best before
Peak quality until
Best before indicates the date until which a product—usually food—will remain at peak quality.
After this date, items may lose freshness, flavor, or nutritional value but aren't necessarily unsafe: The yogurt is a week past its best before date but still fine.
Distinguished from expiration dates, which signal when something should no longer be consumed.
- expirationEnd of validity
- sell by dateProduct freshness deadline
- freshnessState of being unspoiled
- dateSpecific day or outing
- spoiledRuined or overindulged
stale · gone off · shelf · label · pantry · milk · yogurt · dairy products · bread · mold · rancid · consume · food safety · packaging · storage instructions · stamp · grocery · fridge
- expiration datesexpiration, expiration date, use by, use-by date, sell by
- product labelsingredient list, warning labels, safety labels, warning label, nutrition facts
- spoiled foodrotting, molding, spoiling, decaying, rancid