Heatcraft Refrigeration Products H-ENGM0408 manual Not based on maintaining nutritional value

Table 7

Storage requirements and properties of perishable products

		Storage Conditions						Specific	Specific	Latent	Product
							Highest	Heat	Heat	Heat	Loading
	Storage		Relative	Approximate			Freezing	Above	Below	of	Density
Commodity	Temp.		Humidity		Storage		Point	Freezing	Freezing	Fusion	Approx.
(Alphabetical Listing)	ºF.		%		Life*		ºF.	BTU/lb./F	BTU/lb./F	BTU/lb.	lb./Cu. Ft.
Apples	30 - 40		90	3 -8 months			29.3	0.87	0.45	121	28
Apricots	31 - 32		90	1 - 2 weeks			30.1	0.88	0.46	122	30
Artichokes (Globe)	31 - 32		95		2 weeks		29.9	0.87	0.45	120	—
Asparagus	32 - 36		95	2 -3 weeks			30.9	0.94	0.48	134	25
Avocados	45 - 55		85 - 90	2 -4 weeks			31.5	0.72	0.40	94	19
Bananas	55 - 65		85 - 90		—		30.6	0.80	0.42	108	—
Beans (Green or Snap)	40 - 45		90 - 95	7 - 10 days			30.7	0.91	0.47	128	14
Lima	32 - 40		90		1 week		31.0	0.73	0.40	94	—
Beer, Keg	35 - 40		—	3 - 8 weeks			28.0	0.92	—	129	—
Bottles, Cans	35 - 40		65 or below	3	- 6 months		28.0	0.92	—	129	—
Beets, Topped	32		95 - 100	4	- 6 months		30.1	0.90	0.46	126	23
Blackberries	31 - 32		95		3 days		30.5	0.88	0.46	122	19
Blueberries	31 - 32		90 - 95		2 weeks		29.7	0.86	0.45	118	19
Bread, Baked	—		—	1	- 3 months		16 to 20	0.70	0.34	46 - 53	—
Dough	35 - 40		85 - 90	3 - 72 hours			—	0.75	—	—	—
Broccoli, Sprouting	32		95	10 - 14 days			29.0	0.92	0.47	130	13
Brussels Sprouts	32		95	3 - 5 weeks			30.5	0.88	0.46	122	—
Cabbage	32		95 - 100	3	- 4 months		30.4	0.94	0.47	132	17
Carrots, Topped, Mature	32		98 - 100	5	- 9 months		29.5	0.90	0.46	126	22
Cauliflower	32		95	2 - 4 weeks			29.0	0.93	0.47	132	16
Celery	32		95	1	- 2 months		31.1	0.95	0.48	135	30
Cherries, Sour	31 - 32		90 - 95		3 - 7 days		29.0	0.87	—	120	18
Sweet	30 - 31		90 - 95	2 - 3 weeks			28.8	0.84	—	—	—
Chocolate (Coating)	50 - 65		40 - 50	2	- 3 months		95 - 85	0.55	0.30	40	—
Cocoa	32 - 40		50 - 70	1 year, plus			—	—	—	—	—
Coconut	32 - 45		80 - 85	1	- 2 months		30.4	0.58	0.34	67	—
Coffee (Green)	35 - 37		80 - 85	2	- 4 months		—	0.30	0.24	147 - 21	—
Collards	32		95	10 - 14 days			30.6	0.90	—	—	—
Corn, Sweet (Fresh)	32		95		4 - 8 days		30.9	0.79	0.42	106	16
Cranberries	36 - 40		90 - 95	2	- 4 months		30.4	0.90	0.46	124	22
Cucumbers	50 - 55		90 - 95	10 - 14 days			31.1	0.97	0.49	137	20
Currants	31 - 32		90 - 95	10 - 14 days			30.2	0.88	0.45	120	—
Daily Products
Cheddar Cheese	40		65 - 70		6 months		8.0	0.50	0.31	53	40
Processed Cheese	40		65 - 70	12 months			19.0	0.50	0.31	56	40
