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Coffee is a crop that, like other foods, can rot.

At this time, many people may have a question: "how long will it take for coffee to be out of date?" "

There are two ways to explain this question: one is, when will my coffee exceed the peak of the best drink? (that is, the best taste period); one is the coffee stored in the kitchen cupboard, can you still drink it now? (that is, the retention period)

Fresh coffee can last for two to three weeks, and freshly roasted coffee will maintain its best flavor for about two to three weeks. Once roasted, the beans will take several days to exhaust (carbon dioxide), and then can be brewed to drink.

About a week after baking, the coffee flavor is at its peak, and the coffee has the strongest aroma and flavor characteristics, and it can also show the best alcohol thickness and acidity of this coffee. But once you leave it for a few more weeks, most of the coffee will no longer be fresh.

The coffee has a "safe drinking period" of several months, and although the coffee beans that have been kept for months, the coffee flavor is no longer as rich as flowers, fruit and caramel when it is fresh, but it is still safe to drink.

In fact, coffee sold in many places does not indicate the date of baking / manufacture, but only the shelf life. When such coffee is sold, it is often coffee beans that have been roasted for several months, but these coffee beans may be placed on open and dry shelves with air-conditioning, so they do not have the problem of deterioration, but they can be drunk with peace of mind.

Although these coffees are not as delicious as they are when they are fresh, drinking them will not do any harm to your health, as long as the environment is not hot and humid, which will cause qualitative changes in the coffee.

Coffee beans that are usually kept for more than six months and not preserved in a stable environment are not recommended to drink as they may produce toxins that are harmful to the human body.