If stored at room temperature, the shelf life of vacuum-packed cooked zongzi is 15 days, while that of ordinary glutinous rice zongzi is about 30 days. It takes longer to freeze in the refrigerator than to freeze. It can be stored for at least 45 days, and the taste will be poor after a long time. It is recommended to eat in time.

How long can vacuum-packed zongzi be kept without refrigerator?

There are two kinds of vacuum-packed zongzi: raw zongzi and cooked zongzi. Cooked zongzi can be eaten directly, while raw zongzi should be heated before eating.

The zongzi stored at room temperature, if it is vacuum-packed raw zongzi, is marked as 6 months or 9 months in the market, but a few vacuum zongzi are marked as 1 year or 18 months.

Cooked zongzi is a kind of cooked food. When stored at room temperature, its shelf life is only about one to two weeks, but if stored in the freezer, the storage time can be temporarily extended.