The invention relates to a fresh keeping agent for fruits and vegetables. The fresh keeping agent comprises the following components in parts by weight: 40-60 parts of a clove extract, 20-30 parts ofaleic hydrazide, 15-30 parts of a chitosan solution, 15-20 parts of galangal, 12-19 parts of sodium ascorbate, 40-50 parts of a fructus forsythiae extract, 8-11 parts of a malabar spinach extract, 22-29 parts of licorice root residues, 7-11 parts of potassium sorbate, 4-8 parts of sucrose fatty acid ester, 8-13 parts of Chinese toon juice, 7-12 parts of atractylodes rhizomes, 15-20 parts of winterjasmines, 1-5 parts of citric acid and 5-10 parts of thiabendazole. According to the fresh keeping agent disclosed by the invention, the clove extract, the Chinese toon juice, the fructus forsythiaeextract, the malabar spinach aqueous extract and the winter jasmines are all natural substances, so that the fresh keeping agent has significant effects of resisting insects, resisting permeation, resisting bacteria and resisting viruses.