Shelf life of milk powder after opening

Although everyone knows that breastfed babies are the best food, many mothers cannot breastfeed their babies for many reasons, so they can only feed their babies milk powder. There are many things to pay attention to when feeding your baby milk powder. For example, the shelf life of the milk powder is only one month after the lid is opened, and you also need to pay attention to the storage method when storing the milk powder after opening the lid.

Shelf life of milk powder after opening

Clinical medical experiments have shown that before the milk powder can is opened, the can is in a vacuum state, and the milk powder can maintain its fresh quality very well. After the can of milk powder is opened, as air enters the can, the nutrients in the milk powder can are easily oxidized and become damp and caking and deteriorating, causing a large amount of nutrients to be lost. If milk powder becomes damp and spoiled, it can easily cause diarrhea and other adverse problems for babies after drinking it.

There is a big difference in the shelf life of opened and unopened milk powder. The former is only one month, while the latter can be up to two years. If it is stored in a vacuum state after opening, it can be stored for a long time after opening. It must be preserved well, otherwise it will have a great impact on the baby's health. Use a milk powder vacuum preservative. The milk powder vacuum preservative can keep the opened milk powder can in a vacuum state at all times when the milk powder is not being taken out, thus maintaining the fresh quality of the milk powder and allowing the baby to drink nutritious fresh milk powder.

What should you pay attention to when storing milk powder after opening the can?

1. Milk powder should not be stored in the refrigerator after opening. Milk powder is placed in the refrigerator and taken out again and again. The temperature and humidity differences inside and outside the refrigerator can easily cause the milk powder to deliquesce, clump and deteriorate. Opened milk powder can usually be stored at room temperature, away from light, in a dry, cool place.

2. For canned milk powder, be sure to close the plastic lid tightly after opening the can each time. Tie the bag tightly after each use of bagged milk powder.

Warm reminder: To facilitate the storage and removal of milk powder, it is best to store the bagged milk powder in a clean milk powder can after opening. Wipe the milk powder can with a clean and dry cotton towel before use, and do not wash it with water.

3. There are regulations on the usage time of milk powder after opening. Most infant formula packaging clearly states that the formula should be used within one month after opening. After opening, it should be discarded if it is used for more than one month. It is worth reminding that the shelf life on the milk powder packaging is the date when it is unopened and stored under appropriate conditions. Once opened, this date cannot be used.

4. Milk powder may also clump within the specified use-by date. Normal milk powder should be loose and soft. After opening, milk powder may become damp and hygroscopic, and easily clump, due to the entry of moisture from the air or the inevitable introduction of a small amount of water droplets during the preparation process of the milk powder. If the lumps break up easily when squeezed, the quality of the milk powder will not change much.

Warm reminder: However, if the lumps are large, hard, and cannot be broken up, it means that the quality of the milk powder is poor and should be discarded.