Dry fruits not to eat during pregnancy

Dried fruits and nuts are abundant in essential vitamins and minerals and can help you meet your nutritional needs when you’re pregnant.

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Which dry fruit should be avoided during pregnancy?
What nuts should be avoided during pregnancy?
Which dry fruits are safe in pregnancy?
Which fruits are not allowed in pregnancy?

They are high in fibre, especially nuts with brown coats, which can ease constipation, a common complaint in pregnancy.

Nuts are also a good source of iron and protein which can be particularly beneficial if you are vegetarian.

Getting enough iron is important to prevent anaemia. Vitamin C aids your body in absorbing iron efficiently, so have nuts and dried fruit with a glass of orange juice or nimbu pani to increase your iron intake.

Bear in mind that nuts are high in fat and calories, especially if they have been fried or are sugar coated. For a healthy and balanced diet, it is best to eat them in their natural state and like with any other food, in moderation. A handful of nuts and dried fruit a day is enough.

The chart below will show you which nutrients are found in the most common nuts and dried fruits and how they help you and your growing baby:

Dried fruit and nuts	Name of Nutrient	What this nutrient is good for
Almonds (badaam) Dates (khajur) Dried fig (anjeer)	Calcium	Calcium reduces the risk of hypertension and pre-eclampsia during pregnancy. It helps your baby to grow strong bones and teeth, healthy nerves and muscles.
Cashew nuts (kaju) Dried apricot (khubaani) Pine nuts (chilgoze) Pistachio nuts (pista) Walnuts (akhrot)	Copper	Copper helps your body to make use of the iron stored in your body. It is also important for organs and muscles to work smoothly.
Dates (khajur) Dried apricot (khubaani) Dried apples (seb) Dried bananas (kela) Dried fig (anjeer) Peanuts (moongphali) Raisins (kishmish)	Fibre	Fibre helps to prevent heart disease and diabetes. It regulates weight gain and improves digestion. It helps to prevent constipation, a common pregnancy complaint and helps to keep blood pressure low.
Dates (khajur) Dried fig (anjeer) Raisins (kishmish)	Iron	Having enough iron in your body prevents anaemia.
Almonds (badaam) Cashew nuts (kaju) Peanuts (moongphali) Pistachio nuts (pista) Walnuts (akhrot)	Manganese	Manganese is important for healthy bones. It helps regulate yours and your baby's weight gain. It reduces the risk that your baby will be small for his stage. It also helps regulate your metabolism, thyroid function, blood sugar, and normal skeletal growth.
Almonds (badaam) Cashew nuts (kaju) Dried bananas (kela) Pine nuts (chilgoze) Raisins (kishmish)	Magnesium	Ensures the growth and maintenance of bones, proper function of nerves and muscles, and helps bowel movement.
Walnuts (akhrot)	Omega 3 fats	Helps in the development of your unborn baby's brain and eye.
Cashew nuts (kaju) Peanuts (moongphali)	Phosphorus	Helps in forming healthy bones. Develop blood clotting and normal heart rhythm.
Dates (khajur) Dried apricot (khubaani) Dried apples (seb) Dried bananas (kela) Raisins (kishmish)	Potassium	Improves muscle control and blood pressure. Is known to help prevent hypertension.
Almonds (badaam) Peanuts (moongphali) Pistachio nuts (pista)	Protein	Helps in weight gain and increasing your baby's birth weight. Substantially lowers the risk that your baby will be of small for his stage.
Almonds (badaam)	Riboflavin	Energy production and your baby's bone, muscle and brain development.
Dried apricot (khubaani)	Vitamin A	Important for eye, skin and bone health.
Dried bananas (kela) Pistachio nuts (pista)	Vitamin B6	Helps prevent anaemia, treats heart disease and high cholesterol.
Dried bananas (kela)	Vitamin C	Strengthens the immune system and helps to prevent heart disease. It is also important for your baby's brain development.
Almonds (badaam) Dried apricot (khubaani) Peanuts (moongphali) Pine nuts (chilgoze)	Vitamin E	Can prevent problems in the later stage of your pregnancy due to high blood pressure (pre-eclampsia).
Pine nuts (chilgoze)	Vitamin K	Important for normal blood clotting and making proteins for bones.
Pine nuts (chilgoze)	Zinc	Improves immunity. Helps form your baby's organs, skeleton, nerves, and circulatory system.

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Diane Rai is BabyCenter India's Editor.

Which dry fruit should be avoided during pregnancy?

However, it is important to remember that dried fruit can be high in sugar and does not contain the water content that fresh fruit does. This means that it does not aid digestion. Pregnant women should only eat dried fruits in moderation and should avoid candied fruits altogether.

What nuts should be avoided during pregnancy?

guidelines have advised pregnant women to avoid eating peanuts — and to delay introducing them to high-risk children (such as those whose parents have allergies) until age 3 — so as to prevent peanut allergies in their children.

Which dry fruits are safe in pregnancy?

Dry Fruits in Pregnancy.

1) Walnut Benefits. Walnuts, aka Akhrot, are a vital addition to your diet. ... .

2) Apricot Benefits. Eating apricots during pregnancy is advised to boost a mother's iron intake. ... .

3) Fig Benefits. ... .

4) Raisin Benefits. ... .

6) Cashew Benefits. ... .

7) Orange Benefits. ... .

8) Dates Benefits. ... .

9) Prunes Benefits..

Which fruits are not allowed in pregnancy?

Fruits to Avoid During Pregnancy Diet.

Papaya – It tops the list for obvious reasons. ... .

Pineapple – These are also not recommended to the pregnant women as they contain certain enzymes that alters the texture of cervix which could induce premature contractions. ... .

Grapes –.