Shelf Life Food State Decision Engine
Shelf Life
v 2.8
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Enter: a food item and its current state (fresh, cooked, opened, frozen, overripe, wilted, sprouting, thawed, too many, or past date).
Returns: what to do next — use it, store it, refrigerate it, freeze it, preserve it, turn it into a recipe, or discard it — with storage guidance, warning signs, preservation methods, recipe direction, and follow-up paths.
i. purpose
Shelf Life determines the safest and most practical next step for food at every stage of its usable life. It evaluates condition, storage history, handling, quality changes, and spoilage signals to determine whether food should be used, stored, frozen, preserved, transformed, or discarded. Covering everyday household foods, leftovers, surplus ingredients, preservation, and recipe direction, it explains what is happening, why it matters, and what to do next.
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