How To Store Produce The Right Way

Proper fruit and vegetable storage is something everyone should know, but few have mastered. Be the exception with these helpful hints about where and how to store produce, and how long it will keep.

FRUITS
Apple – refrigerator shelf/drawer; uncut and unwrapped; 3 weeks

Avocado – countertop until ripe, refrigerator shelf when ripe; unwrapped; 4 days once ripe

Banana – countertop; unwrapped; 3 days once ripe

Berries – refrigerator; unwrapped in a vented container; up to 1 week

Citrus – refrigerator shelf/drawer; unwrapped; 2 weeks

Grapes – refrigerator drawer; wrapped in plastic; 1 week

Kiwi – refrigerator drawer; uncut and unwrapped; 1 week

Mango – refrigerator drawer; wrapped in plastic; 1 week

Melon – countertop until ripe, refrigerator shelf once cut; wrapped in plastic once cut; 2-7 days

Peach/Plum – countertop until ripe, refrigerator shelf when ripe; unwrapped; 5-7 days once ripe

Pear – countertop or refrigerator drawer; uncut and unwrapped; 4-7 days

Tomato – countertop or dark place outside refrigerator; uncut and unwrapped; 5-7 days

VEGETABLES
Asparagus – refrigerator shelf, stand lower ends in water; cover top in plastic; 3-7 days

Bell Pepper – refrigerator; wrapped in plastic; 3-7 days

Broccoli – refrigerator drawer; wrapped in plastic; 5-7 days

Cabbage – refrigerator drawer; wrapped in plastic; at least 2 weeks

Carrot – refrigerator drawer; plastic bag; 2-3 weeks

Cauliflower – refrigerator drawer; wrapped in plastic; 3-7 days

Celery – refrigerator shelf/drawer; wrapped in foil; up to 2 weeks

Cucumber – refrigerator drawer; wrapped in paper towel and plastic wrap; 1 week

Eggplant – refrigerator shelf; wrapped in plastic; 1-2 weeks

Green Beans – refrigerator drawer; wrapped in paper towel in plastic bag; 5-7 days

Lettuce – refrigerator drawer; wrapped in a paper towel and plastic wrap; 5-7 days

Mushroom – refrigerator shelf;

Onion – dark place outside refrigerator; uncut and unwrapped; up to 2 months

Potato – dark place outside refrigerator; uncut; 1-2 months

Radish – refrigerator shelf; trim tops before refrigerating in plastic bag; 2 weeks

Zucchini – refrigerator drawer; wrapped in paper towel and plastic wrap; 1 week

Whether produce needs to be stored in the fridge or on the counter, the fully equipped kitchens at The Commons on Kinnear in Columbus, Ohio and The Lofts in Morgantown, West Virginia have you covered.

Sources: MyFitnessPal, Listly, Daily Infographic