Food safety
Drinks: how long they keep
Fridge, freezer and pantry times for 34 kinds of drinks, from USDA FoodKeeper.
All of them
Apple cider (fresh)
Fridge: 2 to 3 weeks · Freezer: Indefinitely
Apple juice (fresh squeezed)
Fridge: 6 days · Freezer: 12 months
Carrot juice (fresh squeezed)
Fridge: 6 days · Freezer: 12 months
Coconut water
Pantry: 12 months
Coffee (commercial ground, non-vacuum)
Freezer: 6 to 12 months · Pantry: 2 yearsCoffee (home ground, non-vacuum)
Freezer: 1 to 2 years · Pantry: 3 to 5 monthsCoffee (instant)
Pantry: 1 yearCoffee (whole beans)
Pantry: 3 to 5 months
Cream liquors (unopened)
Pantry: 6 to 8 monthsDiet powder mixes and drink mixes
Pantry: 18 to 24 monthsFruit Juice in cartons, fruit drinks, punch
Pantry: 3 weeksHard liquors
Pantry: IndefinitelyJuice, boxes
Pantry: Until the use-by date on the package
Lemon juice
Pantry: 12 to 18 monthsLemon juice (fresh squeezed)
Fridge: 6 days · Freezer: 12 months
Lime juice
Pantry: 12 to 18 months
Nectar (papaya, mango, guava, or guavabana)
Pantry: 12 to 18 monthsNutrition supplement drinks (canned)
Pantry: 2 to 5 years
Orange juice (commercially frozen concentrate)
Freezer: 12 monthsOrange juice (commercially packaged carton)
Freezer: 8 to 12 monthsOrange juice (freshly squeezed)
Fridge: 2 to 3 days · Freezer: 2 to 3 weeks
Red wine
Pantry: 3 to 5 years
Soda
Soy or rice beverage
Tea (bags)
Pantry: 18 to 36 monthsTea (instant)
Pantry: 2 to 3 yearsTea (loose)
Pantry: 2 years
Vegetable juice (commercial, sold refrigerated)
Fridge: 1 monthVegetable juice (homemade)
Vegetable juice (shelf-stable)
Pantry: 18 months
Water (commercially bottled)
Pantry: Indefinitely
White wine
Pantry: 1 to 2 years
Yuzu (fruit, fresh)
Fridge: 5 to 7 days · Freezer: IndefinitelyYuzu juice
Fridge: 9 to 12 months · Freezer: 1 to 2 yearsMore news
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