What is the shelf life of bagged coffee?

Many people like to drink coffee, and most people drink bagged coffee. However, there are different opinions on whether bagged coffee has a shelf life. In fact, no matter what it is, it has a shelf life. Coffee is the same. It also has a shelf life. However, many people don’t know much about this. So how long is the shelf life of bagged coffee? The following is an introduction to the shelf life of bagged coffee.

1. What is the shelf life of coffee?

It depends on the specific situation. Generally speaking, coffee is packaged in bags and cans, both imported and domestically produced.

Imported ones are generally 2 years, while domestically baked ones are generally 1 year.

When it comes to coffee, in addition to the variety of beans and its roasting technology, its storage method is also very important.

Be careful to prevent moisture and sun, and avoid direct high temperatures. It prefers to stay in a cool place.

If you store it well and the coffee doesn't get damp or change its taste, there is generally no big problem.

Of course, if you open the package, the coffee must be used up as soon as possible, as time goes by, its taste and aroma will be affected. The best time to drink coffee after opening is 1-2 weeks. You must pay attention to its sealing.

2. How to store coffee

It's not difficult to have a cup of delicious coffee. But you must know how to choose and store coffee. Improper storage methods will affect the quality and flavor of coffee.

(1) Three major factors affecting coffee beans: temperature/humidity/sunlight

(2) The best tasting period for coffee: four weeks for coffee beans and one week for coffee powder

(3) Shelf life of coffee beans in vacuum packaging: about 24-28 months in a vacuum container. The vacuum packaging of flexible film is for 12 months. In order to minimize the physical and chemical changes of coffee, packaging is a very important science. Since coffee beans have a smaller surface area in contact with air, their quality and flavor can be preserved longer than ground coffee powder. Therefore, to maintain the aroma of coffee, try to start grinding right before brewing coffee. If there is no airtight container for the ground coffee powder, it can be stored in the freezer (sub-zero temperature) storage compartment of the refrigerator.