Ate tofu from a package that was puffy/bloated. Will I get sick?

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Pl4ntBased
Pl4ntBased Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
The tofu was tightly sealed and in the fridge, but the container was kinda puffy/bloated. The expiration date is tomorrow. I still opened it and made tofu scramble out of it. It smelled fine and tasted alright. Will I still get sick? I've got a phobia of vomiting and cannot afford to get anymore sick than I already am (really bad cold). Help?

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  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    When I buy tofu, I notice there is a variable level of "puff" in the package. Assuming it was just a bit more puffy than usual, I wouldn't think there was anything wrong with it. The one time I had tofu that was bad, it had a weird smell and the water was very visibly different. It was obvious immediately.

    I can't guarantee anything, but assuming it was just a bit puffier than usual and there was no change in the smell and taste, I would have also eaten it (and I'm kind of a baby about things like that).
  • apullum
    apullum Posts: 4,838 Member
    It's probably fine. My experience is like what @janejellyroll said: if your tofu is bad, it's pretty obviously bad.
  • Rose18l
    Rose18l Posts: 147 Member
    For all food: looks good, smells fine taste fine, it is most likely safe to eat. Expiration dates don't say a lot, usually you can eat it for a few more days.
  • mitch16
    mitch16 Posts: 2,113 Member
    Agree with above. I think, even with a cold, you would have been able to smell if it were bad.
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,997 Member
    If it was bad, you'd already know if you were at risk for getting sick from it.
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,997 Member
    Rose18l wrote: »
    Expiration dates don't say a lot, usually you can eat it for a few more days.

    Contrary to popular opinion (including my GF's), the expiration date printed on food packages does NOT mean that the food shouldn't or can't be eaten after that date.

    The date is treated by stores as a date they will no longer sell it BUT the date is actually a "best used by" date when the mfg thinks the product should be eaten in order to enjoy the product when it's freshest.

    However the product doesn't automatically spoil on that date. I have eaten dried and canned goods YEARS beyond the expiration date and I have a package of tofu in my frig now that expired in Sept 2017 that I would have no fear of eating unless it actually looked and smelled bad after opening.

    People just need to use their own good common sense to decide what to put in their mouth.
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