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| Bread and Cereal Products | |||
| Baked quick breads | 4-5 days | 1-2 weeks | 2-3 months |
| Bread | 5-7 days | 1-2 weeks | 3 months |
| Bread crumbs and croutons | 6 months | ||
| Bread rolls, unbaked | 2-3 weeks | 1 month | |
| Cereals, ready-to-eat | 1 year 2-3 months* |
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| Cereals, ready-to-cook | 6 months | ||
| Corn meal | 1 year | 18 months | 2 years |
| Doughnuts | 4-5 days | 3 months | |
| Flour, cake, all-purpose | 1 year | 1-2 years | |
| Flour, whole wheat | 6-8 months | 1-2 years | |
| Pasta | 2 years | ||
| Pies and pastries | 3 days | 4-6 months | |
| Pies and pastries, baked | 1-2 months | ||
| Pies and pastries, cream filled | 2-3 days | 3 months | |
| Pizza | 3-4 days | 1-2 months | |
| Rice, brown | 6 months | ||
| Rice, white | 1 year | 6-7 days+ | 6 months+ |
| Tacos, enchiladas, and burritos (frozen) | 2 weeks | 1 year | |
| Waffles | 4-5 days | 1 month | |
| Packaged Foods and Mixes | |||
| Biscuit, brownie, and muffin mixes | 9 months | ||
| Cakes, prepared | 2-4 days | 2-3 months | |
| Cake mixes | 6-9 months | ||
| Casserole mix | 9-12 months | ||
| Chili powder | 6 months | ||
| Cookies, packaged | 2 months | 8-12 months | |
| Crackers, pretzels | 3 months | ||
| Frosting, canned | 3 months | ||
| Frosting, mix | 8 months | ||
| Fruit cake | 2-3 months | 1 year | |
| Hot roll mix | 18 months | ||
| Instant breakfast products | 6 months | ||
| Pancake and piecrust mix | 6 months | ||
| Pancake waffle batter | 1-2 days | 3 months | |
| Toaster pastries | 3 months | ||
| Sauce and gravy mixes | 6 months | ||
| Soup mixes | 1 year | ||
| Spices, Herbs, Condiments, Extracts | |||
| Catsup, chili, and cocktail sauce | 1 year 1 month* |
6 months |
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| Herbs | 6 months | 1-2 years | |
| Herb/spice blends | 2 years 1 year * |
1-2 years | |
| Mustard | 2 years | 6-8 months* | 8-12 months |
| Spices, ground | 6 months | 1-2 years | |
| Spices, whole | 1-2 years | 2-3 years | |
| Vanilla extract | 2 years 1 year* |
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| Other extracts | 1 year | ||
| Other Food Staples | |||
| Bacon bits | 4 months | ||
| Baking powder | 18 months | ||
| Baking soda | 2 years | ||
| Bouillon products | 1 year | ||
| Carbonated soft drinks (12 oz. cans) | 6-9 months | ||
| Carbonated soft drinks, diet (12 oz. cans) | 3-4 months | ||
| Chocolate, premelted | 1 year | ||
| Chocolate syrup | 2 years | 6 months* | |
| Chocolate, semisweet | 2 years | ||
| Chocolate, unsweetened | 18 months | ||
| Cocoa mixes | 8 months | ||
| Coconut, shredded | 1 year 6 months* |
8 months | 1 year |
| Coffee cans | 2 years 2 weeks* |
2 months | 6 months |
| Coffee, instant | 6 months 2 weeks* |
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| Coffee, vacuum-packed | 1 year ^ | ||
| Coffee lighteners (dry) | 9 months 6 months* |
1 year | |
| Cornstarch | 18 months | 2 years | |
| Gelatin | 18 months | ||
| Honey, jams, jellies, and syrup | 1 year | 6-8 months* | |
| Marshmallows | 2-3 months | ||
| Marshmallow cream | 3-4 months | ||
| Mayonnaise | 2-3 months | 12 months 2 months* |
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| Molasses | 2 years | ||
| Nuts, shelled | 4 months | 6 months | |
| Nuts, unshelled | 6 months | ||
| Nuts, salted | 6-8 months | ||
| Nuts, unsalted | 9-12 months | ||
| Oil, salad | 3 months^ 2 months* |
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| Parmesan grated cheese | 10 months 2 months* |
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| Pasteurized process cheese spread | 3 months | 3-4 weeks* | 4 months |
| Peanut butter | 6 months 2-3 months* |
