# the shelf life of the typical orange...

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**Created:** [September 11, 2001, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-shelf-life-of-the-typical-orange/80832 "2001-09-11T05:40:15Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 11, 2001, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-shelf-life-of-the-typical-orange/80832/1 "2001-09-11T05:40:15Z")

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i have a two week old bushel of oranges in my fridge. i’m sure they will last me a while in there. but in a clean open air enviornment, how long does it take for a fresh orange to rot beyond edibility?

i guess i could go get a fresh orange or two and test out a practical answer to this, but for fun or if anyone has a good general answer or some knowledge on fruit decomposition, i’d like to hear it. thnx.