Best-Before Dates and Storage of Commercial Dried Vegetables: Aluminum Pouches, Color-Fading Countermeasures, and How to Spot Deterioration
The best-before date of commercial dried vegetables in reality deteriorates greatly depending not only on the period shown on the package but on storage conditions. Even the same lot from the same manufacturer deteriorates in color, aroma, and texture at completely different speeds between stock kept in an aluminum pouch in a cool, dark place and stock left in a simple bag in the kitchen...
