Thrive listed its TVP products with a 10 year shelf life.

USA Emergency supplies lists TVP Shelf life as:

"Textured Vegetable Protein, made from soy beans, has an unusually long storage life. Hermetically sealed in the absence of oxygen, plan on a storage life of 15-20 years at a stable temperature of 70 degrees F. TVP should keep proportionately longer if stored at cooler temperatures."

I have one can expiring this month (manufactured 10 years ago) according to Thrive. I'll crack it open this week and play with it in different dishes. Should prove interesting.

I’m quite interested in the feedback you would provide.

I have 8 year old TVP cans at home. The temperature wasn’t always controlled perfectly, especially for the 2 years I lived in Southern US and the moving truck down there and back. Here, it sits at about 16C year round, hoping it “averages out”

So, I checked with the wife (Biologist and Food and Nutrition Teacher.) What she said: Soy is an excellent choice for a TVP. It has all the amino acids you want and not a mix and match as a lot of other TVPs have. Its also stable. She is more concerned about the container its in. The #10 can. As long as it doesnt rust, or break the seal, and it was properly sealed and air removed you could nicely get another 10 years out of it...approximately. Its not an exact science. However, the TVP does eventually start to break down, so the nutritional value from first being canned as opposed to 15-20 years from now is not going to be as great.

Hope that helps.

Thanks for the input 🙂

I opened a Can that expires this month and it tastes fine (or as fine as soy can I guess). I'm going to use it sparingly and give it, its listed 12 month shelf life after being opened. and see what happens.

I'll give the remaining unopened cans an additional 5+ years shelf life, as it has been stored in stable conditions.

Thanks again for the input 🙂