A cooling device (1) comprising a nitrogen-enriched storage compartment (2) containing nitrogen-enriched air and an oxygen- enriched storage compartment containing oxygen- enriched air. By way of the present invention, vegetal food products such as fresh vegetables, fruit etc. can be stored in the nitrogen-enriched storage compartment (2) , and animal food products such as fresh meat, fish etc. can be stored in the oxygen-enriched storage compartment (3) providing to extend the shelf lives of these food products.
