Pantry Staples · 41 items

Nuts & seeds: Shelf Life Chart

Counter, fridge and freezer times for nuts & seeds, sealed or opened, collected in one sortable chart. Every figure comes from USDA FoodKeeper and was re-checked November 2026.

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Storage times from USDA FoodKeeper · printed from diagxcar.com · keep it on your fridge door.

			Good to freeze?	Fridge, sealed	Countertop
Almond butter	Not needed	Not needed	—	—	1 year
Almond oil	2 years	Not listed	—	—	1 year
Almonds	8 months	10 months	Yes	—	4 months
Almonds in the shell	16 months	20 months	Yes	—	6 months
Bottled nutrition shakes	Not needed	Not needed	—	—	Use-by date
Canned coconut cream	4 days	3 months	Yes	2–5 years (pantry)	Refrigerate
Canned coconut milk	4 days	3 months	Yes	2–5 years (pantry)	Refrigerate
Canned nuts	4–6 months	6–12 months	Yes	1 year (pantry)	2–9 months
Cashew butter	Not needed	Not needed	—	—	3 months
Cashews	6 months	12 months	Yes	—	2–4 weeks
Chia seeds	Not needed	Not needed	—	—	18 months
Chopped pecans	12 months	2 years	Yes	—	Not recommended
Coconut oil	Not needed	Not needed	—	—	3 years
Flaxseed (ground)	12 months	12 months	Yes	—	Not recommended
Flaxseed (whole seed)	Not needed	Not needed	—	—	2 years
Grapeseed oil	Not needed	Not needed	—	—	1 year
Macadamia nuts	12 months	24 months	Yes	—	2–4 weeks
Natural peanut butter	3–4 months	Not listed	—	12 months	Refrigerate
Nutella (hazelnut spread)	Not needed	Not needed	—	—	Use-by date
Nutmeg	Not needed	Not needed	—	—	3–4 years
Peanut butter	Not needed	Not needed	—	6–24 months (pantry)	2–3 months
Peanuts	12 months	24 months	Yes	—	4 weeks
Peanuts in the shell	12 months	24 months	Yes	—	4 months
Pecans	9 months	24 months	Yes	—	2–4 weeks
Pecans in the shell	12 months	24 months	Yes	—	2–4 weeks
Pine nuts	3 months	9 months	Yes	—	2–3 weeks
Pistachios	12 months	24 months	Yes	—	3 weeks
Pumpkin seeds	6 months	Not listed	—	—	6 months
Pumpkin seeds in the shell	Not recommended	Not listed	—	—	6 months
Roasted almonds	4 weeks	Not listed	—	Use-by date (pantry)	1–2 weeks
Roasted cashews	4 weeks	Not listed	—	Use-by date (pantry)	1–2 weeks
Roasted nuts	4 weeks	Not listed	—	Use-by date (pantry)	1–2 weeks
Roasted peanuts	4 weeks	Not listed	—	Use-by date (pantry)	1–2 weeks
Roasted pumpkin seeds	Not needed	Not needed	—	—	6 months
Roasted pumpkin seeds in the shell	Not needed	Not needed	—	—	6 months
Roasted sunflower seeds	7–8 months	Not listed	—	12 months (pantry)	3–4 months
Salted sunflower seeds in the shell	Not needed	Not needed	—	—	Use-by date
Sesame seeds	Not needed	Not needed	—	—	5 years
Stabilized peanut butter	3–4 months	Not listed	—	12 months	2–3 months
Sunflower seeds	Not needed	Not needed	—	—	12 months
Walnuts	9–12 months	24 months	Yes	—	2–4 weeks