Dairy Products & Eggs

• Powdered milk3 months in the pantry once openedup to 5 years in the pantry
• Nacho cheese, store bought2 weeks in the fridge once openedup to 2 years sealed in the pantry
• Ghee1–2 years in the fridge
• Egg substitutes12 months in the freezer
• Cheese3–4 weeks in the fridge once openedhard such as cheddar, swiss, block parmesan · up to 6 months sealed in the fridge
• Margarine6 months sealed in the fridge
• String Cheese5 months sealed in the fridge
• Vegan Cheddar Cheese3–7 days in the fridge once openedup to 4 months sealed in the fridge
• Milk7–10 days in the fridge once openedultra-pasteurized · up to 3 months in the fridge
• Butter1–2 months sealed in the fridge
• Pimento cheese, packaged4 weeks in the fridge once opened
• Eggs3–5 weeks sealed in the fridgein shell
• Coffee creamer3 weeks sealed in the fridgeliquid refrigerated
• Whipped cream, aerosol can3–4 weeks sealed in the fridge
• Dips, sour cream based2 weeks sealed in the fridge
• Cottage cheese1 week in the fridge once openedup to 2 weeks sealed in the fridge
• Cream cheese2 weeks sealed in the fridge
• Cheese Curds, fresh, unaged2 weeks in the fridge
• Whipped topping2 weeks sealed in the fridgetub
• Ricotta1 week in the fridge once openedup to 2 weeks sealed in the fridge
• Coconut milk7–10 days in the fridge once opened
• Kefir, fermented milk1–2 days in the fridge once openedup to 1 week sealed in the fridge
• Soy milk7–10 days in the fridge once opened
• Yogurt1–2 weeks sealed in the fridge
• Quark, fresh cheese7–10 days in the fridge
• Buttermilk1–2 weeks sealed in the fridge
• Eggnog, commercial3–5 days sealed in the fridge
• Egg dishes3–4 days in the fridge
• Pudding2 days in the fridge once opened
• Sour creamuntil the package use-by date in the fridge
• Cream5 kinds1 day to 1 month

How this list is ordered

31 foods in this category have a page here, ranked by the figure each row prints: how long it keeps outside the freezer. Powdered milk leads at 5 years in the pantry and Pudding closes the order at 2 days in the fridge once opened, a spread of 912 times across one shelf. 2 pages here (Sour cream and Cream) carry kinds rather than one figure, so they sit at the end without a place in the order.

KeepsUntil is an independent reference built on public USDA data. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the U.S. Department of Agriculture or the Food and Drug Administration. Whether a given window is a safety limit or a quality window is stated on the page that prints it.