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These are the foods that can be eaten expired
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Believe it or not, you can eat some foods whose expiration date has already expired
Surely sometime in your life you have gone to dip into a food from the fridge or your pantry and you have seen that the expiration date had already expired. You will most likely do without it and throw it away. Have you done well? The truth is that this depends on two factors: first tag place. It is not the same as advising to consume before a certain date to reflecting an exact date of consumption. And depending on the product in question, you can consume it even if a specific day is written on its packaging.
According to Luis Riera, technical director of Saia, food safety and HACCP consultancy in Barcelona, advises, above all, to know how to differentiate between “expiration date” and “best before date”. In the first case, what the manufacturer wants to tell us is that from that date, it is not safe to consume the food. “From the date it marks, it could cause harm to the consumer’s health,” says Riera. They are usually very perishable foods from the microbiological point of view.
On the other hand, the foods that are recommended to be consumed before a certain day mean that until that date that is marked, the unopened product maintains its properties in adequate conditions of conservation. «After this date, the quality of the product may decrease, but in no case does it entail health problems. Nowadays, all this brings controversy due to the low cost of food and there is some country of the European Union that allows the sale of products with the preferential consumption exceeded as long as the customer is notified, “says the skirt director. Yogurts have been in this food group for a long time. Given that more than 7,7 million tons of expired food are wasted each year, according to data from the Department of agriculture, this dairy product has stopped putting an expiration date to advise consuming “preferably before”, since it does not harm health if consumed after the day indicated on the label.
What foods can you continue to consume even if their label marks a specific date? Next, 12 natural and packaged products that you could ingest:
Yoghurt
You can consume them after the date that marks since it refers to a preferential consumption. As the date yogurt it is simply more acidic because the probiotic microorganism inside it (lactobacillus) converts the lactose in milk into lactic acid.
Milk
Yes it is UHT milk (sterilized) and it is closed refers to preferential consumption, surely if we go too much of the date it will dehomogenize and the phases will separate. Once opened it begins to contaminate, that is why we speak of expiration once opened. Yes it is fresh milk (pasteurized) is expiration date and we should not consume it.
Cookies – pastries
Preferential consumption, they soften or harden depending on the case. Cookies are a dry product that takes up moisture, while cookies are Bakery it is a soft product that loses moisture and dries out.
Marmalade
This product has a long expiration date that lasts even years. However, if you get to consume it after the marked date, there is no problem since it is preferred consumption and at most the product loses flavor.
Bread
As with the Bakery, the sliced bread dries and it is better to consume before the marked date. if it is consumed later it does not harm our health, although it will not be pleasant to the taste.
Butter
If you are going to consume it after the date on the container, there is no problem but you must bear in mind that generates a lot of fat and it tastes stale.
Iberian Sausage
It depends on the sausage. If it is cured it is usually preferred consumption, if it is a cooked York ham it is expiration and consumption can be dangerous.
Flour (XNUMXg)
Preferential consumption. If you are going to use it after the date has passed, keep in mind that takes moisture and if it’s open you can grow moth (so in this case I would not use it).
Nuts
They are one of the few products that usually have a long date so that you can consume them whenever you want. However, being preferred consumption, preferential consumption, the only thing you will notice if you take them after the day that marks is that they become rancid or soften with moisture.
Chocolate in tablet
Preferential consumption. If the fats are separated for a long time and looks whitish, in addition to that its texture can become more sandy.
Canned food
Preferential consumption unless the can is defective. In this case, it is not recommended to consume, even if it has not expired.
Fruit and vegetables
One of the few foods that does not have an expiration date since its physical state dictates a sentence (unless they are packaged that do include it). If you see a piece of soft fruit and with the outer skin of brown or black color, it is a sign that this food is not in good condition. You won’t even need to try it!