By the time you get fresh string beans from the grocery store, they are already starting to go down hill. They are never as fresh as just-picked.
Keep them refrigerated. For best nutrition, you should use them within a few days.
2 years
Cooked black beans will keep in the refrigerator for at least three days. Dry black beans will keep for at least 12 months.
Cooked string beans should not be left unrefrigerated for more than two hours, or only one if the ambient temperature is very warm.
Fresh green beans are typically good for about 5-7 days when stored in the refrigerator before they start to spoil.
Cooked black beans will keep in the refrigerator for at least three days. Dry black beans will keep for at least 12 months.
pretty much forever
Beans do not keep well. If kept in an airtight container, they will stay fresh for about 3 days. They will keep for 2 weeks if frozen.
If green beans are blanched then frozen when at the peak of their firmness they can be kept in the freezer for up to one year. Green beans should be frozen in freezer storage bags or freezer plastic containers as these will prevent against freezer burn.
Green beans, string beans or snap beans are the unripe fruit and protective pods of various cultivars of the common bean. Technically beans are neither fruit nor a vegetable. Beans are classified as legumes, a type of plant that produces edible fruits and seeds. The long thin pod is the fruit of the legume while the small round ball inside is the seed.
A long time
If garbanzo beans are cooked, they will stay fresh in the refrigerator for 3 days. If they are dry, they can be stored in the pantry for a year.
Weed stays fresh for a long time. You can put it in a plastic bag to keep it fresh for a long time or you can also freeze it.