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Why you shouldn’t keep these foods in the store cupboard

Foods for your fridge
Apples
Avocados
Bananas
Bottled lime and lemon juice
Cakes
Cantaloupe
Cauliflower
Chocolate
Chocolate syrup
Cold-pressed oils
Corn on the cob
Dates
Eggs
Infused oils
Jam
Ketchup
Lemons
Mustard
Nuts
Nut oils
Peanut butter
Pickles
Potatoes
Pure maple syrup
Tortillas
Wholegrain flour
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Foods for your fridge

It's a given that meat, fish and dairy should be kept in the fridge, and that tinned produce should be kept in cupboards – but you might be surprised to learn that there are a few other everyday ingredients you've been storing incorrectly. To help you figure out what should be kept where, we've rounded up 26 foods that you should move out of the pantry or store cupboard and into the refrigerator. Stored chilled, they'll stay fresh and bacteria-free for much longer.

Click or scroll through our gallery to discover the foods that you'd be better off keeping in the fridge from now on.

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Karlina Valeiko

09 May 2025

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