Ingredients
132 things worth keeping, with UK pack sizes, the storage that actually matters, and a shelf life for 125 of them taken from a named source rather than estimated. Where a figure could not be sourced it is left blank, which is the honest state and not an oversight.
Tinned and jarred vegetables
- Carrots (tinned) 24 mo
- Chopped tomatoes (tinned) 12 mo
- Gherkins (pickled) 12 mo
- Green beans (tinned) 24 mo
- Marrowfat peas (tinned) 24 mo
- Mushrooms (dried) 6 mo
- Mushrooms (tinned) 24 mo
- New potatoes (tinned) 24 mo
- Passata (sieved tomatoes) 12 mo
- Pickled red cabbage (jarred) 12 mo
- Plum tomatoes (tinned, whole) 12 mo
- Sauerkraut (jarred) 12 mo
- Soup (tinned, cream of tomato) 24 mo
- Sun-dried tomatoes (in oil) 12 mo
- Sweetcorn (tinned) 24 mo
Tinned fish
Tinned pulses
Tinned meat
Tinned fruit and puddings
Dried pulses
Grains
Pasta and noodles
Dried fruit
Nuts and nut butter
Milk and cream substitutes
Spices and dried aromatics
Condiments and seasoning
- Capers (jarred, in brine) 12 mo
- Cider vinegar 24 mo
- English mustard 12 mo
- Green olives (jarred, pitted) 12 mo
- Harissa paste
- Hot sauce 6 mo
- Lemon juice (bottled) 12 mo
- Malt vinegar 24 mo
- Mayonnaise 3 mo
- Miso paste
- Soy sauce 36 mo
- Tahini 12 mo
- Tomato ketchup 12 mo
- Tomato puree (tube) 27 mo
- Vegetable stock cubes 12 mo
- Worcestershire sauce 12 mo
- Yeast extract
Sweeteners
Baking and dry goods
Oil
Store cupboard
Shelf life figures are for unopened packs stored as the label says, and are a planning guide rather than a promise. The answer for a pack you already own is the date printed on it.