PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a preservation method of fruits with which fruits can be easily and inexpensively preserved for a long period of time while keeping the hardness of fruits, the color of pericarp, and the eating quality.SOLUTION: The preservation method of fruits includes (1) a storage process for wrapping the fruit with a preservation bag that consists of a polypropylene film of 40 μm or more, (2) a deaeration process for deaerating air from the preservation bag, (3) a sealing process that seals up the preservation bag, and (4) a refrigeration process for refrigerating the fruit under a temperature of 1-5°C.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】簡単、安価に、長期間に渡って、果実の硬度、果皮の色、食味を維持したまま保存できる果実の保存方法を提供する。【解決手段】この発明の果実の保存方法は、(1)40μm以上のポリプロピレンフィルムからなる保存袋で果物を包む収納工程と、(2)保存袋から空気を脱気する脱気工程と、(3)保存袋を密封する密封工程と、(4)1~5℃の温度下で冷蔵する冷蔵工程と、を含む方法である。【選択図】なし