"How long will my food storage last?" This is a common question posed by many who are undertaking a food storage project. We here at Shelf Reliance have compiled a chart to show you the general duration of specific foods in a typical food storage setting.

Rotation Suggestions for Properly Packaged Dry-Pack Foods (when stored in a cool, dry place under ideal conditions):

ITEM | DURATION
Wheat | 20+ years
Sugar | 20+ years
Dried Carrots | 8-10 years
Brown Sugar | 12 months
Dry Beans | 6-8 years
Dried Eggs | 12 months
Salt and Baking Soda | 25+ years
Dried Fruit | 2-3 years
Spaghetti/Macaroni (pasta) | 6-8 years
Powdered Sugar | 12-18 months
Cornmeal | 12 months
Cocoa | 3-4 years
Rolled Oats | 4-5 years
Pudding | 5 years
White Flour | 5 years
Soup Mix | 4-5 years
Rice | 3-4 years
Nonfat Dry Milk | 3-5 years
Instant Potatoes | 1-2 years

Rotation Suggestions for Other Foods (wet-pack):

Canned Fruit/Vegetables | 2-3 years
Canned Soups | 2-3 years
Chili/Pork & Beans | 2-3 years
Honey | 1-2 years
Jam/Jelly/Preserves | 1-2 years
Syrup/Molasses | 12 months
Mayo | 6-9 months
Peanut Butter | 6-9 months
Salad Dressing | 9-12 months
Vinegar | 2-3 years
Ketchup | 1-2 years
Canned Meat | 1-2 years
Canned Fruit Juices | 2-3 years
Tuna Fish | 2-3 years
Shortening | 3-4 years
Oil | 1 year

Shelf Reliance has spent years developing unique and revolutionary products that help to simplify the food storage process. The most influential innovation to date provided by the Shelf Reliance company is the self-rotating food storage shelves. Not only do these shelves help you keep your pantry organized, but they increase your storage capacity, help you avoid wasting money on food that just ends up going bad before you can use it and it makes it SO easy to find what you need.

The most popular of the nearly 50 variations of the self-rotating food storage racks is the CanSolidator. The reason the CanSolidator is so popular is because of its versatility. It is incredibly easy to assemble with interlocking, snap-together components. The shelves are adjustable in width, allowing you to store various sizes of cans ranging from small olive cans to larger 30 oz. fruit cans. In addition to the CanSolidator's simple assembly and easily modifiable parts, there is also the advantage of not having to remove or change the shelving structure already in place to put the product to use. The CanSolidator fits comfortably on existing shelf space and is stackable for maximized space usage. Really, you can't go wrong with the CanSolidator.

Another popular Food Rotation System is The Harvest 72". Standing at a towering 6 feet, and reaching back over two feet, this Food Rotation System can easily replace an entire pantry. The Harvest 72" stores up to 600 cans and can be customized to sport shelves on either side to increase storage capacity. These shelves are especially useful for non-canned goods. If the Harvest 72" can't take care of all your storage needs, I don't know what will.

With our ever growing inventory of products and ideas, our ability to find something that meets your needs only increases. The CanSolidator and The Harvest 72" are only the tip of the iceberg. Feel free to drop by our website and see what we have in store to help make your life easier.