Internet Service Awards | Fresh Fruit Tips
Fresh fruit is a wonderful treat to have in the house. Unfortunately, it doesn’t stay fresh for very long. To maximize its storage life in your home, it is best to follow the advice of experts. It is also to remember that storage tips for one type of fruit may not be suitable for another type of fruit.
- CitrusLifeToday.com – Yes, there are people who blog about almost any topic and this blog is written by a gentleman who has worked in the Food Industry for many years. He has written many articles on different types of food preservation. His articles on fruit are very helpful. He tells you which fruits are best kept refrigerated and which are not. He also shares information on keeping fruit ‘fresh looking’ when serving it.
- eHow.com – Whenever the question is, “How do I do this?” You can usually find several different articles on eHow that will answer it for you. ehow is an internet service that tells you ‘how’ to do many different things, and this includes how to keep fruit fresh. You will find several articles that include tips for keeping your fruit fresh and fresh looking.
- RawFoodExplained.com This site is all raw foods, so naturally, fresh fruit is one of their topics. Their information on keeping fruit fresh is very detailed, often tailored to each specific fruit. Their tips include buying tips for fruit, as well as their storage tips.
- FarmFreshtoYou.com – Since this site deals with all kinds of farm fresh foods, it is an excellent internet provider of tips for keeping your fruit fresh. Each fruit is listed in individually with the storage tips following it. For each of the fruits it includes the best storage temperature for that particular fruit, regardless of whether it is to be kept in the refrigerator or not.
- FoodSaving.com – This is an internet service that provides information on preserving the life of your foods, both fresh and pantry stock. Its information on fresh fruit provides a buyer’s guide as well as a storage guide. This helps you to buy good fruit to start with, which, when combined with the storage guide, will end up keeping your fruit fresher, longer.
- SamHealth.org – There is basically one page on the Samaritan Health’s website about fruit storage, but it has such excellent information that it just needs to be in this list. In addition to all the great information in the article, there is a food chart which has a column listing how long each type of fruit can be stored in the refrigerator, another column for how long the fruit (or vegetable) can be stored in the freezer and then a third column with tips regarding how the fruit should be prepared and stored.
- Stemilt.com Stemilt is a fruit producer. Since they are growing and shipping its fruits to outlets and consumers, they know a lot about keeping fruit fresh. They provide that information on their website under their Healthy Living Tips. Their tips cover testing for ripeness, fresh storage and also freezer storage of fruit.
- CPMA.ca – The official site of the Canadian Produce Marketing Association provides plenty of information on the handling and storage of fruits and vegetables. It gives tips on ripening and washing your fruit, and then provides a chart that shows times and temperatures for storing fruit at both room temperature and in the refrigerator. The last column in the chart provides additional storage tips for each of the fruits listed.
- LocalFarmMarkets.org – Besides providing some of the same good information on fruit storage that you’ll find on other sites, the Farm Market site also provides a chart that shows the optimum humidity levels for the storage of different fruits listed. Many people don’t realize that this can be as important a factor in how long your fruit lasts as is the storage temperature.
- OrganicGuide.com – The information provided on this website relates particularly to organically grown fruit, especially fruit that is being produced for distribution to consumers. The information stresses the importance of maintaining consistency in the storage environment and the fact that the healthier the fruit is to begin with, the longer it will last after it is picked.
