Shelf-stable

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of foods, storable for extended periods at room temperature.

    "shelf-stable whipping cream"

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nonperishableunperishable

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"It is necessary to distinguish between the shelf-life of two broad categories of foods, namely those that are shelf-stable and those that are perishable. For this discussion, shelf-life will be treated as it relates to microbial activity only."

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