Product storage conditions

Cold storage temperature guide by product

Know what you need to store, but not which refrigeration system it requires? Start here. Each guide gives indicative storage conditions and then explains the engineering that actually drives cold room, freezing and load sizing for that commodity.

Fish
0 to +2 °C

Indicative storage temperatures for fresh, chilled and frozen fish, plus the refrigeration engineering that drives cold room, blast freezer and load sizing for fisheries and processing plants.

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Seafood & shellfish
0 to +4 °C

Indicative storage temperatures for shrimp, shellfish and mixed seafood, and the cold room, blast freezing and IQF engineering behind export-grade seafood facilities.

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Meat
0 to +4 °C air

Indicative chilled and frozen meat storage temperatures, chilling and freezing duty, humidity control and the cold room engineering behind abattoir and meat processing projects.

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Poultry
0 to +4 °C

Indicative chilled and frozen poultry storage temperatures, chilling duty, freezing capacity and the cold room engineering behind poultry processing and distribution facilities.

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Dairy
+2 to +4 °C

Indicative storage temperatures for milk, cheese, butter and ice cream, plus the refrigeration, humidity and hygiene engineering behind dairy cold storage projects.

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Fruit
+8 to +13 °C

Indicative fruit storage temperatures and humidity, ethylene and chilling-injury considerations, pre-cooling duty and cold room engineering for packhouses and export facilities.

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Vegetables
0 to +2 °C

Indicative vegetable storage temperatures and humidity, pre-cooling duty, ethylene separation and the cold room engineering behind packhouse and export vegetable facilities.

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Potatoes
+12 to +18 °C

Indicative potato storage temperatures for table, seed and processing crops, plus curing, ventilation, humidity, sprout control and the refrigeration engineering behind bulk potato stores.

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Frozen food
−18 to −25 °C

Indicative frozen food warehouse temperatures, cold-chain tolerance, freezing versus holding duty, dispatch buffering and the refrigeration engineering behind frozen distribution centres.

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Values are indicative planning ranges used for early-stage refrigeration sizing and procurement. They do not replace product-specific food-safety, pharmaceutical, regulatory or customer requirements, which take precedence in every case. Confirm final conditions with your quality function and a qualified refrigeration engineer.

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