the present invention has a high gel stability, and small variation in the particle size between the gel stability, provides a sorbent having good absorption properties. The present invention includes a water-absorbent resin and the chelating agent, the particulate water absorbent containing as a main component a water-absorbent resin to a particle size which is defined JIS standard sieve contains less than less than 300 the particles and at least 300 850 particles, of the chelating agent content of 0.001 to 5 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of solid content of the water-absorbent resin, and further provides a particulate water absorbent containing as a main component a water-absorbent resin characterized in that it satisfies the formula (1). 1.2
