| How Long do Fruits Last? (A Comprehensive Cheat Sheet) | |||
| Fruit (Ripe and Whole) | At Room Temperature | Refrigerator | Freezer |
| Apples | 10 – 14 days | 2 months | 12 months |
| Avocados | 5 days | 10 days | 4 months |
| Apricots | 3 days | 12 days | 6 months |
| Bananas | 3 days | 1 week | 3 months |
| Blackberries | 1 day | 6 days | 12 months |
| Blueberries | 1 day | 10 days | 12 months |
| Currants | 1 day | 1 – 2 weeks | 10 – 12 months |
| Cantaloupe | 1 week | 12 days | 10 – 12 months |
| Cherries | 2 days | 10 days | 8 months |
| Clementines | 3 days | 7 – 14 days | 10 – 12 months |
| Cranberries | 1 days | 1 month | 12 months |
| Custard-apples | 1 – 2 days | 5 days | 10 – 12 months |
| Dates | 3 months | 6 months | 12 months |
| Durian | 2 – 5 days | Not recommended | Not recommended |
| Dragon-fruits | 2 days | 4 – 6 weeks at 5℃ | 3 months |
| Elderberries | 1 day | 3 days | 12 months |
| Figs | Less than a day | 2 days | 10 – 12 months |
| Gooseberries | Within a day | 10 – 21 days | 12 months |
| Grapefruits | 2 – 3 weeks | 6 weeks | 8 – 12 months |
| Grapes | 3 – 5 days | 7 – 10 days | 3 – 5 months |
| Guavas | 2 days | 4 days | 10 – 12 months |
| Jackfruit | 1 month | 6 days (cut) | 1 month (cut) |
| Jujubes | 5 days | 10 days | 3 months |
| Kiwifruits | 1 – 2 weeks | 3 weeks | 10 – 12 months |
| Kumquats | 4 days | 2 weeks | 6 – 12 months |
| Lemons | 1 week | 1 month | 3 – 4 months (sliced) |
| Lime | 1 week | 1 month | 3 – 4 months (sliced) |
| Loganberries | Within a day | 1 week | 12 months |
| Loquats | 6 – 9 days | 60 days – controlled atmosphere of 5℃ | Not recommended |
| Lychees | 2 – 3 days | 30 days at 3 – 5℃ | 3 – 6 months (peeled) |
| Mangoes | 3 – 5 days | 7 – 14 days | 12 months |
| Mandarins | 7 – 14 days | 14 – 28 days | 10 months |
| Mulberries | Within a day | 1 week | 3 months |
| Mangosteen | 2 – 4 days | 1 week | Not recommended |
| Nectarines | 1 – 2 days | 7 days | 12 months |
| Oranges | 2 weeks | 10 – 30 days | 12 months |
| Papayas | 2 – 3 days | 5 – 7 days | 8 months |
| Pears | 7 – 10 days | 5 – 12 days | 2 – 5 months at 30 ℉ (-1℃) |
| Passion-fruits | 3 – 5 days | 2 weeks | 6 – 8 months |
| Peaches | 1 – 2 days | 3 – 5 days | 10 – 12 months |
| Pineapples | 2 – 4 days | 4 – 6 days | 12 months |
| Plums | 1 – 3 days | 3 – 7 days | 6 – 12 months |
| Persimmons | 1 day | 1 – 3 days | pureed: 6 months whole: 2 – 3 months |
| Pomegranates | 1 – 3 days | seeds: 5 days whole: 2 months | seeds/arils: 12 months |
| Prunes | 6 – 9 months | 6 – 12 months | 12 – 18 months |
| Pomelo | 3 – 5 days | 14 days | 6 – 8 months |
| Prickly pears | 1 week | 2 – 5 days | 12 months (peeled) |
| Quince | 1 week | 3 weeks | cooked paste/puree: 12 months |
| Raspberries | Within a day | 4 days | 12 months |
| Rhubarb stalks | 2 days | 2 – 3 weeks | 12 months |
| Strawberries | 1 – 2 days | 1 week | 12 months |
| Soursop | Less than 1 day | 4 days | pulp: 2 – 4 months |
| Sugar-apples | 5 days | 5 – 9 days at 13℃ or higher | Not recommended – causes chilling injuries |
| Tamarind | indefinitely | opened pods: 3 months | indefinitely |
| Tangerines | 3 – 6 days | 5 – 14 days | 12 months |
| Watermelons | 7 days | 2 – 3 weeks | 8 – 12 months |
How Long do Fruits Last? (A Comprehensive Cheat Sheet)
