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Citrus fruits are non-climacteric—that is, they don’t continue to ripen once they’ve been harvested. Many citrus fruits are harvested while they’re still green on the outside, even though they’re perfectly ripe within. Because consumers associate green peels with underripe fruit, citrus growers expose their fruit to ethylene gas post-harvest in a process called degreening, which ensures a uniform color in the peel but doesn’t affect the fruit within.
If you plan to keep citrus for longer than a week, stash it in the fridge to prevent bacterial fermentation and molds like penicillium from taking root. UC Davis recommends keeping uncut fruits in perforated plastic bags in the produce drawer for optimum shelf life. In the fridge, citrus can last for many weeks depending on the cultivar; common lemons can stay fresh for two months or longer, depending on the factors listed above.
For all of these reasons, it’s best to use citrus as soon as possible after you cut it or juice it, which saves fridge space and avoids unnecessary food waste. In the refrigerator, freshly squeezed orange juice usually lasts two to three days, but it’ll never taste as good as the day you juiced it. (Fresh fruit and juice rarely tastes better with age, with the possible exception of
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