Fruit and Vegetable Storage

Ron Porat, M.D.
30 July 2023

How to keep fruit and vegetables fresh longer?

Apples

Avocado

Banana

Basil

Broccoli

Carrot

Cherries

Citrus fruits

Cucumber

Eggplant

Garlic

Grapes

Leafy Herbs

Lettuce

Mango

Melon

Peach and Nectarine

Pear

Pepper

Plum

Pomegranate

Potatoes

spring onions

Strawberries

Tomato

Zucchini

Apples

Refrigerator

10 days

Avocado

Refrigerator

Banana

Pantry

Basil

Pantry

Broccoli

Refrigerator

7 days

Carrot

Refrigerator

Cherries

Refrigerator

7 days

Citrus fruits

Pantry

7 days

Refrigerator

14-21 days

Cucumber

Refrigerator

10-14 days

Eggplant

Refrigerator

4-7 days

Garlic

Pantry

Grapes

Summer

Refrigerator

14 days
Winter

Refrigerator

5 days

Leafy Herbs

Refrigerator

7 days

Lettuce

Refrigerator

7 days

Mango

Winter

Pantry

Melon

Refrigerator

7 - 10 days

Peach and Nectarine

Spring

Refrigerator

7 days
Summer

Pantry

Pear

Refrigerator

5 days

Pepper

Refrigerator

7-10 days

Plum

Refrigerator

10 days

Pantry

5 days

Pomegranate

Pantry

5 days

Refrigerator

14 days

Potatoes

Pantry

spring onions

Refrigerator

7 days

Strawberries

Winter

Refrigerator

7 days
Spring

Refrigerator

2-3 days

Tomato

Summer

Refrigerator

7 days
Winter

Pantry

7 days

Zucchini

Refrigerator

7-14 days