| Shelf life | Coldest part of refrigerator | Warmest part of the refrigerator | In a cool place in the home |
Very short shelf life |
Apricots, Avocado, Cherries, Custard Apples, Green Peas, Leafy Vegetables, Lychee, Nectarines, Peaches, Ripe Pears, Persimmons, Plums, Spring Onion, Strawberries, Cut Watermelon, Honey Dew, Rockmelon | Ripe Paw Paw | Ripe Bananas, Unripe Mango, Nectarines, Paw Paw, Peaches, Pumpkin, Whole Rockmelon, Squash, Starfruit, Rambutan |
| Short shelf life Around a week |
Blueberries, Grapes, Broccoli, Lettuce, Passionfruit, Sweet Corn, Radish | Capsicum, Chilli | Green Bananas, Cucumber, Eggplant, Pineapple, Tomatoes, Zucchini, Whole Watermelon |
| Medium shelf life Two weeks |
Apples, Brussle Sprouts, Cut Cabbage, Carrots, Celery, Unripe Pears, Perisimmons | Grapefruit, Lemons | Firm Avocados |
| Longer shelf life Three to four weeks |
Whole Cabbage, Chinese Cabbage, Parsnips, Beetroot | Garlic, Lemongrass, Whole Honey Dew, Onions, Sweet Potato, Whole Squash, Whole Pumpkin, Potatoes (in the dark) | |
| Source: Abridged from CSIRO Fact Sheet Refrigerated storage of perishable foods | |||