Storage Condition Data

Commodity	Storage Temp,F	Relative Humidity,%	Approximate Storage Life	Water Content %	Highest Freezing Point, F	Specific Heat Above Freezing Btu,1b,f	Specific Heat Below Freezing Btu/1b/f
Alfalfa meal	0 or below	70-75	1 year, plus	……..	……..	……..	……..
Apples	30-40	90	3-8 months	84.1	29.3	0.87	0.45
Apricots	31-32	90	1-2 weeks	85.4	30.1	0.88	0.46
Artichokes (globe)	31-32	95	2 weeks	83.7	29.9	0.87	0.45
Jerusalem	31-32	90-95	5 month	79.5	27.5	0.83	0.44
Asparagus	32-36	95	2-3 weeks	93.0	30.9	0.94	0.48
Avocados	45-55	86-90	2-4 weeks	65.4	31.5	0.72	0.40
Bananas	……..	85-95	……..	74.8	30.6	0.80	0.42
Beans (green or snap)	40-45	90-95	7-10 days	88.9	30.7	0.91	0.47
Lima	32-40	90	1 week	66.5	31.0	0.73	0.40
Beer, keg	35-40	…….	3-8 weeks	90.2	28.0	0.92	……..
Bottles, cans	35-40	65 or below	3-6 months	90.2	……..	……..	……..
Beets
Bunch	32	95	10-14 days	……..	31.3	……..	……..
Topped	32	95-100	4-6 months	87.6	30.1	0.90	0.46
Blackberries	31-32	95	3 days	84.8	30.5	0.88	0.46
Blueberries	31-32	90-95	2 weeks	82.3	29.7	0.86	0.45
Bread	0	……..	3 weeks to 3 months	32.37	……..	0.70	0.34
Broccoli, sprouting	32	95	10-14 days	89.9	30.9	0.92	0.47
Brussels sprouts	32	95	3-5 weeks	84.9	30.5	0.88	0.46
Cabbage, late	32	95-100	3-4 months	92.4	30.4	0.94	0.47
Candy	0-34	40-65	……..	……..	……..	……..	……..

Commodity	Storage Temp,F	Relative Humidity,%	Approximate Storage Life	Water Content %	Highest Freezing Point, F	Specific Heat Above Freezing Btu,1b,f	Specific Heat Below Freezing Btu/1b/f
Canned foods	32-60	70 or lower	1 year	……..	……..	……..	……..
Cariots topped, immature	32	98-100	4-6 weeks	88.2	29.5	0.90	0.46
Topped, mature	32	98-100	5-9 months	88.2	29.5	0.90	0.46
Cauliflower	32	95	2-4 weeks	91.7	30.6	0.93	0.47
Celery	32	95	1-2 months	93.7	31.1	0.95	0.48
Chemes, sour	31-32	90-95	3-7 days	83.7	29.0	0.87	……..
Frozen	0 to -10	……..	1 years	……..	……..	……..	0.45
Sweet	30-31	90-95	2-3 weeks	80.4	28.0	0.84	……..
Coco a	32-40	50-70	1 year plus	……..	……..	……..	……..
Coconut	32-35	80-85	1-2 months	46.9	30.4	0.58	0.34
Coffee (green)	35-37	80-85	2-4 months	10-15	……..	0.30	0.24
Collards	32	95	10-14 days	86.9	30.6	0.90	……..
Corn, sweet	32	95	4-8 days	73.9	30.9	0.79	0.42
Cranberries	36-40	90-95	2-4 months	87.4	30.4	0.90	0.46
Cucumbers	50-55	90-95	10-14 days	96.1	31.1	0.97	0.49
Currants	31-32	90-95	10-14 days	84.7	30.2	0.88	0.45
Cheese, cheddar	3034	65-70	18 months	37.5	8.0	0.50	0.31

