Introduction  
  What is food?  
  What happens to the food we eat?  
Our nutrient needs  
  Energy balance  
  Nutritional status  
  Laws & labels  
  Additives & colours  
  Toxicity in food  
  Processing food  
  Stability of food nutrients  
  Storage life of foods
  Food- associated health problems  

- FIGURE 37 -
HOME STORAGE LIFE FOR SOME OTHER FOODS

Beer
Biscuits
Bread
Breakfast cereals
Butter
Cake mixes
25 °C or lower
Cool, dry place
25 °C or lower
Cool, dry place
Refrigerator
Cool, dry place
3 months
6-10 weeks
1-4 days
2-3 months
6-8 weeks
1-2 years

Cheese:
   Cheddar, edam, gouda
   Procesed cheddar
Chocolate - dark, milk
Coffee - instant
Eggs


Refrigerator
25 °C or lower
25 °C or lower
25 °C or lower
25 °C or lower

3 months
6-9 months
3 months
3 months
1-2 weeks
Flour
Honey
Margarine
Meat, fresh
   Chicken
   Beef, lamb, pork, veal
Meat, cured - bacon, ham, frankfurters
Cool, dry place
8-10 °C
Refrigerator

Refrigerator
Refigerator
Refrigerator
12 months
8 months
6-12 weeks

3 days
5 days
2-3 weeks
Milk
Sauce - tomato, Worcestershire, other vinegar-based
Soft drinks
Soups - dried
Sugar
Vegetables - dried
Refrigerator

25 °C or lower
25 °C or lower
25 °C or lower
Cool, dry place
25 °C or lower
5-7 days

1-2 years
3-6 months
8 months
2-3 years
6 months

 

Food Facts
- Storage life of foods
- Frozen foods
- Canned foods
- Home storage of food
Figures:
33: Expected storage life for some frozen foods
34: Expected storage life for some canned foods
35: Home storage life for some ripe fruits
36: Home storage life for some ripe vegetables
37:Home storage life for some other foods
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