Can pregnant women eat preserved eggs? Will it affect the fetus?

Seeing the baby in the belly grow day by day is the happiest thing for all pregnant mothers! After ten months of hard pregnancy, I just hope that the baby in my belly can come to this happy life with the world healthy and safe. Therefore, many pregnant mothers need to pay attention to their diet during pregnancy for the health of their fetuses. So, can pregnant women eat preserved eggs?

Expectant mothers can eat some preserved eggs in moderation, which has a certain effect on their health. But don’t eat too much! Because preserved eggs contain a certain amount of lead, frequent consumption can cause lead poisoning. The main symptoms are insomnia, joint pain, anemia, lack of concentration, hyperactivity, slow logical thinking, and in severe cases, reduced IQ and brain function problems. Lead can replace calcium in the human body and cause calcium deficiency.

Songhua eggs are a food ingredient made from fresh duck eggs pickled in a special way. When duck eggs are changed from fresh to preserved eggs, the water content decreases to a certain extent, and the changes in protein and fat are not significant. However, the sodium content in preserved eggs is much higher than that in duck eggs. This is because in the production process of preserved eggs, the edible salt and alkali added to the mud contain sodium, which can penetrate into the preserved eggs through the tiny gaps in the eggshell. Preserved eggs taste spicy, astringent, sweet, salty and cold, and enter the liver and gallbladder meridians. They have the effects of moistening the throat, removing heat, relieving alcohol, removing intestinal fire, and treating diarrhea. If you add vinegar and mix it with food, it can clear away heat, detoxify and reduce inflammation, nourish the mind and calm the nerves, nourish health and exercise fitness; it can be used to treat periodontal disease, oral ulcers, dry throat and dry mouth, etc.

Pregnant women should not eat too many preserved eggs in summer. The hot weather in summer with high average temperature weakens people's gastrointestinal function and reduces gastric acid excretion. Therefore, stomach acid seems to be vital to the body at this time of year. However, preserved eggs contain many alkaline substances, which will quickly neutralize stomach acid after consumption, thereby reducing the protective effect of stomach acid on the stomach's natural barrier and affecting the body's digestion and absorption of food.