Food group · 40 items
Drinks: Shelf Life Chart
Counter, fridge and freezer times for coffee, tea, juice, wine and spirits, sealed or opened, collected in one sortable chart. Every figure comes from USDA FoodKeeper and was re-checked November 2026.
40 of 40 items shown · in A–Z order
Storage times from USDA FoodKeeper · printed from diagxcar.com · keep it on your fridge door.
| Good to freeze? | Fridge, sealed | Countertop | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Apple cider | 2–3 weeks | Indefinitely | — | — | 2–3 days |
 Apple juice | 8–12 days | Not listed | — | 3 weeks (pantry) | 7–12 days |
 Bottled water | Not needed | Not needed | — | — | Indefinitely |
 Canned nutrition shakes | 2 days | Not listed | — | 2–5 years (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Coconut water | 1–2 days | Not listed | — | 12 months (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Coffee beans | 3–4 months | Not listed | — | 3–5 months (pantry) | 3–5 months |
 Cranberry juice | 8–12 days | Not listed | — | 3 weeks (pantry) | 7–12 days |
 Cream liqueur | Not needed | Not needed | — | — | 6–8 months |
 Diet soda | 2–3 days | Not listed | — | Not recommended (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Drink mixes | Not needed | Not needed | — | 18–24 months (pantry) | 1–3 months |
 Fresh apple juice | 6 days | 12 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Fresh carrot juice | 6 days | 12 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Fresh lemon juice | 6 days | 12 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Fresh-squeezed orange juice | 2–3 days | 2–3 weeks | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Frozen orange juice concentrate | Not listed | 12 months | Yes | — | Not recommended |
 Fruit nectar | Not needed | Not needed | — | — | 12–18 months |
 Fruit punch | 8–12 days | Not listed | — | 3 weeks (pantry) | 7–12 days |
 Grape juice | 8–12 days | Not listed | — | 3 weeks (pantry) | 7–12 days |
 Ground coffee | 1 month | 6–12 months | Yes | 2 years (pantry) | 2 weeks |
 Home-ground coffee | Not needed | 1–2 years | Yes | 3–5 months (pantry) | 3–5 weeks |
 Homemade vegetable juice | 3–5 days | Not listed | — | Not recommended (pantry) | 2 hours |
 Instant coffee | Not needed | Not needed | — | 1 year (pantry) | 2–3 months |
 Instant tea | Not needed | Not needed | — | 2–3 years (pantry) | 6–12 months |
 Juice boxes | 8–12 days | Not listed | — | Use-by date (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Juice cartons and fruit punch | 8–12 days | Not listed | — | 3 weeks (pantry) | 7–12 days |
 Lemon juice | 2 months | Not listed | — | 12–18 months (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Lime juice | 2 months | Not listed | — | 12–18 months (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Liquor | Not needed | Not needed | — | — | Indefinitely |
 Loose leaf tea | Not needed | Not needed | — | 2 years (pantry) | 6–12 months |
 Orange juice | 7–10 days | 8–12 months | Yes | Not recommended (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Red wine | 1–3 days | Not listed | — | 3–5 years (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Refrigerated vegetable juice | 1 month | Not listed | — | — | Not recommended |
 Shelf-stable soy and rice milk | 7–10 days | Not listed | — | Not recommended (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Shelf-stable vegetable juice | Not needed | Not needed | — | — | 18 months |
 Soda | 2–3 days | Not listed | — | Not recommended (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Tea bags | Not needed | Not needed | — | 18–36 months (pantry) | 6–12 months |
 Tonic water | 2–3 days | Not listed | — | Not recommended (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 White wine | 1–3 days | Not listed | — | 1–2 years (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Yuzu | 5–7 days | Indefinitely | — | — | Not recommended |
 Yuzu juice | 3–4 months | 1–2 years | Yes | 9–12 months | Refrigerate |
Can you freeze drinks?
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Does it go bad?
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Left out overnight
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Figures here are drawn from USDA FoodKeeper plus FSIS guidance. Data re-checked November 2026. How we check our numbers · Spotted an error? Tell us