Butter	40		75 - 85		1 months		-4 to 31	0.50	0.25	23	—
Cream	35 - 40		—	2 - 3 weeks			31.0	0.66 - 0.80	0.36 - 0.42	79 - 107	—
Ice Cream	-20 to -15		—	3 - 12 months			21.0	0.66 - 0.70	0.37 - 0.39	86	25
Milk, Fluid Whole
Pasteurized, Grade A	32 - 34		—	2	- 4 months		31.0	0.93	0.46	125	—
Condensed Sweet	40		—	15 months			5.0	0.42	0.28	40	—
Evaporated	40		—	24 months			29.5	0.79	0.42	106	—
Dates (Dried)	0 or 32		75 or less	6 - 12 months			3.7	0.36	0.26	29	24
Dewberries	31 - 32		90 - 95		3 days		27.0	0.88	—	—	—
Dried Fruits	32		50 - 60	9 - 12 months			—	0.31 - 0.41	0.26	20 - 37	45
Eggplant	45 - 50		90 - 95	7 - 10 days			30.6	0.94	0.48	132	—
Egg, Shell	29 - 31		80 - 85	5	- 6 months		28.0	0.73	0.40	96	19
Shell, Farm Cooler	50 - 55		70 - 75	2 - 3 weeks			28.0	0.73	0.40	96	19
Frozen, Whole	0 or below		—	1 year, plus			28.0	0.73	0.42	106	41
Endive (Escarole)	32		95	2 - 3 weeks			31.9	0.94	0.48	132	—
Figs, Dried	32 - 40		50 - 60	9 - 12 months			—	0.39	0.27	34	45
Fresh	31 - 32		85 - 90	7 - 10 says			27.6	0.82	0.43	112	21
Fish, Fresh	30 - 35		90 - 95	5 - 15 days			28.0	0.70 - 0.86	0.38 - 0.45	89 - 112	—
Haddock, Cod	30 - 35		90 - 95		15 days		28	0.82	0.43	112	35
Salmon	30 - 35		90 - 95		15 days		28	0.71	0.39	92	33
Smoked	40 - 50		50 - 60	6	- 8 months		—	0.70	0.39	92	—
Shellfish, Fresh	30 - 33		86 - 95		3 - 7 days		28.0	0.83 - 0.90	0.44 - 0.46	113 - 125	—
Tuna	30 - 35		90 - 95		15 days		28.0	0.76	0.41	100	35
Furs and Fabric	34 - 40		45 - 55	several years			—	—	—	—	—
Garlic, Dry	32		65 - 70	6	- 7 months		30.5	0.69	0.40	89	—
Gooseberries	31 - 32		90 - 95	2 - 4 weeks			30.0	0.90	0.46	126	19
Grapefruit	50 - 60		85 - 90	4 - 6 weeks			30.0	0.91	0.46	126	30
Grapes, American Type	31 - 32		85 - 90	2 - 8 weeks			29.7	0.86	0.44	116	29
European Type	30 - 31		90 - 95	3	- 6 months		28.1	0.86	0.44	116	29
Greens, Leafy	32		95	10 - 14 days			30.0	0.91	0.48	136	32
Guavas	45 - 50		90	2 - 3 weeks			—	0.86	—	—	—
Honey	38 - 50		50 - 60	1 year, plus			—	0.35	0.26	26	—
Horseradish	30 - 32		95 - 100	10	- 12 months		28.7	0.78	0.42	104	—
Kale	32		95	3	- 4 months		31.1	0.89	0.46	124	—
Kohlrabi	32		95	2 - 4 weeks			30.2	0.92	0.47	128	—
Leeks, Green	32		95	1	- 3 months		30.7	0.88	0.46	126	—
Lemons	32 or 50 - 58		85 - 90	1	- 6 months		29.4	0.91	0.46	127	33
Lettuce Head	32 - 34		95 - 100	2 - 3 weeks			31.7	0.96	0.48	136	25
Limes 48 - 50	85 - 90		6 - 8 weeks		29.1		0.89	0.46	122	32
* Not based on maintaining nutritional value.						Reprinted by permission from 1974 ASHRAE Applications Handbook.

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