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How long does canned goods, high acid (such as juices, fruit, pickles, sauerkraut, tomato soup, and foods in vinegar-based sauce) last?

Canned goods, high acid (such as juices, fruit, pickles, sauerkraut, tomato soup, and foods in vinegar-based sauce) keeps for about 12 to 18 months in the pantry. Counted from the date of purchase.

Where	How long
Pantry	12 to 18 months
Refrigerator, after opening	5 to 7 days

Canned items will be safe to eat well past the ‘use-by’ or ‘best by’ date as long as the can shows no dents, rust, or swelling.

Storage times are the USDA FoodKeeper guidance for quality and safety, not a guarantee; a printed use-by date on the package comes first. Source: USDA FSIS FoodKeeper (CC0), fetched 2026-10-27, category Shelf Stable Foods.

How Known uses thisWhen a receipt lists canned goods, high acid (such as juices, fruit, pickles, sauerkraut, tomato soup, and foods in vinegar-based sauce), Known estimates an expiry from the purchase date and typical shelf life and shows which rule it used, for example "7-day rule". Shelf-stable staples get no date at all.

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