Commodity	Storage Temp,F	Relative Humidity,%	Approximate Storage Life	Water Content %	Highest Freezing Point, F	Specific Heat Above Freezing Btu,1b,f	Specific Heat Below Freezing Btu/1b/f
Cheddar	40	65-70	6 months	37.5	8.0	0.50	0.31
Processed	40	65-70	12 months	39.0	19.0	0.50	0.31
Grated	40	60-70	12 months	31.0	……..	0.45	0.29
Butter	40	75-85	1 month	16.0	-4 to 31	0.50	……..
Butter	-10	70-85	12 months	16.0	-4 to 31	……..	0.25
Cream	-10 to -20	……..	6-12 months	55.75	31.0	0.66-0.80	0.36-0.42
Ice cream	-20 to -15	……..	3-12 months	55.63	21.0	0.66-0.70	0.37-0.39
Mild, fluid whole
Pasteurized, Grade A	32-34	……..	2-4 months	87.0	31.0	0.93	……..
Pasteurized, Grade B	-15	……..	3-4 months	87.0	31.0	……..	0.46
Condensed, sweetened	40	……..	15 months	28.0	5.0	0.42	0.28
Evaporated	70	……..	12 months	74.0	29.5	0.79	0.42
Evaporated	40	……..	24 months	74.0	29.5	0.79	0.42
Milk, dried whole	70	Low	6-9 months	2.3	……..	……..	……..
Non-fat	45-70	Low	16 months	2-4.5	……..	0.36	……..
Whey, dried	70	Low	12 months	3-4	……..	0.36	……..
Dates	0 or 32	75 or less	6-12 months	20.0	3.7	0.36	0.26
Dewberries	31-32	90-95	3 days	84.5	29.7	0.88	……..
Dried foods	32-70	Low	6 month to 1 year plus	……..	……..	……..	……..
Dried fruits	32	50-60	9-12 months	14.0-26.0	……..	0.31-0.41	0.26
Eggplant	45-50	90-95	7-10 days	92.7	30.6	0.94	0.48
Eggs, shell	29-31	80-85	5-6 months	66.0	28.0	0.73	0.40
Shell, farm cooler	50-55	70-75	2-3 weeks	66.0	28.0	0.73	0.40

Commodity	Storage Temp,F	Relative Humidity,%	Approximate Storage Life	Water Content %	Highest Freezing Point, F	Specific Heat Above Freezing Btu,1b,f	Specific Heat Below Freezing Btu/1b/f
Frozen, whole	0 or below	……..	1 year, plus	74.0	……..	……..	0.42
Frozen, yoke	0 or below	……..	1 year, plus	55.0	……..	……..	0.36
Frozen, white	0 or below	……..	1 year, plus	88.0	……..	……..	0.46
Whole egg solids	35-40	Low	6-12 months	2.4	……..	0.22	0.21
Yolk solids	35-40	Low	6-12 months	3.5 ..	……..	0.23	0.21
Flake albumen solids	Room temp	Low	1 year, plus	12.16	……..	0.31	0.24
Figs, dried	32-40	50-60	9-12 months	24.0	……..	0.39	0.27
Fresh	31-32	85-90	7-10 days	78.0	27.6	0.82	0.43
Fish, fresh	33-35	90-95	5-15 days	62.85	28.0	0.70-0.86	……..
Frozen	-20.0	90-95	6-12 months	62.85	……..	……..	0.38-0.45
Smoked	40-50	50-60	6-8 months	……..	……..	0.70	0.39
Brine salted	40-50	90-95	10-12 months	……..	……..	0.76	0.41
Mild cured	28-35	75-90	4-8 months	……..	……..	0.76	0.41
Shellfish, fresh	30-33	85-95	3-7 days	80-87	28.0	0.83-0.90	……..
Frozen	-20.0	90-95	3-8 months	……..	……..	……..	0.44-0.46
Frozen-pack vegetable	-10.0	……..	6-12 months	……..	……..	……..	……..
Frozen-pack fruits	-10.0	……..	6-12 months	……..	……..	……..	……..
Furs and fabrics	34-40	45-55	Several years	……..	……..	……..	……..
Garlic dry	32	65-70	6-7 months	61.3	30.5	0.69	0.40
Gooseberries	31-32	90-95	2-4 weeks	88.9	30.0	0.90	0.46
Grapefruit	50-60	85-90	4-6 weeks	88.8	30.0	0.91	0.46

