Storing Fruits and Vegetables in the Fridge***

Storing Fruits and Vegetables in the Fridge***

There are three categories for fruits and vegetables when it comes to
refrigeration: items that should not be refrigerated, those that should
be refrigerated in mild/moderate temperature and those that can be
stored in the coolest part of the fridge without damaging the item.

1. Prone to chill damage. The following should not be
refrigerated. If you do, they are subject for dehydration, internal
browning or internal and external cavity.
Tropical fruits (mangoes, pineapples – may be refrigerated up to
two days only when ripe)
Avocadoes
Bananas
Pickling cucumbers

 

2. Chill sensitive. These should not be stored below 37 °F.
Any snap beans
Berries
Citrus fruits (grape fruits, oranges, limes)
Fresh corn on the cob

 

3. Not prone to chill-damage. These can be stored in the coolest
part of the fridge (provided that the temperature does not freeze the
item).
Lettuces
Other leafy greens
Apples
Asparagus
Broccoli