How long does nutmeg (ground, dried, commercially bottled or purchased in bulk) keep?

Pantry

3 to 4 years

More pantry foods

Applesauce (commercial)

Pantry: 12 to 18 months

Bacon bits (imitation)

Pantry: 1 year

Canned goods

Pantry: 2 to 5 years

Canned goods

Pantry: 12 to 18 months

Cereal (ready-to-eat)

Pantry: 6 to 12 months

Cereal (cook before eating (oatmeal, etc.))

Pantry: 12 months

Chocolate syrup

Pantry: 2 years

Marshmallows

Pantry: 1 year

General U.S. guidance from public USDA data. It is not a promise that a food is safe: if it smells, looks or feels wrong, throw it out.