General Cycling Discussion - How long will energy bars last after exp date?

Bikeforums.net is a forum about nothing but bikes. Our community can help you find information about hard-to-find and localized information like bicycle tours, specialties like where in your area to have your recumbent bike serviced, or what are the best bicycle tires and seats for the activities you use your bike for.



PDA
closereveryday
01-10-04, 07:34 PM
my local store are selling them cheap (Balance Bars), if I store them at room temp how long before they go bad?

temp1
01-10-04, 07:39 PM
Expiration dates are a scam. Perhaps your question calls for some experimentaion!
Rev.Chuck
01-10-04, 08:07 PM
They seem to last forever, but the older they get, the more determined you have to be to eat it.

Ebbtide
01-10-04, 08:08 PM
Freeze them?

I've eaten some pretty old bars (a year or so out of date). I would not do it again.
Ebbtide
01-10-04, 08:08 PM
They seem to last forever, but the older they get, the more determined you have to be to eat it.

lmao, so true!
closereveryday
01-11-04, 09:47 AM
Freeze them?

I've eaten some pretty old bars (a year or so out of date). I would not do it again.

OK, so "one year" is the threshold :D

thanks all for the replies
sscyco
01-11-04, 10:24 AM
OK, so "one year" is the threshold :D

thanks all for the replies

Years ago I was on a group ride and one of the riders opened an old Powerbar and found that it had added protein - maggots. I don't know how out of date it was, but I now stick to the date.
shokhead
01-11-04, 11:17 AM
I'd like to know how long after u eat one does it start to help and how long after that do they last?
originalbart
01-11-04, 11:17 AM
I'm not sure I'd know and expired energy bar if I tasted one. Maybe if it tasted good I'd know something was wrong.