How long do Pistachios last in the fridge?
Turning the range into a date
Pistachios keep 12 months in the fridge from purchase. Enter a day and each row becomes a calendar date, worked out in your browser.
- From purchase · in the freezerBest quality by24 months after the day you bought it
- From purchase · in the pantryUse by3 weeks after the day you bought it
- From purchase · in the fridgeUse by12 months after the day you bought it
Every storage figure the USDA publishes for this item
USDA FoodKeeper files Pistachios, shell or no shell under Shelf Stable Foods.
- From purchase · in the freezer24 months
- From purchase · in the pantry3 weeks
- From purchase · in the fridge12 months
What the USDA adds in words
Word for word from the FoodKeeper record.
In the freezer, from the day you bought it. Freezing of this item provides no benefit.
In the refrigerator, from the day you bought it. Refrigeration of this item provides no benefit.
Other foods on the same USDA shelf
- Cereal2–3 months in the pantry once openedready-to-eat · up to 12 months in the pantry
- Toaster pastries1–2 weeks in the pantry once openedup to 12 months in the pantry
- Macadamias, no shell12 months in the fridge
- Peanuts12 months in the fridgeno shell
- Dry stuffing mix, commercially packaged9–12 months in the pantry
- Sunflower seeds7–8 months in the fridge once openedroasted, no shell · up to 12 months in the pantry
Food safety rules that apply to every food
- Keep the refrigerator temperature at or below 40° F (4° C). The freezer temperature should be 0° F (-18° C).
- Never allow meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, or produce or other foods that require refrigeration to sit at room temperature for more than two hours—one hour if the air temperature is above 90° F.
- Though food will be safe indefinitely at 0° F, quality will decrease the longer the food is in the freezer.
- Never thaw food at room temperature, such as on the counter top. There are three safe ways to defrost food: in the refrigerator, in cold water, and in the microwave. Food thawed in cold water or in the microwave should be cooked immediately.
- Perishable foods should never be thawed on the counter, or in hot water and must not be left at room temperature for more than two hours.
- If you're not sure or if the food looks questionable, throw it out.
Sources: FDA: are you storing food safely · FDA: safe food handling · USDA FSIS: safe defrosting.
Where these numbers come from
Every figure and note on this page is reproduced from USDA FoodKeeper as published; the calendar date is the only arithmetic, and it runs in your browser.
Source: USDA FoodKeeper, retrieved 1 September 2026. A figure that does not match the source? Tell us. How the site is built.
USDA index terms: no shell, pista, Pistachio, Pistachios, shell
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