Can I drink it? - Smoobucha
August 5, 2019 9:20 AM Subscribe
I bought an Odwalla Smoobucha (fruit smoothie + kombucha) with an expiration date of September 10th. It says it is pasteurized. It also says perishable, keep refrigerated. I took it out of the fridge and put it into my backpack to drink and then didn't drink it and didn't remember about it until two days later upon which I put it back in the fridge. Should I drink it now?
The backpack was in 70-85*F temperature. The drink remains unopened. I am anosmic, live alone, and cannot smell, so "the smell test" is not going to work. I also have never had this drink before, so a small sip would not indicate whether the flavor is off or not as I don't know what the flavor should be. I've lived in countries where ultra-pasteurized milk is kept in unrefrigerated aisles, so I thought this might still be fine but feel more comfortable crowd-sourcing the answer.
The backpack was in 70-85*F temperature. The drink remains unopened. I am anosmic, live alone, and cannot smell, so "the smell test" is not going to work. I also have never had this drink before, so a small sip would not indicate whether the flavor is off or not as I don't know what the flavor should be. I've lived in countries where ultra-pasteurized milk is kept in unrefrigerated aisles, so I thought this might still be fine but feel more comfortable crowd-sourcing the answer.
I would not drink this now, and I am pretty lax about this sort of stuff.
posted by wuzandfuzz at 9:28 AM on August 5, 2019 [2 favorites]
posted by wuzandfuzz at 9:28 AM on August 5, 2019 [2 favorites]
Two days? No way.
posted by heatherlogan at 9:31 AM on August 5, 2019
posted by heatherlogan at 9:31 AM on August 5, 2019
Two days in the 80s? No.
Ultra-pasteurized is not the same as regular pasteurized.
posted by easy, lucky, free at 9:37 AM on August 5, 2019
Ultra-pasteurized is not the same as regular pasteurized.
posted by easy, lucky, free at 9:37 AM on August 5, 2019
You're gonna have a smoothie coming out the other end if you drink that.
posted by escape from the potato planet at 10:00 AM on August 5, 2019 [16 favorites]
posted by escape from the potato planet at 10:00 AM on August 5, 2019 [16 favorites]
Response by poster: That was an exceptionally uniform response, so I will be tossing it. Thanks for the safety check!
posted by vegartanipla at 10:28 AM on August 5, 2019
posted by vegartanipla at 10:28 AM on August 5, 2019
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posted by something something at 9:23 AM on August 5, 2019 [12 favorites]