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| Popcorn | 1-2 years | 2 years | 2-3 years |
| Pectin | 1 year | ||
| Salad dressings, bottled | 1 year^ | 3 months* | |
| Soft drinks | 3 months | ||
| Artificial sweetener | 2 years | ||
| Sugar, brown | 4 months | ||
| Sugar, confectioners | 18 months | ||
| Sugar, granulated | 2 years | ||
| Tea bags | 18 months | ||
| Tea, instant | 2 years | ||
| Vegetable oils | 6 months 1-3 months* |
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| Vegetable shortening | 3 months | 6-9 months | |
| Vinegar | 2 years 1 year* |
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| Water, bottled | 1-2 years | ||
| Whipped topping (dry) | 1 year | ||
| Yeast, dry | Pkg. exp. date | ||
| Vegetables | |||
| Asparagus | 2-3 days | 8 months | |
| Beets | 2 weeks | ||
| Broccoli | 3-5 days | ||
| Brussels sprouts | 3-5 days | ||
| Cabbage | 1 week | ||
| Carrots | 2 weeks | ||
| Cauliflower | 1 week | ||
| Celery | 1 week | ||
| Corn (husks) | 1-2 days | 8 months | |
| Cucumbers | 1 week | ||
| Eggplant | 1 week | ||
| Green beans | 1-2 days | 8 months | |
| Green peas | 3-5 days | 8 months | |
| Lettuce | 1 week | ||
| Lima beans | 3-5 days | 8 months | |
| Mushrooms | 2 days | ||
| Onions | 1 week | 3-5 days | |
| Onion rings (precooked, frozen) | 1 year# | ||
| Peppers | 1 week | ||
| Pickles, canned | 1 year | 1 month* | |
| Frozen potatoes | 8 month | ||
| Sweet potatoes | 2-3 weeks | ||
| White potatoes | 2-3 months | ||
| Potato chips | 1 month | ||
| Radishes | 2 weeks | ||
| Rhubarb | 3-5 days | ||
| Rutabagas | 1 week | ||
| Snap beans | 1 week | ||
| Spinach | 5-7 days | 8 months | |
| Squash, Summer | 3-5 days | ||
| Squash, Winter | 1 week | ||
| Tomatoes | 1 week | ||
| Turnips | 2 weeks | ||
| Commercial baby food, jars | 1-2 years^ | 2-3 days | |
| Canned vegetables | 1 year^ | 1-4 days* | |
| Canned vegetables, pickled | 1 year^ | 1-2 months* | |
| Dried vegetables | 6 months | ||
| Frozen vegetables | 8 months | ||
| Vegetable soup | 3-4 days | 3 months | |
| Fruits | |||
| Apples | Until ripe | 1 month | |
| Apricots | Until ripe | 5 days | |
| Avocados | Until ripe | 5 days | |
| Bananas | Until ripe | 5 days (fully ripe) | |
| Berries | Until ripe | 3 days | 1 year |
| Canned fruit | 1 year | 2-4 days* | |
| Canned fruit juices | 1 year | 3-4 days* | |
| Cherries | Until ripe | 3 days | |
| Citrus fruit | Until ripe | 2 weeks | |
| Dried fruit | 6 months | 2-4 days+ | |
| Frozen fruit | 1 year | ||
| Fruit juice concentrate | 6 days | 1 year | |
| Fruit pies, baked | 2-3 days | 8 months | |
| Grapes | Until ripe | 5 days | |
| Melons | Until ripe | 5 days | |
| Nectarines | Until ripe | 5 days | |
| Peaches | Until ripe | 5 days | 1 year |
| Pears | Until ripe | 5 days | 1 year |
| Pineapple | Until ripe | 5-7 days | 1 year |
| Plums | Until ripe | 5 days | |
| Dairy Products | |||
| Butter | 1-2 months | 9 months | |
| Buttermilk | 2 weeks | ||
| Cottage cheese | 1 week | 3 months | |
| Cream cheese | 2 weeks | ||
| Cream-light, heavy, half- and-half | 3-4 days | 1-4 months | |
| Eggnog commercial | 3-5 days | 6 months | |
| Margarine | 4-5 months | 12 months | |
| Condensed, evaporated and dry milk | 12-23 months^ | 8-20 days* | |
| Milk | 8-20 days | ||
| Ice cream and sherbet | 2 months | ||
| Hard natural cheese (e.g. cheddar, swiss) | 3-6 months 4 weeks* |
6 months | |
| Hard natural cheese, sliced | 2 weeks | ||
| Processed cheese | 1 month | 6 months | |
| Soft cheese (e.g. brie) | 1 week | 6 months | |
| Pudding | 1-2 days* | ||
| Snack dips | 1 week* | ||
| Sour cream | 2 weeks | ||
| Non-dairy whipped cream, canned | 3 months | ||
| Real whipped cream, canned | 3-4 weeks | ||
