Food group · 36 items
Grains, Beans & Pasta: Shelf Life Chart
Counter, fridge and freezer times for rice, pasta, quinoa, beans, lentils and whole grains, sealed or opened, collected in one sortable chart. Every figure comes from USDA FoodKeeper and was re-checked November 2026.
36 of 36 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Amaranth | Not needed | 8 months | Yes | — | 4 months |
 Barley | Not needed | 12 months | Yes | — | 6 months |
 Basmati rice | 6 months | Not listed | — | 2 years (pantry) | 1 year |
 Boiled peanuts | 7 days | Indefinitely | — | 3 years (pantry) | 2 hours |
 Brown rice | 6 months | Not listed | — | 1 year (pantry) | 1 year |
 Buckwheat | Not needed | 4 months | Yes | — | 2 months |
 Bulgur | Not needed | Not needed | — | — | 6–12 months |
 Cooked quinoa | 6–7 days | 6–12 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Corn tortillas | 60–90 days | Not listed | — | — | 25–45 days |
 Dried beans | Not needed | Not needed | — | 1–2 years (pantry) | 1 year |
 Dried mung beans | 1 year | 1 year | Yes | — | 1 year |
 Dry pasta | Not needed | Not needed | — | 2 years (pantry) | 1 year |
 Egg noodles | Not needed | Not needed | — | 2 years (pantry) | 1–2 months |
 Farro | Not needed | 12 months | Yes | — | 6 months |
 Flour tortillas | 3 months | 6 months | Yes | 3 months (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Fresh pasta | 1–2 days | 2 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Homemade whole wheat bread | Not needed | 3 months | Yes | — | 3–5 days |
 Jasmine rice | 6 months | Not listed | — | 2 years (pantry) | 1 year |
 Lentils | Not needed | Not needed | — | 1 year (pantry) | 1 year |
 Macaroni | Not needed | Not needed | — | 2 years (pantry) | 1 year |
 Millet | Not needed | 4 months | Yes | — | 2 months |
 Mung bean sprouts | 4–6 weeks | Not listed | — | — | 2 hours |
 Oats | Not needed | 8 months | Yes | — | 4 months |
 Penne | Not needed | Not needed | — | 2 years (pantry) | 1 year |
 Quinoa | Not needed | Not needed | — | — | 2–3 years |
 Refried beans | 2–3 days | Not listed | — | 3 years (pantry) | 2 hours |
 Rice | 6 months | Not listed | — | 2 years (pantry) | 1 year |
 Rye berries | Not needed | 12 months | Yes | — | 6 months |
 Sorghum | Not needed | 8 months | Yes | — | 4 months |
 Spaghetti | Not needed | Not needed | — | 2 years (pantry) | 1 year |
 Spelt | Not needed | 12 months | Yes | — | 6 months |
 Split peas | Not needed | Not needed | — | 1 year (pantry) | 1 year |
 Teff | Not needed | 8 months | Yes | — | 4 months |
 Vacuum-sealed mung beans | Not needed | Not needed | — | — | 8–10 years |
 Whole wheat bread | Not needed | 3 months | Yes | — | 3–5 days |
 Wild rice | 6 months | Not listed | — | 2 years (pantry) | 1 year |
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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