Michigan State University Extension
Preserving Food Safely - 01600665
10/13/97

### NUTS - GENERAL INFORMATION

       Light,  heat  and  moisture  facilitate enzymes  in nuts

    and
    seeds causing rancidity.  This  makes  it  inappropriate

    to
    keep nuts for a long time in open bowls, clear glass jars

    or
    on sunny counter tops.

        Any  nuts  or seeds kept for longer than a month should

    be
     stored in the freezer.  Freeze  chopped, ground,  whole,

    roasted
    or spiced  nuts in the shell or even in  an unopened

    can.
      Nuts  that  are  salted  or  spiced  have   a freezer

    storage
    life  of  six  months,  about  half  the  time  that

    plain
     nut meats can be  stored  in the  freezer. Seeds also

    freeze
     for  six  months.   Toasting  and  roasting diminish

    freezer
     storage life,  and are best done when  the nuts and

    seeds
    come out of the freezer, rather than  before freezing;

    unless
    you intend to  freeze  them  for  only  a few months.

    Unless
    freezer  space  is limited, it's best  to freeze nuts

    in
    their shells,  and  crack them as needed.   Use nuts  and

    seeds
    directly  from the freezer, without thawing first.

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