They absolutely do not spoil.
White rice. The researchers found that the white (polished) rice is sposoben to support the content of nutrients and a pleasant scent for 30 years when stored in an oxygen-free environment, e.g. in vacuum containers at a low enough temperature. Brown, unpolished rice, however, is not so resistant – it can survive only 6 months, because it consists mostly of natural oils in the bran layer.
Dried beans. As in the case of studies of rice, the experts conducting the test in Brigham young University, found that the quality speckled bean, as a whole, though slightly decreased after 30 years of storage, but samples of these beans were considered acceptable for use in an emergency. They have retained at least 80% of the nutrients. In addition, it was found that proteins from beans remain stable for a very long time.
Honey has long called food that lasts forever – all thanks to its magic formula and hard work of bees. Indeed, the composition of honey is unique. Nectar from flowers is mixed with enzymes in the bees body, which changes the composition of the nectar and breaks it into simple sugars, which are then deposited in the comb. The enzymes in the stomachs of insects to help create a fluid, unacceptable for the growth of bacteria. Such a complicated processing of the product indefinitely prolongs its shelf life. Despite the fact that sugar is hygroscopic and love the environment of low moisture content, honey can absorb moisture and remains stable for centuries: the oldest Bank sweet product, which archaeologists have found, kept 5 for 500 years.
