Shelf Stable Foods

How long does canned goods, high acid (such as juices, fruit, pickles, sauerkraut, tomato soup, and foods in vinegar-based sauce) last?

High Acid (such As Juices, Fruit, Pickles, Sauerkraut, Tomato Soup, And Foods In Vinegar-based Sauce)

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Pantry

360–540 days unopened

Storage tips from USDA

Canned items will be safe to eat well past the ‘use-by’ or ‘best by’ date as long as the can shows no dents, rust, or swelling.

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Data source

The shelf-life ranges shown above are from the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service FoodKeeper database, a publicly maintained reference. ok2eat republishes this data unmodified except for unit normalization (everything shown in days). Source dataset: USDA FSIS FoodKeeper v128 (last updated by USDA 2025-01-22).