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The longest-lasting foods, ranked by shelf life

All 53 detected claims in the English guide have exact source mappings. This automated source comparison is not professional review or a guarantee about an individual food. Claims outside this detector and human review remain separate.

Compare separate pantry and freezer lists. Each list is ordered by the longest stated interval for that location, for the food state named in the row. Freezer entries require frozen storage; they are not pantry supplies. Values without an exact source match remain under review. Only intervals with a current exact source match enter these rankings. Other foods remain in the catalog with their evidence status; their intervals have not been verified by this list.

Pantry storage

Pantry storage
# Food Pantry storage
1 Dry pasta 2 years Exact source
2 White rice (dry) 2 years Exact source

Freezer storage (quality)

Freezer storage (quality)
# Food Freezer storage (quality)
1 Shrimp (raw) 6–18 months Exact source
2 Squid (raw) 6–18 months Exact source
3 Beef brisket (raw) 4–12 months Exact source
4 Chicken (raw) 9–12 months Exact source
5 Pork chops (raw) 4–12 months Exact source
6 Pork shoulder (raw) 4–12 months Exact source
7 Steak (raw) 4–12 months Exact source
8 Turkey (raw) 9–12 months Exact source
9 Chicken drumsticks (raw) 9 months Exact source
10 Chicken thighs (raw) 9 months Exact source
11 Chicken wings (raw) 9 months Exact source
12 Turkey breast (raw) 9 months Exact source
13 Cod (raw) 6–8 months Exact source
14 Halibut (raw) 6–8 months Exact source
15 Meatballs (cooked) 2–6 months Exact source
16 Meatloaf (cooked) 2–6 months Exact source
17 Pot roast (cooked) 2–6 months Exact source
18 Rotisserie chicken 2–6 months Exact source
19 Baked ziti (cooked) 3–4 months Exact source
20 Beets (cooked) 3–4 months Exact source
21 Broccoli (cooked) 3–4 months Exact source
22 Burrito (cooked) 3–4 months Exact source
23 Cauliflower (cooked) 3–4 months Exact source
24 Cooked beans 3–4 months Exact source
25 Corn (cooked) 3–4 months Exact source
26 Cottage pie (cooked) 3–4 months Exact source
27 Curry (cooked) 3–4 months Exact source
28 Dumplings (cooked) 3–4 months Exact source
29 Eggplant (cooked) 3–4 months Exact source
30 Fish sticks (cooked) 3–4 months Exact source
31 Fried rice 3–4 months Exact source
32 Gravy (cooked) 3–4 months Exact source
33 Gravy (from mix, prepared) 3–4 months Exact source
34 Green beans (cooked) 3–4 months Exact source
35 Ground beef (raw) 3–4 months Exact source
36 Ground turkey (raw) 3–4 months Exact source
37 Lasagna (cooked) 3–4 months Exact source
38 Leftover rice 3–4 months Exact source
39 Mac and cheese (cooked) 3–4 months Exact source
40 Mashed potatoes (cooked) 3–4 months Exact source
41 Oatmeal (cooked) 3–4 months Exact source
42 Pancakes (cooked) 3–4 months Exact source
43 Pasta (cooked) 3–4 months Exact source
44 Quesadilla (cooked) 3–4 months Exact source
45 Quinoa (cooked) 3–4 months Exact source
46 Roasted vegetables 3–4 months Exact source
47 Shepherd's pie (cooked) 3–4 months Exact source
48 Spring rolls (cooked) 3–4 months Exact source
49 Squash (cooked) 3–4 months Exact source
50 Stir fry (cooked) 3–4 months Exact source

Match the named state and the conditions on the food page. The lists include opened, raw and prepared foods as labeled; there is no single unopened-food deadline. Label-only and ripeness-dependent values are not ranked. Indefinite storage is not a numerical number of years. Freezer intervals describe quality, not discard deadlines.