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Table of Condiments

Its pretty obvious when your tomatoes have turned, but how can you tell if your ketchup's gone bad? Take a tour of the refrigerator to find out just how long your mustard and mayo can stay on the shelf.

Ketchup
Mayonnaise
Mustard
Vegetable Oil
Olives
Half and Half
Chili Sauce
Sour Cream
Salad Dressing

Fresh Eggs
Juice
Butter
Jelly and Jams
Baby Food
Peanut Butter
Tomato Paste
Pickles
Broth

Ketchup:

Unopened: 1 year
Opened: 1 month in the pantry, longer in the fridge.

Mayonnaise:

Unopened: 2-3 months
Opened: 2 months in the fridge. Be sure to refrigerate after opening, and never leave mayo out of the fridge for more than two hours.

Mustard:

Unopened: 2 years
Opened: 6-8 months in the pantry or the fridge.

Vegetable Oil:

Unopened: 6 months
Opened:1-3 months. For best results, store open vegetable oil in the fridge.

Olives:

Unopened: 1 year
Opened: 1-2 months in the fridge.

half and Half:

Unopened: 4 weeks in the fridge
Opened: 1 week in the fridge.

Chili Sauce:

Unopened: 1 year
Opened: 1 month in the pantry, longer in the fridge.

Sour Cream:

Unopened: 2 weeks in the fridge
Opened: 2 weeks in the fridge.

Salad Dressing:

Unopened: 10-12 months
Opened: 3 months in the fridge.

Fresh Eggs:

Unopened: 2-5 weeks in the fridge
Opened: use them now

Juice:

Unopened: 1 year
Opened: 1 week in the fridge.

Butter:

In the Fridge:: 3 months
Have more butter than you can use? Store extra sticks in the freezer for up to a year.

Jelly and Jams:

Unopened: 1 year
Opened: 1 year in the fridge. For best results, store your jam and jelly in the fridge, even before opening.

baby Food:

Unopened: 1 year
Opened: 2-3 days in the fridge.

Peanut Butter:

Unopened: 6-9 months
Opened: 2 -3 months, longer in the fridge.

Tomato Paste:

Unopened: 1 year
Opened: 5 days in the fridge.

Pickles:

Unopened: 1 year
Opened: 1-2 months in the fridge.

Broth:

Unopened: 1 year
Opened: 2 days in the fridge.

Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD on October 20, 2008

Sources: Sources

SOURCES: United States Department of Agriculture. The J.M. Smucker Co. * Nestlé USA. Karen P. Penner, Ph.D. "Cupboard Approximate Storage Times," Kansas State University, March 1990.

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