Commodity	Storage Temp,F	Relative Humidity,%	Approximate Storage Life	Water Content %	Highest Freezing Point, F	Specific Heat Above Freezing Btu,1b,f	Specific Heat Below Freezing Btu/1b/f
Grapes, American type	31-32	85-90	2-8 weeks	81.9	29.7	0.86	0.44
European type	30-31	90-95	3-6 months	81.6	28.1	0.86	0.44
Greens, leafy	32	95	10-14 days	……..	……..	……..	……..
Guavas	45-50	90	2-3 weeks	83.0	……..	0.86	……..
Honey	……..	……..	1 year plus	18.0	……..	0.35	0.26
Hops	29-32	50-60	Several months	……..	……..	……..	……..
Horseradish	30-32	95-100	10-12 months	73.4	28.7	0.78	0.42
Kale	32	95	3-4 months	86.6	31.1	0.89	0.46
Lard (without antioxidant)	45	90-95	4-8 months	0	……..	……..	……..
Lard (without antioxidant)	0	90-95	12-14 months	0	……..	……..	……..
Lemons	32 or 50-58	85-90	1-6 months	89.3	29.4	0.91	0.46
Lettuce, head	32-34	95-100	2-3 weeks	94.8	31.7	0.96	0.48
Limes	48-50	85-90	6-8 weeks	86.0	29.1	0.89	0.46
Mangoes	55	85-90	2-3 weeks	81.4	30.3	0.85	0.44
Maple Syrup	……..	……..	……..	35.5	……..	0.48	0.31
Meat
Bacon, frozen	-10-0	90-95	4-6 months	……..	……..	……..	……..
Cured (farm style)	60-65	85	4-6 months	13.29	……..	0.30-0.43	0.24-0.29

Commodity	Storage Temp,F	Relative Humidity,%	Approximate Storage Life	Water Content %	Highest Freezing Point, F	Specific Heat Above Freezing Btu,1b,f	Specific Heat Below Freezing Btu/1b/f
Cured (packer style)	34-40	85	2-6 weeks	……..	……..	……..	……..
Beef, fresh	32-34	88-92	1-6 weeks	62.77	28.29	0.70-0.84	……..
Frozen	-10-0	90-95	9-12 months	……..	……..	……..	0.38-0.43
Fat backs	34-36	85-90	0-3 months	6-12	……..	0.25-0.30	0.22-0.24
Hams and shoulders, fresh	32-34	85-90	7-12 days	47-54	28.29	0.58-0.63	……..
Frozen	-10.0	90-95	6-8 months	……..	……..	……..	0.34-0.24
Cured	60-65	50-60	0-3 years	40-45	……..	0.52-0.56	0.32-0.33
Lamb, fresh	32-34	85-90	5-12 days	60-70	28.29	0.68-0.76	……..
Frozen	-10-0	90-95	8-10 months	……..	……..	……..	0.38-0.33
Livers, frozen	-10-0	90-95	3-4 months	70.0	……..	……..	0.41
Pork fresh	32-34	85-90	3-7 days	32.44	28.29	046.0.55	……..
Frozen	-10-0	90-95	4-6 months	……..	……..	……..	0.30-0.33
Smoked sausage	40-45	85-90	6 months	60.0	……..	0.68	0.38
Sausage casings	40-45	90-95	……..	……..	……..	……..	……..
Veal, fresh	32-34	90-95	5-10 days	64.70	28-29	0.71-0.76	……..
Frozen	-10-0	90-95	8-10 months	……..	……..	……..	0.39-0.41
Melons, cantaloupe	36-40	90-95	5-15 days	92.0	29.9	0.93	0.48
Casaba	45-50	85-95	4-6 weeks	92.7	30.1	0.94	0.48
Honeydew and honey ball	45-50	90-95	3-4 weeks	92.6	30.3	0.94	0.48

Commodity	Storage Temp,F	Relative Humidity,%	Approximate Storage Life	Water Content %	Highest Freezing Point, F	Specific Heat Above Freezing Btu,1b,f	Specific Heat Below Freezing Btu/1b/f
Nursery stock	32-35	85-90	3-6 month	……..	……..	……..	……..
Nuts	32-50	65-75	8-12 months	3-6	……..	0.22-0.25	0.21-0.22
Oil (vegetable salad)	70	……..	1 year plus	0	……..	……..	……..
Okra	45-50	90-95	7-10 days	89.8	28.7	0.92	0.46
Oleomargarine	35	60-70	1 year plus	15.5	……..	0.32	0.25
Olives, fresh	45-50	85-90	4-6 weeks	75.2	29.4	0.80	0.42
Onions (dry) and onions sets	32	65-70	1-8 months	87.5	30.6	0.90	0.46
Green	32	95	3-4 weeks	89.4	30.4	0.91	……..
Oranges	32-48	85-90	3-12 weeks	87.2	30.6	0.90	0.46
Orange juice, chilled	32-35	……..	3-6 weeks	89.0	……..	0.91	0.47
Papayas	45	85-90	1-3 weeks	90.8	30.1	0.82	0.47
Parsnips	32	98-100	4-6 months	78.6	30.4	0.84	0.44
Peaches an nectarines	31-32	90	2-4 weeks	89.1	30.3	0.90	0.46
Pears	29-31	90-95	2-7 weeks	82.7	29.32	0.86	0.45
Peas, green	32	95	1-3 weeks	74.3	30.9	0.79	0.42
Peppers, sweet	45-50	90-95	2-3 weeks	92.4	30.7	0.94	0.47
Peppers, chill (dry)	32-50	60-70	6 months	12.0	……..	0.30	0.24
Persimmons	30	90	3-4 months	78.2	28.1	0.84	0.43
Pineapples, mature green	50-55	85-90	3-4 weeks	……..	30.2	……..	……..
Ripe	45	85-90	2-4 weeks	85.3	30.0	0.88	0.45
Plums including fresh prunes	31-32	90-95	2-4 weeks	82.3	30.5	0.88	0.45
Pomegranates	32	90	2-4 weeks	……..	26.6	……..	……..

