Reply To: Cocoa Nibs

[Ryann Kipping]

Hey! So, there’s not a whole lot of research on cacao nibs especially not in pregnancy. This study (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4273632/) suggests it may be potentially problematic in the later stages of pregnancy, but you’d have to be eating a lot of it! They contain some caffeine as well which again, you’d have to consume a lot to overdo caffeine from chocolate alone, but it could add up if you are taking in other forms of caffeine. Bottom line: there isn’t conclusive results, a small amount every now and then is likely not problematic.

Originally posted as Ryann Kipping, RDN, The Prenatal Nutritionist