How can you tell if boiled or dry rice has gone bad?

Dry rice is stored for a very long time. But in some cases groats can be spoiled. The use of such a product will cause serious poisoning. Therefore, it is necessary to carefully inspect it before cooking.

Can Rice Spoil?

Cooked or dried rice can go bad if the storage time and conditions are not met. Such a product can cause serious poisoning. After consumption, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, dehydration occur.

Causes of spoilage are the wrong temperature regime, high humidity.

Signs of spoiled rice

Determine that the rice is spoiled and unfit for use, can be determined by several signs. If even one of them is present, you should refuse to cook or consume the product.

Dry

Cereal deteriorates usually as a result of improper storage conditions. It can change color, an unpleasant musty smell appears. Insects can also appear in the package. They infest the cereal and multiply quickly.

Cooked

You can determine if the product is spoiled by the following obvious signs:

• A pungent and unpleasant odor;
• Discoloration;
• The occurrence of mold;
• the appearance of sticky mucus.

Eating such a product is dangerous to your health and you should definitely throw it away.

Is it possible to eat expired groats?

You can cook cereal, the expiration date of which has already expired. But only if there are no bugs and no signs of spoilage. Rice, like many other free-flowing foods, can be stored for a long time.

Shelf life and conditions

To prevent the product from spoiling before time, it is important to store it correctly.

In package and after opening

Rice is stored for about 2 years in a package or in a container with a tight lid. It should be left in a dry, dark place where no sunlight reaches it.

Cooked

After cooking, the product is stored in the refrigerator for no more than 3-5 days. At the end of this period, the rice should be thrown out.

Cereal in dry form under the right conditions can be stored longer than indicated on the package. But if there are signs of spoilage, such a product should be disposed of, because its consumption will lead to serious poisoning.