Does jelly go bad?

[jmoore01]

I need some grape jelly right now, and at work we have a pile of individual sealed packets sitting out at room temperature. They've probably been there for a few months or so. Does anyone know if jelly goes bad

[CaptainTom]

probably not, but you wouldn't get me to eat one to find out......

microscopic holes in the packet?
salmonella in the jelly ?
mold spores ?

Are you feeling OK ?

[ggeen]

You are probably OK with the packet stuff. There are so many chemicals in them, they will out live you.

[Imagebuffet]

I have opened jars of jelly that are years old. Jelly doesn't easily spoil. I think it doesn't have enough water.

[kenw]

if sealed it is probably ok. as Glen siad, the preservatives will outlive you. usually when it is starting to separate; ie, the sugar crystalyzes, that's when it gets tossed.

I learned that in college. Not in a class, but the medical students often raided our fridge looking for ongoing experiments as proof of evolution....

[Liqued212]

Packets are made to last for 5+ years.

[Howard Barlow]

Does jelly go bad?

I've had bad luck with it when I eat more than a couple of jarfuls a day.

[DEMDeepEllumMusic]

Yeah the stuff is probably just fine since it is stored in unchilled warehouses for months in the distribution chain. Now if a pack is bulging upwards I wouldn't open it.