Fruits and vegetables humidification

Proper Humidity for Storing Fruits & Vegetables

Without the proper level of humidity, vegetables and fruits suffer. Produce that shrinks, wrinkles or spoils quickly likely has been stored in too high or too low humidity.

VEGETABLES
Vegetables needing high relative humidity between 85 percent and 95 percent include asparagus, beets, broccoli and cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, beans, peas, radishes, corn and turnips. Greens, scallions and lettuces also need high humidity, but should be kept separate. Keep things dry, below 85 percent humidity, for pumpkins, squash, onions and garlic.

FRUITS
Fruits that like high humidity include apples, sour cherries, peaches, pears, plums, apricots, avocados and berries, while a medium level is recommended for grapes, sweet cherries, melons and citrus fruits.

The table below indicates optimal moisture condition for some common fruits and vegetables.

Contact Italfog for more information about misting systems to humidify fruits and vegetables.

PRODUCT	Optimal Humidity
	%
Apples	90-95
Apricots	90-95
Artichokes	90-95
Asparagus	95-100
Avocados  ripe	85-95
Avocados unripe	85-95
Bananas green	85-95
Bananas unripe	85-95
Basil	90-95
Beans dry	90-95
Beans green	95
Blackbarries	90-95
Bluebarries	90-95
Broccoli	90-95
Cabbage	98-100
Cantaloupe	90-95
Carrots	90-95
Cauliflower	95-98
Celery	98-100
Chard	97-99
Cherries	90-95
Chicory	90-95
Coconuts	80-85
Collards	95-100
Corn	95-98
Cucumbers	95
Currants	95
Eggplant	90-95
Endive	95-100
Escarole	90-95
Figs	90-95
Garlic	65-70
Grapefruit	90-95
Grapes	85
Kiwi	90-95
Green peas	90-95
Lemons	90-95
Lettuce	95-100
Onions	65-75
Oranges	90-95
Papayas	90-95
Parsley	98-100
Potatoes	90-95
Precut Fruit	90-95
Precut Vegetables	90-95
Prunes	90-95
Spinach	95-100
Strawberries	90-95