Ketchup packets - how long do they last?

Nobody knows.

Infinity

I ahve eaten them when they were over ten years old...ketchup gets darker, but still tastes ok...

a couple of the packs were swole up, so I pitched them, though...

Found this on the "Survivalist" forums:

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* Ketchup -- 7 months
* Chopped onions -- 7 months
* Mayonnaise -- 8 months
* Fat-free mayonnaise -- 8 months
* Relish -- 9 months
* Mild taco sauce -- 9 months
* Hot taco sauce -- 4 months
* Yellow mustard -- 9 months
* BBQ sauce -- 9 months
* Steak sauce -- 9 months
* Tartar sauce -- 8 months
* Horseradish sauce -- 8 months
* Cocktail sauce -- 9 months
Tabasco sauce -- 8 months

Taco Bell

Sauce packets (fire, hot and mild) are best used within 120 days.

However, due to their popularity, the restaurant said they average less than 30 days in the stores.

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I'm surprised Tabasco has such a short rated shelf life. I don't even know how old the bottle is in my cabinet.

Taste it and see

Of course, this info is coming from a company that sells those products, so it's in their best interest for you to refresh your ketchup and mustard every now and then.

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shite, man...by that list, pretty much everything in my fridge is no good... 

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frick Im gunnna have to send the ole lady to Rouses tomorrow to restock mine. I have a bottle of yella mustard older than my 3rd grader.

That's some bullshite. Anything with a vinegar base (most hot sauce, mustard, etc) can be willed to progeny.

I bet they would be nasty after enough time.. Not sure when that is though