Can you eat expired rice, can you eat expired rice?

Rice is generally not eaten when it expires.

Expired rice loses its nutrients, mildew occurs in a specific environment, and Aspergillus flavus will appear after a long time. Vacuum-packed rice has a shelf life of up to twelve to eighteen months, and the quality of rice is good, and in general, the shelf life is comparatively long.

For imported food, especially ordinary food, it should be consumed within the recommended shelf life. However, the content of lysine and threonine in rice protein is less, so its nutritional value is not as good as that of animal protein.

What is Shelf Life?

The shelf life of a product refers to the best before date of the product. The shelf life of the product is provided by the manufacturer and is marked on the product for a limited time use. During the shelf life, the manufacturer of the product is responsible for the quality of the product in accordance with the relevant standards or express guarantee of the quality conditions, the seller can sell these products with confidence, and consumers can use them safely.

The shelf life is not the only criterion for identifying whether a product such as food has gone bad, and it may be due to the premature deterioration of a substance that changes in the way it is stored, the environment, etc. Therefore, try to eat food and other foods in time before the expiration date.

Article 28 of the Food Safety Law expressly prohibits the production and sale of expired food.

What is the shelf life of rice?

The shelf life of rice varies depending on how it is processed, how it is packaged, etc. Ordinary packaging, may only be 6-12 months, the shelf life of bulk rice is not clearly specified, generally 3 months in summer, 6 months in autumn and winter.

Spring and summer are humid and hot, and the shelf life of rice with high moisture is only 3 months, while imported rice generally has an additional air-drying process, and the moisture is greatly reduced, and the shelf life will be as long as 24 months. The shelf life of vacuum-packed rice can reach 12-18 months, and the quality of rice is good, and the shelf life is generally relatively long. The shelf life marked on the bagged rice is determined by the manufacturer through experiments, and the competent departments such as quality supervision and food and drug supervision are supervised through random inspection.

Can I still eat it after the expiration date?

Rice is still alive (enzyme active) after harvest, and its quality gradually decays during storage. If it is not stored properly, it will soon lose its quality, not only lose its original color and flavor, but also reduce its nutrients and eating quality, and may even produce toxic and harmful substances due to mold and deterioration.

Expired rice will grow insects and even mildew in a certain environment, and Aspergillus flavus will be produced over time, so it is not recommended to eat it.

Expired rice cannot be eaten.

Generally, the shelf life of rice is 6-12 months, and the shelf life generally refers to the period during which food safety and nutritional value can be guaranteed under the storage conditions indicated on the bag. On the basis that the rice has expired and has been left for a year, it is likely that the nutritional value and taste have declined, and the edible value is not high.

How to dispose of expired rice:

1. Feed poultry: Although expired rice people can't eat it, they can still feed it to poultry, or it is also a good choice to feed pigeons in the square.

2. Wash tea cups: Tea lovers know that cups with tea stains are difficult to clean, especially those with small calibers. In this case, you can put the rice in a cup, add water and shake it vigorously a few times, and then wash it with water, and you will find that the tea stains that were originally difficult to clean can be easily solved.

3. Fresh eggs: Eggs are also one of the foods we will hoard in our daily life, but it is also easy to spoil, and expired rice will work at this time. By burying the eggs in the rice, you can keep them fresh, so you don't have to worry about the eggs going bad.

It cannot be eaten, expired rice will produce mildew in a certain environment, and "Aspergillus flavus" will be produced after a long time.

Aflatoxin is a highly toxic substance, and in 1993, the World Health Organization's (WHO) Agency for Research on Cancer classified it as a Group 1 carcinogen. The harm of aflatoxin is that it has a destructive effect on human and animal liver tissue, and in severe cases, it can lead to liver cancer and even death.

Under the conditions of suitable temperature and humidity, aflatoxin can easily grow hyphae on rice, peanuts and corn, and the metabolite produced during the growth of mycelium is aflatoxin. According to relevant experts: aflatoxin is very toxic, about 68 times that of arsenic, eat too much at once, easy to die, if a small amount is eaten for a long time, it is easy to cause cancer, especially increase the incidence of liver cancer.