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Preservation times
for food
“
with and without
”
vacuum packaging:
Preservation time
not vacuum packed
Preservation time
vacuum packed
Refrigerated food (5+/-2°C)
Red meat
3 - 4 days
8 - 9 days
White meat
2 - 3 days
6 - 9 days
Whole fish
1 - 3 days
4 - 5 days
Game
2 - 3 days
5 - 7 days
Sausages
7 - 15 days
25 - 40 days
Cold cuts
4 - 6 days
20 - 25 days
Soft cheese
5 - 7 days
14 - 20 days
Hard/semi hard cheese
15 - 20 days
25 - 60 days
Vegetables
1 - 3 days
7 - 10 days
Fruit
5 - 7 days
14 - 20 days
Cooked and refrigerated food (5+/-2°C)
Vegetable puree and soups
2 - 3 days
8 - 10 days
Pasta and risotto
2 - 3 days
6 - 8 days
Boiled and roast beef
3 - 5 days
10 - 15 days
Filled cakes
(with cream or fruit)
2 - 3 days
6 - 8 days
Frying oil
10 - 15 days
25 - 40 days
Frozen food (-18+/-2°C)
Meat
4 - 6 months
15 - 20 months
Fish
3 - 4 months
10 - 12 months
Vegetables
8 - 10 months
18 - 24 months
Food at room temperature (25+/-2°C)
Bread
1 - 2 days
6 - 8 days
Packs of biscuits
4 - 6 months
12 months
Pasta
5 - 6 months
12 months
Rice
5 - 6 months
12 months
Flour
4 - 5 months
12 months
Dried fruit
3 - 4 months
12 months
Ground coffee
2 - 3 months
12 months
Powdered tea
5 - 6 months
12 months
Freeze-dried products
1 - 2 months
12 months
Powdered milk
1 - 2 months
12 months