| Yogurt | 2 weeks | 1-2 months | |
| Meats, Poultry, Eggs and Fish | |||
| Meats | |||
| Fresh beef and bison steaks | 3-5 days | 6-9 months | |
| Fresh beef and bison roasts | 3-5 days | 9-12 months | |
| Fresh pork chops | 2-3 days | 4-6 months | |
| Fresh lamb chops | 3-5 days | 6-8 months | |
| Fresh veal | 1-2 days | 4-6 months | |
| Fresh ground meat (e.g. beef, bison, veal, lamb) | 1 day | 3-4 months | |
| Cooked meat | 2-3 days | 2-3 months | |
| Canned meat | 1 year | 3-4 days* | 3-4 months |
| Ham, whole | 1 week | 1-2 months | |
| Ham, canned | 1 year | 1 week* | 3-4 months |
| Ham, canned "keep refrigerated" | 6-9 months 1 week* |
3-4 months |
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| Shelf-stable unopened canned meat (e.g. chili, deviled ham, corn beef) | 1 year | 1week* | |
| Ham, cook before eating | 1 week | ||
| Ham, fully cooked | 2 weeks 1 week* |
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| Ham, dry-cured | 1 year | 1 month | |
| Ham salad, store prepared or homemade | 3-5 days | ||
| Bacon | 2 weeks 1 week* |
1 month | |
| Corned beef, uncooked | 5-7 days | 1-2 months | |
| Restructured (flaked) meat products | 9-12 months | ||
| Sausage, fresh | 1-2 days | 1-2 months | |
| Smoked breakfast sausage links, patties | 1 week | 2 months | |
| Sausage, smoked (e.g. Mettwurst) | 1 week | 1-2 months | |
| Sausage, semi-dry (e.g. Summer sausage) | 2-3 weeks* | 6 months | |
| Sausage, dry smoked (e.g. Pepperoni, jerky, dry Salami) | 1 year | 1 month* | 6 months |
| Frankfurters, bologna | 2 weeks 3-5 days* |
1-2 months | |
| Luncheon meat | 2 weeks 3-5 days* |
1 month | |
| Meat gravies | 1-2 days | 2-3 months | |
| TV beef and pork dinners | 18 months# | ||
| Meat based casseroles | 3-4 days | 4 months | |
| Variety meats (giblets, tongue, liver, heart, etc.) | 1-2 days | 3-4 months | |
| Vinegar pickled meats (e.g. pickled pigs feet) | 1 year^ | 2 weeks* | |
| Fish | |||
| Breaded fish | 4-6 months | ||
| Canned fish | 1 year | 1-2 days* | |
| Cooked fish or seafood | 3-4 days | 3 months | |
| Lean fish (e.g. cod, flounder, haddock) | 1-2 days | 6 months | |
| Fatty fish (e.g. bluefish, salmon, mackeral) | 1-2 days | 2-3 months | |
| Dry pickled fish | 3-4 weeks | ||
| Smoked fish | 2 weeks | 4-5 weeks | |
| Seafood-clams, crab, lobster in shell | 2 days | 3 months | |
| Seafood-oysters and scallops | 1-2 days | 3-4 months | |
| Seafood-shrimp | 1-2 days | 1 year | |
| Seafood-shucked clams | 1-2 days | 3-6 months | |
| Tuna salad, store prepared or homemade | 3-5 days | ||
| Poultry and Eggs | |||
| Chicken nuggets or patties | 1-2 days | ||
| Chicken livers | 1-2 days | 3 months | |
| Chicken and poultry TV dinners | 6 months | ||
| Canned poultry^ | 1 year | 1 day* | |
| Cooked poultry | 2-3 days | 4-6 months | |
| Fresh poultry | 1 day | 1 year | |
| Frozen poultry parts | 6-9 months | ||
| Canned poultry | 1 day | 3 months | |
| Poultry pies, stews, and gravies | 1-2 days | 6 months | |
| Poultry salads, store prepared or homemade | 3-5 days | ||
| Poultry stuffing, cooked | 3-4 days | 1 month | |
| Eggs, in shell | 3-5 weeks | ||
| Eggs, hard-boiled | 1 week | ||
| Eggs, pasteurized | 10 days 3 days* |
1 year | |
| Egg substitute | 10 days 3 days* |
1 year | |
| Egg yolks (covered in water) | 2-4 days | 1 year | |
| Egg whites (For each cup of egg yolk add 1 Tbs. of sugar or salt) | 2-4 days | 1 year | |
| Wild Game | |||
| Frog legs | 1 day | 6-9 months | |
| Game birds | 2 days | 9 months | |
| Small game (rabbit, squirrel, etc.) | 2 days | 9-12 months | |
| Venison ground meat | 1-2 days | 2-3 months | |
| Venison steaks and roasts | 3-5 days | 9-12 months | |
* Opened
+ Cooked
^ Refrigerate after opening
# After manufacture date
