Can I eat pistachios while pregnant?
No known issues
Doola Scan's answer in the United States
Doola Scan's answer in the United StatesPistachios aren't on the pregnancy food lists of the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand or Ireland, so Doola Scan shows No known issues, shelled, in the shell or roasted. The NHS says you can eat peanuts and other nuts in pregnancy unless you have an allergy or a doctor or midwife has told you not to. Health NZ asks for a serving of nuts and seeds every day, and counts a small handful (30 g) as one.
Checked against Doola Scan's pregnancy rules · UpdatedPistachios, in the shell or shelled
No known issuesIn all six countriesRoasted pistachios
No known issuesIn all six countries
What each country says
Pistachios while pregnant: what each country says.
Each country's own pregnancy guidance on pistachios, with a link to it. Doola Scan uses your country's first.
No known issuesNone of the six countries' pregnancy guidance names pistachios.
QuestionsAbout pistachios
About pistachios
in pregnancy.
None of these six countries' pregnancy guidance lists pistachios, so Doola Scan shows No known issues. No rule names them, so there are no extra steps to check on this page.
The NHS says you can eat peanuts and other nuts in pregnancy "unless you've been told not to have them by a doctor or midwife or you have an allergy". If you're allergic to pistachios or other tree nuts, that comes first, and your doctor or midwife can advise you.
The NHS lists nuts among the protein foods to eat every day in pregnancy. Health NZ puts nuts and seeds in the food group that gives protein, iron and zinc, and Health Canada says nuts contain healthy fats such as omega-3 fatty acids.
No country sets a limit for pistachios. Health NZ counts a small handful (30 g) of nuts or seeds as one serving and asks for at least one serving of nuts and seeds a day in pregnancy.
Health Canada suggests putting nuts in your bag for when you get hungry on the go. The NHS suggests not snacking on foods high in fat or sugar, such as sweets, biscuits or crisps, and using food labels to help you choose.
The guidance is the same in every trimester. Pistachios aren't named in any of the six countries at any point in pregnancy, and none of them lists side effects for them.
The nuts themselves aren't on any list. For snacks, the NHS suggests using food labels to help you choose, and Doola Scan reads a salted or flavoured pack ingredient by ingredient.
The pistachios aren't on any list, so what matters is everything else in the dessert, such as the milk, cream and eggs. Doola Scan reads the label or menu ingredient by ingredient, and the ice cream page shows what each country says.
Pista isn't on the pregnancy food lists of these six countries, so Doola Scan shows No known issues. The NHS says you can eat nuts in pregnancy unless you're allergic or have been told not to, and Health NZ counts a small handful (30 g) as a daily serving.
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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.