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Guide to food preservation times
with Sunbeam Food Preserver
™
TRADITIONAL
STORAGE TIMES WITH
Refrigerated foods ( 5± 2ºC)
STORAGE TIMES
FOOD PRESERVER
Red meat
3-4 days
8-9 days
White meat
2-3 days
6-9 days
Whole fish
1-3 days
4-5 days
Game
2-3 days
5-7 days
Sliced cured meats
4-6 days
20-25 days
Soft cheese
5-7 days
14-20 days
Hard and semi-hard cheese
15-20 days
25-60 days
Vegetables
1-3 days
7-10 days
Fruit
5-7 days
14-20 days
Cooked and Refrigerated foods (5 ± 2ºC)
Purees and vegetable soups
2-3 days
8-10 days
Pasta and risotto
2-3 days
6-8 days
Boiled and roast meats
3-5 days
10-15 days
Frozen foods (-18 ± 2ºC)
Meat
4-6 months
15-20 months
Fish
3-4 months
10-12 months
Vegetables
8-10 months
18-24 months
Food at ambient temperature (25 ± 2ºC)
Bread
1-2 days
6-8 days
Packed biscuits
4-6 months
12 months
Pasta
5-6 months
12 months
Rice
5-6 months
12 months
Flour
4-5 months
12 months
Dry fruit
3-4 months
12 months
Freeze-dried products
1-2 months
12 months
Powder tea
5-6 months
12 months
Ground coffee
2-3 months
12 months
Storage times with Sunbeam Food Preserver™ are indicative values that depend on the integrity of the package
and the original quality of the food.
IMPORTANT:
Keep perishable foods in the freezer or refrigerator. Vacuum packing extends the life of food, but does
not turn it into a “preserve”, i.e. a stable product at ambient temperature.
NOTE 1:
These food preserving performance claims are the product of collaboration between the Flaem Nuova
Research and Development Division and Prof. Luciano Piergiovanni, Chair of “Agri-food product conditioning and
distribution technologies” at Milan University, Italy.
NOTE 2:
The average temperature for household freezers is -18ºC. If the temperature of frozen foods is allowed to
rise much above -18ºC, the shelf life of foods will be shortened. In this instance, frozen foods do not become unsafe
to eat, however changes will affect the sensory and nutritional properties of the food rather than its safety.
