Bee Pollen Shelf Life – Know Exactly What You Are Buying! by Robert Y.Greggs
People worry about bee pollen shelf life because usually there are no indications on the packet about how long it can stay fresh. This is understandable if you buying it from your local farmers’ market. You want to take a few precautions to prevent it from going rancid or sour which would be a great pity.
Generally, it can last up to six months or even longer if it has been kept at room temperature. The experts tells you that if we refrigerate it, it can last for a very long time, even as much as two years!
A good rule of thumb about the bee pollen shelf life is to smell it to test if it is still fresh and sweet smelling, If it is acidic or rancid, that will be very obvious.
If you choose to freeze it, then it can last up to three years.
But what does all this depend on ? It depends on whether it was properly gathered and whether it was heat dried at source. That would mean that it has lost a lot of its nutritional value. Also if it were ever exposed to too much heat and light, then that would have put it at risk of oxidation and that is also going to definitely affect its shelf life.
But when we buy it we should be on the look out for other things as well which will all impact bee pollen shelf life. These are :-
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