What Fruits Should Not Be Stored Together? Essential Fruit Guide | Boyd Hampers (2024)

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What Fruits Should Not Be Stored Together? Essential Fruit Guide | Boyd Hampers? ›

A great tip for storing fruit.

While we'd love if all fruits and veggies could get along, these are some of our favorite produce combos that shouldn't be stored near each other: Apples and Avocados. Bananas and Mangoes. Tomatoes and Cucumbers.

I'd avoid the following fruits because they are delicate and tend to break down, or are too watery to hold up very long in one of these arrangements. AVOID watermelon, mango, pears that are too soft or peaches.

Ethylene-producing fruits, such as apples, bananas, peaches and honeydew melons, should not be stored next to avocados, lemons, grapes, onions and other fruits or vegetables that are sensitive to this compound. Also, you should never store ethylene-producing fruits together.

Since ethylene speeds up the ripening—and spoiling—process for certain fruits and vegetables, “when stored too close to each other, ethylene-rich produce can cause ethylene-sensitive produce to ripen too quickly and cause rapid deterioration,” Lauren Grant-Vose, founder of Zestful Kitchen adds.

Avoid mixing your watermelons, muskmelons, cantaloupe and honeydews with other fruits. Try not to mix acidic fruits, such as grapefruits and strawberries, or sub-acidic foods such as apples, pomegranates and peaches, with sweet fruits, such as bananas and raisins for a better digestion.

– Oranges, lemons, and limes will live happily next to each other in your fruit bowl, or you can extend the life citrus fruits by storing in your fridge. Just remember to keep these ethylene producers away from your ethylene sensitive produce!

Tomatoes and bananas

This pair is actually on the list of what fruit and veggies not to store together. Fruits and vegetables that do a lot of ripening after they're picked, such as tomatoes, bananas, kiwis and honeydew melons, are best stored apart.

That is because fruits release ethylene gas, which spoils things faster. It is best to store your apples in the fridge and oranges should be stored away from apples. Also, it is best to put oranges in a mesh bag to allow the air to circulate around them.

Similar to onions and potatoes, there are some fruit combinations that shouldn't be stored together. Don't store apples, bananas, stone fruit or pears with other types of fruits, including lemons. Certain fruits emit a gas as they age that can cause other fruit to ripen (and then spoil) more quickly.

Can you store lemons and oranges together? ›

While different types of citrus are distinct in flavor, color, size, and texture, they all belong to the same family, meaning they can all hang out together. "Storing citrus is the same across most varieties." says Christina Ward, senior director at Sunkist Growers, a cooperative of citrus farmers.

Fruits that should not be refrigerated include bananas, apples, melons, and berries. Keep in mind that many fruits will ripen more quickly when left at room temperature but will stay fresh longer if refrigerated once ripe.

Yes. Many ripening fruit produce the hydrocarbon gas ethylene as they ripen, which itself triggers more ripening. Bananas are especially productive sources of the gas, and putting one that's in the process of going brown next to apples, pears or hard avocados will greatly speed up their ripening.

Fruits that should not be refrigerated include bananas, apples, melons, and berries. Keep in mind that many fruits will ripen more quickly when left at room temperature but will stay fresh longer if refrigerated once ripe.

Keep apples and bananas away from vegetables

In fact, some ethylene producers should be stored alone to avoid anything becoming unintentionally overripe. Keep your apples, apricots, bananas, avocados, melons, mangoes, onions, pears, persimmons, tomatoes, and plantains away from each other for best results.

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That is because fruits release ethylene gas, which spoils things faster. It is best to store your apples in the fridge and oranges should be stored away from apples. Also, it is best to put oranges in a mesh bag to allow the air to circulate around them.