PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a material that has superior antibacterial effect and freshness keeping effect, for food products, fruit and vegetables, plants, etc. that cause corruption and lowering of freshness during the storage or circulation, and also has high safety.SOLUTION: A volatile material of the present invention is characterized by containing capillin and has antibacterial properties and freshness keeping properties. The volatile material of the present invention exhibits superior antibacterial effect and freshness keeping effect for food products, fruit and vegetables, plants, etc. that cause corruption and decrease of freshness during the storage or circulation, by volatilizing capillin.COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】貯蔵または流通時に腐敗や鮮度の低下が生じる食品、青果物および植物などに対して優れた抗菌効果および鮮度保持効果を有し、安全性の高い資材を提供する。【解決手段】本発明は、カピリンを含有することを特徴とする抗菌性と鮮度保持を備えた揮発性資材である。本発明の揮発性資材からカピリンを揮発させることにより、貯蔵または流通時に腐敗や鮮度の低下が生じる食品、青果物、植物などに対して極めて優れた抗菌効果および鮮度保持効果を示す。【選択図】なし