How long do tortillas last?

Checked 24 Oct 20263 official publishers, 4 sources

Flour: 3 months in the fridge, 6 months in the freezer for best quality and 3 months in the pantry.

Official stance

“Do not Eat raw dough or batter This includes dough or batter for cookies, brownies, cakes, pie crusts, tortillas, pizza” CDC

Storage times for tortillas by state and place
StatePantryFridge 40 °FFreezer 0 °F
Flour 3 months FoodKeeper Extension 3 months FoodKeeper Extension 6 months best quality FoodKeeper Extension
Corn 25-45 days FoodKeeper 60-90 days FoodKeeper Not stated
Times assume continuous refrigeration at 40 °F or below. When in doubt, throw it out. Freezer times are for quality: “Because freezing 0° F (-18° C) keeps food safe indefinitely, the following recommended storage times are for quality only.” FDA

Sources compared

SourceStatePantryFridgeFreezer
USDA FSIS (FoodKeeper) 2018Flour3 months3 months6 months
Nebraska ExtensionFlour3 months3 months6 months
USDA FSIS (FoodKeeper) 2018Corn25-45 days60-90 days-

A dash means that source gives no time for that place.

What the sources say

FoodKeeper gives flour tortillas 3 months in the pantry from the date of purchase, 3 months in the refrigerator once the package is opened, and 6 months in the freezer.1

The Nebraska Extension chart has a row for flour tortillas with the same three numbers, and it also marks the refrigerator time of 3 months as the time after opening.21

Its 3 months at room temperature refers to a pantry or cupboard at 50 to 70 °F, and its 6 months at 0 °F sits in a freezer column that it describes as storage times for quality only.2

Corn tortillas have a separate FoodKeeper entry with a much shorter pantry time of 25 to 45 days.31

In the refrigerator, that entry allows corn tortillas 60 to 90 days.3

FoodKeeper counts both corn tortilla times from the date of purchase rather than from opening.3

Neither FoodKeeper nor the Nebraska chart gives a freezer time for corn tortillas.32

CDC names tortillas in its list of doughs and batters that should not be eaten raw, next to dough for cookies, cakes, pie crusts and pizza.4

Rules that apply here

Freezing and refreezingBest-by and use-by dates
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Sources

  1. USDA FoodKeeper data v128, product 196: Tortillas, flour. USDA FSIS (FoodKeeper). Dated 2018-09-06. Checked 2026-10-24. Tortillas, flour. DOP_Pantry: 3 Months; Refrigerate_After_Opening: 3 Months; DOP_Freeze: 6 Months
  2. Home Food Storage | UNL Food | Nebraska. Nebraska Extension. No date on the page. Checked 2026-10-24. Tortillas, flour 3 months 3 months (opened) 6 months
  3. USDA FoodKeeper data v128, product 553: Tortillas, corn. USDA FSIS (FoodKeeper). Dated 2018-09-06. Checked 2026-10-24. Tortillas, corn. DOP_Pantry: 25-45 Days; DOP_Refrigerate: 60-90 Days
  4. Raw Flour and Dough | Food Safety | CDC. CDC. Dated 2025-11-24. Checked 2026-10-24. Do not Eat raw dough or batter This includes dough or batter for cookies, brownies, cakes, pie crusts, tortillas, pizza
  5. REFRIGERATOR & FREEZER STORAGE CHART. FDA. Dated 2018-03-01. Checked 2026-10-24. Because freezing 0° F (-18° C) keeps food safe indefinitely, the following recommended storage times are for quality only.