango eaten uncooked shows Check in Doola Scan in all six countries. FSANZ lists frozen fruit eaten uncooked as higher risk, Health NZ asks for frozen berries to be cooked, and Ireland's FSAI says to boil imported frozen berries for one minute. The FSA and Health Canada ask for frozen vegetables to be cooked unless the pack says otherwise.

Raw green (unripe) mango isn't on any of these countries' pregnancy food lists, and Doola Scan shows No known issues for it, as for ripe mango. Wash it before you cut it, as you would any fruit.

Doola Scan doesn't read mango chutney as a name of its own yet, so this page can't give it a verdict. The mango in it isn't on any list; scan the jar's label and Doola Scan reads the other ingredients one by one.

The NHS asks for at least 5 portions of a variety of fruit and vegetables a day in pregnancy, and says they provide fibre, which helps digestion and can help prevent constipation. Fresh, frozen and dried mango all count towards them; the NHS doesn't single mango out.

The guidance is the same in every trimester. Fresh and dried mango aren't named at any stage, and the frozen-fruit advice applies all through pregnancy.

Las listas de alimentos para el embarazo de Estados Unidos, Reino Unido, Canadá, Australia, Nueva Zelanda e Irlanda no mencionan el mango fresco ni el mango seco, y Doola Scan muestra No known issues. El mango congelado que se come sin cocinar tiene Check en los seis países. Lava la piel antes de cortarlo.

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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.