49+ Foods, Drinks & More And Their Approximate Shelf Life!
• 49+ Foods And Their Shelf Life
• Military MREs Shelf Life (Packaged)
• Military MREs Shelf Life (Packaged)
Listen, you don’t have to can, dehydrate or freeze-dry your own foods for emergency uses.
Here’s a partial list of canned foods and other foods with their approximate shelf life that are 01-year and longer. Most of this data I gathered by going up & down the aisles at a local WalMart.
I tried to cover the basic of storable foods and such. It’s advisable to consider these foods, spices,… and others for potential emergency situations.
OK, let’s get started with this list.
FOOD SHELF LIFE
Bacon Fat (Refrigerator – R & D – see Save My Life…)———————-02 years
Bacon Fat (Room Temperature -R & D – see Save My Life…)————-01 Year
Beanee Weenee (Canned, favorite)——————————————————01 ½ years
Beans, Pinto (Dry)——————————————————————————-Indefinite
Beans (Canned)———————————————————————————–01 year
Beats, Sliced (Canned)————————————————————————02 ½ years
Beef Jerky (Bag)———————————————————————————-01 ½ years
Campbell’s Soups & Stews——————————————————————01 ½-years
Chicken Breasts Great Value (Canned)————————————————03 years
Chicken Noodle Soup (Canned)———————————————————-01 ½-years
Cocoa Palm Sugar (Bottled)—————————————————————-01 year
Coconut Oil (Bottled)————————————————————————-02 years
Coffee (Plastic Container)——————————————————————01 year
Coffee, Instant (freezer)———————————————————————Indefinite
Corn (Canned)————————————————————————————02 ½ years
Corn, Dried—————————————————————————————-Indefinite
Corned Beef (Canned)————————————————————————03 ½ years
Cornstarch—————————————————————————————–Indefinite
Devilled Ham (Canned)———————————————————————-03 ½ years
Dinty Moore Beef Stew (Canned, favorite)——————————————03 years
Dried Beef (Jar)———————————————————————————-02 years
Flour, All Purpose (Packaged)————————————————————-01 year
Green Beans (Canned)———————————————————————–02 years
Ham (Canned)————————————————————————————05 years
Honey (Jar)—————————————————————————————-02 years
Lemonade Powder (Cylinder)————————————————————–02 years
Liquor————————————————————————————————-Indefinite
Maple Syrup [Pure] (Jar)———————————————————————02 years
Maple Syrup [Pure] (Jar)-Freezer——————————————————–Indefinite
Mixed Nuts (Canned)————————————————————————-01 year
Nissin Chow Mein (several flavors)—————————————————–01 year
Olive Oil (Bottled)——————————————————————————01 ½ years
Oysters (Canned)——————————————————————————-01 ½ years
Peaches (Canned)——————————————————————————-02-years
Peanut Butter (Jar)——————————————————————————01 year
Pepper (Canned)———————————————————————————04 years
Pickled Eggs (Jar)——————————————————————————–01 year
Pickled Pigs Feet (Jar)————————————————————————-03 years
Pickles (Jar)—————————————————————————————–02 ½ years
Pineapple Chunks (Canned)—————————————————————–02 ½ years
Powdered Cocoa————————————————————————————02 years
Powdered Milk—————————————————————————————02 years
Pure Vanilla Extract (Bottle)——————————————————————Indefinite
Ramen (Package – see Nissin Chow Mein)———————————————-01 year
Salmon (Canned)————————————————————————————03 years
Salt———————————————————————————————————Indefinite
Salt with iodine————————————————————————————-05 years
Sardines (Canned)———————————————————————————-04 ½ years
Sauerkraut (Canned)——————————————————————————-01 ½ years
Soup (Canned)—————————————————————————————–See Chicken Noodle Soup
Soup, Dry (Packaged)——————————————————————————01 year
Spaghetti, Dry (Packaged)———————————————————————–02 ½ years
Spaghetti & Meatballs (Canned)————————————————————-02 years
Spam (Canned, favorite)—————————————————————————02 ½ – 03-years
Sugar (Packaged)————————————————————————————–01 ½ years
Sweet Orange Marmalade (Jar)—————————————————————–02 years
Tomato Juice (Canned)——————————————————————————02 ½ years
Tomato Juice (Jar)————————————————————————————-01 year
Tomatoes (Canned)———————————————————————————–02-years
Tuna, Oil (Canned)————————————————————————————03 ½ years
Tuna, Water (Canned)——————————————————————————–04 years
Vienna Sausages (Canned)————————————————————————-02 ½ years
Water (Jar) w/08 drops of bleach per gallon)———————————————–01 year
White Rice (Dry)—————————————————————————————–30-years
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1st Note: When I stored canned foods, I noticed after several months, rust would form on top of the cans. Maybe a touch of olive oil on the cans may prevent this. You do not want to eat rust ingredients because it could cause iron poisoning.
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2nd Note: Insure you monitor the expiration dates on all foods and rotate them so near expiration foods are consumed first.
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Important Note: Non-canned food items should be vacuum packed and stored in airtight / waterproof containers in a ‘cool location’ (celler / basement) to insure a long shelf life.
Important Note: Non-canned food items should be vacuum packed and stored in airtight / waterproof containers in a ‘cool location’ (celler / basement) to insure a long shelf life.
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Now let’s learn about the shelf life of authentic military MREs.
Now let’s learn about the shelf life of authentic military MREs.
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Military MREs Shelf Life (Packaged)
TEMPERATURE SHELF LIFE
120° Fahrenheit——————————————————————————–01 month
110° Fahrenheit———————————————————————————05 months
100° Fahrenheit——————————————————————————–01 year 10 months
090° Fahrenheit——————————————————————————–04 years 07 months
080° Fahrenheit——————————————————————————–06 years 04 months
070° Fahrenheit———————————————————————————08 years 04 months
060° Fahrenheit——————————————————————————–10 years 10 months
(I love MREs!!!)
110° Fahrenheit———————————————————————————05 months
100° Fahrenheit——————————————————————————–01 year 10 months
090° Fahrenheit——————————————————————————–04 years 07 months
080° Fahrenheit——————————————————————————–06 years 04 months
070° Fahrenheit———————————————————————————08 years 04 months
060° Fahrenheit——————————————————————————–10 years 10 months
(I love MREs!!!)
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