What is the shelf life of mooncakes?

Eating mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional Chinese custom. It is a happy scene for the family to get together, enjoy the moon and eat mooncakes in their own yard. However, eating too much mooncakes can cause physical discomfort. The storage period of mooncakes is short.

So how long is the shelf life of mooncakes ?

Generally speaking, the shelf life of mooncakes is less than ten days from the time they are produced to the time they are put on the market.

If the mooncakes are not split, the shelf life is about 20 to 60 days.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the temperature is still high. As a perishable food, mooncakes should not be stored for too long. In addition, some merchants add more preservatives to mooncakes to make them look brighter and more durable. We should be careful when choosing such mooncakes. We should look at the ingredients clearly when purchasing them. We should not be fooled by their shiny appearance and should not store them for too long.