Food Storage: Does a Mylar Bag or Number 10 Can Provide the Longest Shelf Life for Dry Goods?

Do Mylar bags have the same long shelf life provided by number 10 cans? This is a great question posed by James, one of our viewers. I just happened to have a Mylar bag and a number 10 can of dehydrated carrots that were packaged in 1999.

In this video, we open the dehydrated carrots and compare the results.

An inexpensive place to purchase basic dry goods in #10 cans ready for storage is at a Home Storage Center operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints https://providentliving.churchofjesuschrist.org/food-storage/home-storage-center-locations-map?lang=eng

A wide variety of dry goods packaged in #10 cans may be purchased from Augason Farms https://alnk.to/4fNe8W9

Quality Mylar bags and oxygen absorbers can be purchased from Wallaby Goods https://bit.ly/3fmgEqD. Use the promo code PROVIDENT5 for $5 off.

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