PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a freshness-keeping material capable of suppressing hue change, browning and withering of plants.SOLUTION: There is provided a freshness-keeping material comprising a substrate and a surface layer including at least one kind of sugar selected from the group consisting of monosaccharides and hydrolyzable polysaccharides. The sugar contained in the surface layer has an amount of not less than 0.3 mg/m2 and less than 200 mg/m2.SELECTED DRAWING: NoneCOPYRIGHT: (C)2020,JPO&INPIT【課題】植物の色相変化、褐変及び萎えを抑制可能な鮮度保持用材料を提供する。【解決手段】基材と、単糖類及び加水分解性の多糖類からなる群より選ばれる少なくとも一種の糖を含む表面層と、を備え、前記表面層における前記糖の量が0.3mg/m2以上200mg/m2未満である鮮度保持用材料。【選択図】なし