Dehydrated & Dried Food-Shelf Life

All About Dehydrated Vegetables
https://www.usaemergencysupply.com/information-center/all-about/all-about-dehydrated-vegetables

Introduction

Dehydration techniques have come a long way in recent years. Old technology left as much as 30% moisture in the dehydrated products. Nor did these poorly dehydrated foods store very well. With present technology, moisture levels have been reduced to 2% or 3%. Gone are the pliable dehydrated foods. Now they break with a crisp "snap" when bent. With moisture levels reduced to 2%-3%, storage life has been increased to several years. In doing background work for this study, I opened up a can of ...   ---CONTINUED---

Home Dehydrated Food Shelf Life
http://modernsurvivalblog.com/preps/home-dehydrated-food-shelf-life/

  Four major factors will affect the shelf life of long term storage of home dehydrated food

   1. Temperature
   2. Moisture
   3. Oxygen
   4. Light

LDS Preparedness Manual-Storage Life of Dehydrated Foods
https://thesurvivalmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/LDS-Preparedness-Manual.pdf

Pages 105-107

Determining the storage life of foods is at best an inexact science as there are so many variables. These range from the condition your food was in when you first purchased it and includes many other factors. This page was written with input by Mr. Stephen Portela who has over 30 years of professional food storage experience. This information should be used as a general guide only, and should not be followed “as the gospel truth” because your results may be different.

Four Factors that effect food storage:  ---CONTINUED---

The Survival Guide To Long Term Food Storage: Part 2
http://hubpages.com/hub/The-Survival-Guide-To-Long-Term-Food-Storage-Part-2

Dehydrated Vegetables-Fully dehydrated vegetables are excellent candidates for long term storage. Under optimal oxygen free conditions at a stable, constant, cool room temperature expect up to eighteen years of storage.

   Celery
   Cabbage
   Broccoli
   Carrots
   Peppers
   Onions
   Green Beans
   Potatoes
   Mushrooms
   Corn
   Tomatoes
   Peas
   Parsnips

Dehydrated Fruits-Fruits can last a surprisingly long time in dehydrated storage conditions. Under optimal oxygen free conditions at a stable, constant, cool room temperature expect up to twenty years of storage.

Strawberries
Cherries
Bananas
Apples
Pineapples
Pears
Peaches
Apricots