Foods with Longest Pantry Shelf Life

Ranked by maximum pantry storage duration.

Rank	Food	Pantry Life
1	Mung bean (dry, vacuum-sealed)	10.0 years
2	Meat products (canned)	5.0 years
3	Canned chicken	5.0 years
4	Gravy (jars and cans)	5.0 years
5	Canned goods (low acid (such as meat, poultry, fish, gravy, stew, soups, beans, carrots, corn, pasta, peas, potatoes, spinach))	5.0 years
6	Red wine	5.0 years
7	Powdered milk	5.0 years
8	Nutrition supplement drinks (canned)	5.0 years
9	Coconut cream (canned)	5.0 years
10	Coconut milk (canned)	5.0 years
11	Sesame seeds	5.0 years
12	Balsamic vinegar	5.0 years
13	Anchovies (canned)	5.0 years
14	Spice/spices (whole)	4.0 years
15	Cinnamon (ground, dried, commercially bottled or purchased in bulk)	4.0 years
16	Cumin (ground, dried, commercially bottled or purchased in bulk, opened or unopened)	4.0 years
17	Garlic powder (dried, commercially bottled or purchased in bulk)	4.0 years
18	Onion powder (dried, commercially bottled or purchased in bulk)	4.0 years
19	Nutmeg (ground, dried, commercially bottled or purchased in bulk)	4.0 years
20	"Genuine" Maple syrup (unopened, glass)	4.0 years
21	Baking soda	3.0 years
22	Gelatin (unflavored)	3.0 years
23	Spice/spices (ground)	3.0 years
24	Soy sauce or teriyaki sauce	3.0 years
25	Tea (instant)	3.0 years

Data from USDA FoodKeeper. See our disclaimers.