<;P>;PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a freshness-keeping package for food suitable for keeping freshness of food: and to provide a method for keeping the freshness of food using the package. <;P>;SOLUTION: The freshness-keeping package for food is such that pasty substance containing at least allyl isothiocyanate, sugar alcohol, vegetable oil, ethanol and salt is packaged with an air permeable package material at least a part of which is made of nonwoven fabric. The pasty substance contains 0.1-2.0 wt.% of the allyl isothiocyanate. <;P>;COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT