How long does yogurt last after best before dates?

drbluebox · 6 February 2011 at 4:58AM

I go through phases of eating a lot of yogurt then none at all, hugely as once I start eating something I like to finish it so I buy the large Aldis/Lidls ones then dont use them!

I recently chucked out some(sealed) 4 month out of date yogurts, they werent bulging or anything(which one website said if it bulges it means its off) and since yogurt is essentially milk that has gone off anyway how bad can it be?

Emuchops · 6 February 2011 at 6:59AM

Im fairly "hardcore" about these things. I have scraped off the mould on yoghurt and eaten the rest, with no ill efects..I buy large cartons of natural for cooking, which I continue to use for at least a month after the "use by" date (and the carton will have been open throughout this time), just remove mould, as mentioned. Also I have found yoghurt freezes very well---worth a try perhaps?

dorsetlady · 6 February 2011 at 7:17AM

I recently found some fruit corner yogurts, in the back of my fridge, that were eleven days after the use by date and they were fine. I wouldn't eat them if they were more than two weeks out of date.

mummyroysof3 · 6 February 2011 at 9:18AM

i ate one yesterday that was 6 days out of date...i ok so far

not sure i would have eaten it any later though

SnowBelle_2 · 6 February 2011 at 10:30AM

Did a house clearance yesterday for a hoarder and found 50 yogurts from 2005 in the pantry ,they were Sainsbury's Raspberry yogurts and they smelt fine after opening one!
Not that I would touch one,we opened it for the Urgghh factor!
Anyhow, goodness knows what goes into them to preserve it.

fru-gal_3 · 6 February 2011 at 10:35AM

Yoghurt can last for ages. If you have stored it properly and it looks and smells OK then it should be fine to eat.

On a related topic, I found this rather funny:

http://www.cracked.com/article_18994_6-subtle-ways-youre-getting-screwed-at-grocery-store.html

Smidster · 6 February 2011 at 10:39AM

At Christmas local supermarket had a load reduced which I am still going through at the moment.

Taste fine to me and I am feeling the same as normal (not that means a great deal)

y5d · 6 February 2011 at 5:22PM

My colleague was amazed when I opened and ate a yoghurt on Friday (4th Feb), that was dated best before 22nd Jan. I then told her it had been in my lunch bag all week (ie, not refrigerated!), at which point she almost needed reviving!! I have eaten them 2 months out of date, and am still here to tell the tale. Not fermenting? Not mouldy? Then go for it!!!

stephen77 · 6 February 2011 at 6:46PM

there is no set amount of time. no set rules.
treat each out of date yoghurt on a individual basis.#

If you become ill though eating a out of date yoghurt it will be your own fault as well.

Enterprise_1701C · 6 February 2011 at 8:40PM

I have been known to eat a yoghurt over a month out of date. And I actively store cheese well ahead of time to MAKE SURE it is out of date before we eat it - it is better flavour and better texture.

nesssie1702 · 6 February 2011 at 10:11PM

As yogurt goes off it gets progressively more sour, so you might find that it tastes sharper than normal. I've eaten yogurt that's been 4 - 6 weeks past its date and survived to tell the tale.