The present invention refers to a refrigerator including a heat-insulating main body which is made of a heat-insulating material and has a plurality of storage compartments formed inside, a door which is provided at an opening of the heat-insulating main body in a manner which allows opening and closing, a cooling unit which cools air in the heat-insulating main body to generate cool air, and a cool-air circulation path along which the cool air circulates between the plurality of storage compartments and the cooling unit, said refrigerator comprising an irradiation unit provided in one of the plurality of storage compartments and configured to irradiate vegetables stored in the one of the plurality of storage compartments with blue light.
