Michigan State University Extension
Preserving Food Safely - 01600672
10/13/97

### STORING UNSHELLED NUTS

        Properly dried nuts in the shell will keep for  several

    weeks
    at room temperature.   For longer storage, nuts in the

    shell
     must  be kept cool and dry to prevent flavor  changes

    due
    to rancidity of the fat.

        Keep  nuts  in  the shell in airtight glass, plastic or

    metal containers in a cool,  dry, dark location,  below  70

    degrees
    Fahrenheit.  Quality   will  remain  good  for about

    four
    months under  these conditions.   As with  other  dried

    foods,
    the lower  the  storage  temperature,  the longer the

    shelf
    life.   For long- term  storage,  package shelled nuts

    in
     moisture  vapor-proof  containers  and   store   in  the

    refrigerator
     or   freezer. Although  nuts in the shell take

    up
    more room, they  have  a  much  longer  shelf  life  than

    shelled
    nuts.

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