Confectionery products, especially those containing creams and fruit fillings, are classified as products with a short shelf life. Even if all the requirements for the production of the product, the temperature of the air and the humidity of the room in which it is stored, are met, the use of a confection after the expiration date threatens a person with serious food poisoning.
Instructions
Step 1
The shelf life of confectionery products depends on the exact fulfillment of the requirements of the law for the production, transportation and storage of products. And although manufacturers are looking to increase the shelf life of sweets, this food category is classified as a product with a short shelf life.
Step 2
All confectionery products are conventionally divided into sugar and flour. Sugar products include products that do not contain flour: halva, marmalade, candies, bar chocolate, marshmallows, and others. Pastry products include cakes, pies, cookies, rolls, pastries, muffins, gingerbread, etc. Products belonging to these two groups have different shelf life, which can vary depending on the type of filling. Fruits will shorten the shelf life of foods, while honey, nuts and caramel keep the food fresh for longer. It also matters whether sugar or its substitutes was used in the preparation of confectionery products, in which container the product is packaged and at what temperature it is stored.
Step 3
Pastila and marmalade should be stored at a temperature of about -18 ° C so that the product retains its taste and nutritional value. After defrosting products, their nutritional quality remains unchanged. Marmalade based on pectin and agar can be stored for 2 months, based on furcellaran and agaroid - 1.5 months, other types of marmalade can be stored for 2 months. Custard or chocolate-covered marshmallows can be stored for 3 months, while gummy marshmallows and marshmallows can be stored for 1 month.
Step 4
Unpasteurized jams, preserves and preserves should be stored in a dry, ventilated room with a humidity of up to 75% and a temperature of 10 to 20 ° C. The maximum shelf life of sterilized jams, confiture, preserves, preserves is 2 years, unsterilized - 1 year, and if the unsterilized product is packed in aluminum or plastic containers, the shelf life is 6 months.
Step 5
Waffles, crackers, gingerbread cookies, biscuits and other dry flour products should be stored at a humidity of up to 75% and a temperature of no more than + 18 ° C. Layered cookies with a fat content of up to 20% can be stored for up to 3 months, otherwise - no more than 15 days. Custard gingerbreads are stored for up to 45 days, and raw, that is, made without making flour, about 10 days. High fat galette biscuits can be stored for up to 21 days, and dietetic biscuits by weight can be stored for up to 6 months. Crackers made with vegetable fats can be stored for up to 1 month, and if they contain any filler, the shelf life is reduced to 6 months. Wafers without filling can be stored for up to 3 months, and with filling - for about 15 days.
Step 6
Pastries with cream and sweet fillings must be stored at temperatures from +2 to + 6 ° C. Confectionery with whipped cream on vegetable fats is stored for no more than 5 days; cakes, pastries, rolls with sour cream - about 6 hours, with butter, custard or curd cream - 18 hours, with yogurt, cream cheese and potato-type cakes - 36 hours, and products containing protein cream - 72 hours.
