Your Guide to Refrigerating Fruits for Longer Storage Life

The warm temperatures in the Philippines can reach as high as 53 Degrees Celsius on a normal sunny day. Hot temperatures accelerate products to decay. Fruits and vegetables become soft, soggy and darkened easily on warmer temperatures, however a good way to preserve produce is by storing them in cold areas such as refrigerators or air conditioned / centralized cooled areas.

Here are some list of fruits that are recommended to be refrigerated to extend their storage life at home. These fruits could reach to more or less 30 days in a refrigerated state (cold storage, not frozen).

• Apples 
• Berries
• Cherries
• Cranberries
• Grapefruit
• Grapes
• Lemons/Limes
• Oranges
• Pineapple
• Watermelon

These fruits on the other hand should never be refrigerated as their molecular make up doesn’t sit well with cold environments. They are very delicate and can survive in mostly tropical and tree dense environments.

• Bananas
• Persimmons

These fruits however does not require to be refrigerated. Refrigerating them for longevity could only stretch their storage life for a short period of time to just less than 30 days

• Avocados
• Star Apple
• Honeydew Melon
• Kiwi
• Mangoes
• Papayas
• Peaches and Nectarines
• Pears
• Plums

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