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you know in your pantry you have all these  spices and herbs you want to make sure that  

they last as long as possible so in this video  i’m going to talk about the expiration date  

on spices and herbs so with spices you usually  have different blends of dried roots bark or the  

stem and usually spices last anywhere between  two and three years then you have herbs which  

are the dried leaves like basil oregano thyme  rosemary mint bay leaves dill parsley cilantro  

sage and typically they will last anywhere between  one and three years but then we have the whole  

spices as in whole peppercorn coriander  mustard seeds fennel seeds caraway seeds  

cumin seeds clove and cinnamon sticks which lasts  four years or even longer so you might want to  

consider getting most of your herbs in a whole  form and then just get a grinder now what happens  

when these herbs have an expired expiration date  well they’re still okay to take they just might  

lose flavor potency and color but they’re not  going to make you sick unless they have gotten  

some moisture and there’s some mold growing in  that product now i know in my pantry i probably  

have herbs still in there from maybe seven even  10 years ago we still use them on occasion but  

they’re just not as strong now when you’re storing  herbs make sure they’re in glass sealed bottles  

with the top really tight because air moisture and  light can degrade these herbs a lot faster make  

sure they’re in a dark place and make sure they’re  not exposed to heat so you wouldn’t want to store  

them right by the oven now if you have oil seeds  like in sesame seeds poppy seeds i would recommend  

refrigerating those because the oils do turn  rancid a little bit faster so anyway i just wanted  

to do this video to answer someone’s question  on the expiration date on spices and herbs so  

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