| How Long do Grains Last? (A Detailed Cheat Sheet) | |||
| Grains (Whole) | At Room Temperature | Refrigerator | Freezer |
| Amaranth | 4 months | Cooked: 3 – 4 days | Raw: 8 months Cooked: Not recommended |
| Barley | 6 months – indefinitely | Cooked: 3 – 5 days | Raw: 1 year Cooked: 1 month |
| Buckwheat | 2 months – indefinitely | Cooked: 3 – 5 days | 4 months |
| Bulgur | 12 – 24 months | Cooked: 3 days | Raw: 2 – 4 years |
| Corn on the cob | Raw: 3 – 7 days | Cooked: 4 – 7 days Raw: 1 – 3 days | Cooked: 10 – 12 months |
| Dried corn grains | Indefinitely | Indefinitely | Indefinitely |
| Einkorn | 6 months | Cooked: 3 – 4 days | 1 year |
| Farro | 6 months | Cooked: 3 – 4 days | Raw: 1 year Cooked: 3 – 6 months |
| Freekeh | 6 – 24 months | Cooked: 5 – 7 days | Cooked: 6 months Raw: 1 year |
| Kamut | 1 year + | Cooked: 3 – 4 days | Cooked: 2 – 4 months Raw: 1 year |
| Millet | 2 – 6 months | Cooked: 3 – 4 days | Cooked: Not recommended Raw: 4 months |
| Oats | 4 months | Cooked: 3 – 6 days | Raw: 8 months Cooked: 3 months |
| Quinoa | 2 – 3 years | Cooked: 3 – 7 days Raw: 2 – 3 years | Raw: 8 months Cooked: 6 – 12 months |
| Brown Rice | 3 – 6 months | Cooked: 4 days | Cooked: 4 – 6 months Raw: 12 – 18 months |
| Black Rice | 2 years + | Cooked: 2 – 4 days Raw: 6 – 12 months | Raw: 12 – 18 months |
| White Rice | Indefinitely | Cooked: 3 – 5 days Raw: Indefinitely | Cooked: 6 months Raw: Indefinitely |
| Red Rice | 1 – 6 months | Cooked: 2 – 4 days Raw: 6 – 12 months | Raw: 12 – 18 months Cooked: 6 months |
| Rye | 6 months | Cooked: 3 – 4 days | Raw: 1 year Cooked: 2 months |
| Sorghum | 4 months | Cooked: 3 – 4 days Raw: 12 months at 50℉ and below | Raw: 8 months Cooked: 2 months |
| Spelt | 6 months | Cooked: 3 – 4 days Raw: 12 months at 55℉ and below | Raw: 1 year Cooked: 2 months |
| Teff | 2 – 4 months | Raw: 24 months Cooked: 2 – 4 days | Cooked: Not recommended Raw: 24 months |
| Wild Rice | Indefinitely | Raw: Indefinitely Cooked: 3 – 6 days | Raw: Indefinitely Cooked: 6 months |
| Wheat germ | Not recommended | Raw: 6 – 8 months Toasted: 6 – 12 months | Raw: 2 months Toasted: 12 months |
| Wheat berries | 6 months | Cooked: 3 – 4 days Raw: 12 – 18 months | Raw: 6 – 12 months Cooked: 2 months |
How Long do Grains Last? (A Detailed Cheat Sheet)
