Patient's question:
During pregnancy, I'm even cautious about what I eat, but my husband bought some pickled Chinese cabbage. I really want to try it, will it affect milk production?Doctor's answer:
Lactation period is to eat a small amount of pickled mustard greens, as long as it is sufficiently acidic, nitrite is very minimal, especially after cooking, it is basically non-existent. However, since pickled mustard greens produce nitrite during the pickling process, the nitrite content is closely related to many factors such as salt concentration, temperature, and pickling time. Pickled mustard greens produced by households, small workshops, or manufacturers are more prone to high nitrite content due to lack of strict safety checks. Therefore, pickled mustard greens should not be eaten in excess.