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The small green gram behind bean sprouts and dal. Vacuum-sealed it is the longest-keeping thing in this entire table at ten years.
How long it keeps
Unopened, this keeps 10 years — which is what puts it on the long shelf.
| As sold | Unopened, in the cupboard | Once opened |
|---|---|---|
| dry, food-grade bags | 1 year | — |
| dry, vacuum-sealed | 8–10 years | — |
Counted from the date on the package. Figures are the USDA FSIS FoodKeeper table's, for unopened storage at room temperature; FoodKeeper counts a month as 30 days.
FoodKeeper's own note: Keep the beans in an airtight container as it’s imperative that they remain dry.
The table was not pulled from USDA — fsis.usda.gov answers 403 to non-browser clients from this machine — so it came from a mirror of the data.gov dataset and its vintage is unverified. Treat a single figure as indicative, not as a use-by date.
Related
- Keeps 60 days or more — the whole cupboard list, by aisle.
- Ingredients — the wider shelf.
- Same aisle — Grains, Beans & Pasta: Refried beans · Dry egg noodles · Pasta · Spelt · Teff.