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I read an article a month or so ago about some canned food retrieved from a shipwreck that had been underwater for ~100 years. The food was tested and it had not spoiled. Nutrition wasn't all there, but it was edible.
I have a lot of MH FD food - pouches and cans. I also have some dried food (lentils, etc.).
I have always considered my canned food as short term (less than 5 years) and to be rotated, but 20 or 30 years? Not so much.
I know the nutrition would probably degrade over time, but the calories would still be there and in a pinch it is the calories that count - you can always take some vitamins and eat fresh food too.
Thoughts?
I have a lot of MH FD food - pouches and cans. I also have some dried food (lentils, etc.).
I have always considered my canned food as short term (less than 5 years) and to be rotated, but 20 or 30 years? Not so much.
I know the nutrition would probably degrade over time, but the calories would still be there and in a pinch it is the calories that count - you can always take some vitamins and eat fresh food too.
Thoughts?