Black mustard seeds in pregnancy

[Dhano21]

Hi all

is it safe to eat black mustard seeds in pregnancy?

i had a cheese onion sandwich from morrison's and the ingredients mentioned black mustard seed.

i'm panicking

??? Stop worrying. There are very few foods if any that are completely unsafe. Mustard seeds are mainstream ingredients in many cuisines and they eat them throughout pregnancy.

The main foods to avoid are either due to potential contaminants (eg large fish have high levels of mercury) or have elevated risk of food poisoning eg soft cheeses

@moochingtothepub Thank you so much

Never heard of it being unsafe! If it’s not mentioned on the nhs list of foods to avoid I’m sure it’s fine especially as an ingredient - it’s not like you just ate pure mustard seeds x

Why wouldn't they be okay?

Never heard of that being a problem and definitely eating a sandwich with it in the ingredients will not do anything

in three months pregnancy consuming mustard seeds are safe.