Commodity	Storage Temp,F	Relative Humidity,%	Approximate Storage Life	Water Content %	Highest Freezing Point, F	Specific Heat Above Freezing Btu,1b,f	Specific Heat Below Freezing Btu/1b/f
Popcorn, unpopped	32-40	85	4-6 months	13.5	……..	0.31	0.24
Potatoes, early crop	50-55	90	……..	81.2	30.9	0.85	0.44
Late crop	38-50	90	……..	77.8	30.9	0.82	0.43
Poultry, fresh	32	85-90	1 week	74.0	27.0	0.79	……..
Frozen, eviscerated	0 or below	90-95	8-12 months	……..	……..	……..	0.42
Pumpkins	50-55	70-75	2-3 months	90.5	30.5	0.92	0.47
Quinces	31-32	90	2-3 months	85.3	28.4	0.88	0.45
Radishes-spring, prepackaged	32	95	3-4 weeks	93.6	30.7	0.95	0.48
Winter	32	95-100	2-4 months	93.6	……..	0.95	0.48
Rabbits, fresh	32-34	90-95	1-5 days	68.0	……..	0.74	0.40
Frozen	-10-0	90-95	0-6 months	……..	……..	……..	……..
Raspberries, black	31-32	90-95	2-3 weeks	80.6	30.0	0.84	0.44
Red	31-32	90-95	2-3 weeks	84.1	30.9	0.87	0.45
Frozen (red or black)	-10-0	……..	1 year	……..	……..	……..	……..
Rhubard	32	95	2-4 weeks	94.9	30.3	0.96	0.48
Rutabagas	32	98-100	4-6 months	89.1	30.1	0.91	0.47
Seed, vegetable	32-50	50-65	……..	7.0-15.0	……..	0.29	0.23
Spinach	32	95	10-14 days	92.7	31.5	0.94	0.48
Squash, Acom	45-50	70-75	5-8 weeks	……..	30.5	……..	……..
Summer	32-50	85-95	5-14 days	94.0	31.1	0.95	……..
Winter	50-55	70-75	4-6 months	88.6	30.3	0.91	……..
Strawberries, fresh	31-32	90-95	5-7 days	89.9	30.6	0.92	……..
Frozen	-10-0	……..	1 year	72.0	……..	……..	0.42
Sweet potatoes	55-60	85-90	4-7 months	48.5	29.7	0.75	0.40
Tangerines	32-38	85-90	2-4 weeks	87.3	30.1	0.90	0.46

Commodity	Storage Temp,F	Relative Humidity,%	Approximate Storage Life	Water Content %	Highest Freezing Point, F	Specific Heat Above Freezing Btu,1b,f	Specific Heat Below Freezing Btu/1b/f
Tobacco, hogsheads	50-65	50-55	1 year	……..	……..	……..	……..
Bales	35-40	70-85	1-2 years	……..	……..	……..	……..
Cigarettes	35-46	50-55	6 months	……..	……..	……..	……..
Cigar	35-50	60-65	2 months	……..	……..	……..	……..
Tomatoes, mature green	55-70	85-90	1-3 weeks	93.0	31.0	0.95	0.48
Firm ripe	45-50	85-90	4-7 days	94.1	31.1	0.94	0.48
Turnips, roots	32	95	4-5 months	91.5	30.1	0.93	0.47
Vegetable seed	32-50	50-65	……..	7.0-15.0	……..	0.29	0.23
Yams	60	85-90	3-6 months	73.5	……..	0.79	……..
Yeast, compressed bakers	31-32	……..	……..	70.9	……..	0.77	0.41

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