Which fruit can you store together?

Stone fruit together in the refrigerator

Stone fruit is only in good hands at room temperature if it is eaten soon, because heat quickly spoils it. Otherwise, the fruit compartment in the refrigerator is ideal for a shared apartment, including the following types:

• Apricots
• Cherries
• Nectarines
• Peaches

Do not store apples with other fruit

Apples and bananas are two popular fruits that are often stored together. However, apples emit a ripening gas that makes fruits and vegetables ripen faster. This significantly shortens the shelf life. Apples are therefore always stored separately and further away from other types of fruit.

Sometimes the ripening gas of the apples is quite useful. For example, when the bananas are still quite green. Store them next to apples for a day or two so that they are ready to eat sooner.

Store tropical fruits together

Tropical fruits do not like the cold even after they have been harvested. You can store them together at room temperature. But there are two things to consider:

• they are often sensitive to pressure
• Post-ripening varieties must be listed separately

Do not stack the fruits on top of each other so that there are no pressure marks. Caution is advised with mangoes, avocados and bananas because they secrete the ripening gas ethylene. Other types of fruit nearby ripen and spoil faster.

Berries are sensitive

Berries get along well with each other, but they are also extremely sensitive to pressure. That is why it is said: proximity yes, touch no. It is best to put each variety in its own storage container and then immediately put it in the refrigerator.

Separate ripe and unripe fruits

Fruits of one type of fruit can be stored together, but sometimes it makes sense to divide them up. For example, if the fruits have different degrees of ripeness. The overripe specimens accelerate the ripening process of unripe fruits. The fruit may then ripen faster than it can be eaten.