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Can You Eat Feta Cheese While Pregnant?

March 13, 2017 by Julie 1 Comment

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Can pregnant women eat feta cheese?

Can You Eat Feta Cheese While Pregnant?

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There are some healthy meals that you can eat when pregnant, but since there are lots of options and restrictions, it is important to identify what is most suitable for you. Many women around the world are dairy lovers, cheese specifically, and may wonder – can you eat feta cheese while pregnant? Feta is a derivative of cheese, and it is fitting to know more about the source for a start.

Cheese is primarily produced from cow’s milk, and this is the most common source, but other mammals like goats, buffalo, sheep and camels are also a healthy supply base for this nutritive meal item.

What is Feta? feta cheese and pregnancy

Feta is native to the Greeks and was developed as creamy, rich, and soft cheese from a sheep’s mammary fluid. In the present day, there is a mix of goat’s milk with sheep’s milk to produce this delight. Some stick to one of the items while others prefer to make use of the mix. Milk can be consumed when fresh and at other times it can be steamed or utilize a milk frother to keep it fresh and bubbly for coffee or latte.

A range of Greek meals have a way of incorporating feta into them, and they are an evident staple across the Grecian world. There are also large production units in Italy for feta in today’s world and the export of the finished product to other parts of the globe originates from there. There are also sizeable production facilities of feta in Denmark, Australia, the USA, and even Germany.

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Regarding classification, Feta cheese falls into the grouping for soft cheese and is composed of up to 60 percent of wholesome sheep’s milk (or Goat’s milk). The production is only commenced after storing extracted milk for up to 6 weeks or less and cured in brine or salty whey.


Feta cheese is also described as pickled cheese, and when it’s created this way, the flavor is saltier and sharper as it stays longer in store. The texture is always creamy white and crumbly with small holes. There are no hard rinds (outer layer) in them, and they come in square cake form; a tad different than your average American cheese.

Think of it this way: In the US, local farms have cows and use this as a source for dairy. In other countries like Greece, goats are used; this is their daily norm.

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Some warnings about eating cheese when pregnant

  1. Cheeses are no doubt nutritious, but not all are safe to eat when pregnant as the process of storage, ripening, and curing can expose them to the growth of listeria (a bacteria) that might be harmful to the fetus. In adults, it might be easier to bear up to listeriosis, but the same cannot be said of the mild fetus, and this can be fatal in the short term.
  2. Mold–ripened cheeses like brie, chevre or camembert fall into the class as feta and are not safe for pregnant women. When hard cheeses are produced, they are less likely to harbor listeria and the likes of Stilton, and other blue-veiled classes of cheeses are an excellent treat for all. They are best eaten after cooking to eliminate all traces of bacteria.
  3. The source of milk used for soft cheese is not too much of a concern as is the process involved in producing the feta. The evident moistness and natural acidity promotes bacteria growth and is a boon for listeria.
  4. Listeria leads to listeriosis that is hallmarked by symptoms similar to a flu attack, and this may not show until after a few weeks of getting infected. Other symptoms might result as well because you cannot limit the probable signs of infection.
  5. The prevalence of listeriosis is low, and in the whole of the UK, only 27 reports of its presence in pregnant women were documented in 2011. Since a pregnant woman has lower resistance compared with others, the susceptibility rates are higher. It is rather advisable to avoid soft cheese than accommodate such risk.
  6. One way to get around soft cheese exposure to listeriosis is to make sure that they are well cooked before consumption. Getting the cheese oven-baked to make them piping hot will eliminate all bacteria.
  7. Hard cheese surely has a better tolerance rate and less likely to be infected even if these cheeses were prepared from milk that has not been pasteurized. The lower count of listeria in hard cheese makes it less harmful to anyone.

Pregnancy-Safe Cheese

You may be wondering, “can I eat ANY types of cheese during my pregnancy?” The answer is yes. Below, you’ll find the kinds of cheeses and dairy products you can eat while pregnant.

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What cheese is best for pregnancy?

Hard Cheeses

  • Manchego
  • Smoked versions
  • Orkney
  • English goat’s cheddar
  • Red Leicester
  • Cheddar
  • Cheshire
  • Caerphilly
  • Derby
  • Emmental
  • Double Gloucester
  • Edam
  • Gouda
  • Havarti
  • Jarlsberg
  • Gruyere
  • Halloumi
  • Lancashire
  • Paneer
  • Parmesan
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Soft and Processed cheeses (from pasteurized milk)

  • HerbRoulade
  • Mozzarella
  • Quark
  • Cottage cheese
  • Mascarpone
  • Ricotta,
  • Cream cheese
  • Goat’s cheese stripped of rind, etc.

Yogurts

  • Soured cream
  • Probiotic yogurt
  • Milk drinks
  • CrèmeFraiche
  • Fage frames, etc.

Unsafe cheeses in pregnancy

What cheeses to avoid while pregnant?

Mold-ripened, class of soft cheeses

The mold-ripened class includes pasteurized or unpasteurized sources. These cheeses are unsafe to eat in pregnancy.

  • Brie
  • Cambozola
  • Chaumes
  • Blue brie
  • Chevre -goat’s cheese composed of white rind
  • Camembert
  • Taleggio
  • Pont l’Eveque
  • Vacherin Fri bourgeois
  • Blue-veined cheeses
  • Danish blue
  • Dolcelatte
  • BleuD Auvergne
  • Roncal
  • Roquefort
  • BlueWensleydale
  • Gorgonzola
  • Bergader
  • Tome
  • Shropshire blue, etc.
  • Soft Cheese (unpasteurized)
  • Pyramide
  • Goat’s and sheep’s cheeses
  • Torta del Cesar
  • Chabichou, etc.

The Final Verdict on feta pregnancy 

Soft cheese can be an appealing delicacy, but when pregnant, it is recommended to avoid them as your body will be more susceptible to listeriosis. To get around the threat of this infection, it is better to have your cheese well-cooked and not just to have it melted.

Hard cheeses have a lesser likelihood of harboring listeriosis and should be preferred when selecting cheese for your meals.

If you have learned useful insights from our carefully researched article, I urge you to share it on your social networks so that your friends and loved ones can benefit as well. Feel free to add your recommendations, experiences, and questions right in the comment section, as we’d love to hear your thoughts.

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