Food group · 52 items

Fruits: Shelf Life Chart

Counter, fridge and freezer times for fresh fruit on the counter, in the fridge and frozen, sealed or opened, collected in one sortable chart. Every figure comes from USDA FoodKeeper and was re-checked November 2026.

52 of 52 items shown · in A–Z order

Storage times from USDA FoodKeeper · printed from diagxcar.com · keep it on your fridge door.

			Good to freeze?	Fridge, sealed	Countertop
Apples	4–6 weeks	8 months	Yes	—	3 weeks
Apricots	2–5 days	Not recommended	No	—	Until ripe
Avocado	3–4 days	Not recommended	No	—	Until ripe
Bananas	3 days	2–3 months	Yes	—	Until ripe
Blackberries	3–6 days	12 months	Yes	—	Not recommended
Blueberries	1–2 weeks	8–12 months	Yes	—	Not recommended
Boysenberries	3–6 days	12 months	Yes	—	Not recommended
Cantaloupe	5–15 days	12 months	Yes	—	2–4 days
Casaba melon	1 week	6–8 months	Yes	—	3–5 days
Cherimoya	4 days	10–12 months	Yes	—	Until ripe
Cherries and lychee	7 days	12 months	Yes	—	Not recommended
Citrus fruit	10–21 days	Not recommended	No	—	10 days
Clementines	10–21 days	Not recommended	No	—	10 days
Cranberries	2 months	12 months	Yes	—	Not recommended
Currants	3–6 days	12 months	Yes	—	Not recommended
Dates	12 months	1–2 years	Yes	—	2 months
Dragon fruit	2–3 weeks	10–12 months	Yes	—	2–5 days
Feijoa	1 week	6–8 months	Yes	—	3–5 days
Fresh cherries	2–3 days	8–12 months	Yes	—	Not recommended
Fresh coconut	2–3 weeks	Not recommended	No	—	1 week
Gooseberries	7 days	12 months	Yes	—	Not recommended
Grapefruit	10–21 days	Not recommended	No	—	10 days
Grapes	1 week	1 month	Yes	—	1 day
Guava	2–4 days	Not recommended	No	—	Until ripe
Homemade applesauce	3 weeks	8–12 months	Yes	—	Not recommended
Honeydew melon	3–4 days	12 months	Yes	—	2–7 days
Kiwi	3–6 days	Not recommended	No	—	Until ripe
Kumquats	3 weeks	Not recommended	No	—	Until ripe
Lemons	10–21 days	Not recommended	No	—	10 days
Limes	10–21 days	Not recommended	No	—	10 days
Lychee	7 days	12 months	Yes	—	Not recommended
Mango	1 week	6–8 months	Yes	—	3–5 days
Mango and papaya	1 week	6–8 months	Yes	—	3–5 days
Melon	2–4 days	1 month	Yes	2 weeks	Refrigerate
Nectarines	3–5 days	2 months	Yes	—	Until ripe
Oranges	10–21 days	Not recommended	No	—	10 days
Papaya	1 week	6–8 months	Yes	—	3–5 days
Passion fruit	1 week	6–8 months	Yes	—	3–5 days
Peaches	3–5 days	2 months	Yes	—	Until ripe
Peaches, plums and pears	3–5 days	2 months	Yes	—	Until ripe
Pears	3–5 days	2 months	Yes	—	Until ripe
Pineapple	5–7 days	10–12 months	Yes	—	Until ripe
Plantains	3–5 days	10–12 months	Yes	—	Until ripe
Plums	3–5 days	2 months	Yes	—	Until ripe
Pomegranate	1–3 months	10–12 months	Yes	—	2–5 days
Prickly pear	1–2 weeks	10–12 months	Yes	—	2–5 days
Raspberries	2–3 days	8–12 months	Yes	—	Not recommended
Shredded coconut	8 months	1 year	Yes	1 year (pantry)	Refrigerate
Star fruit	1–2 weeks	10–12 months	Yes	—	1 week
Strawberries	2–3 days	8–12 months	Yes	—	Not recommended
Tangerines	10–21 days	Not recommended	No	—	10 days
Watermelon	3–4 days	12 months	Yes	—	1–2 days