The invention discloses a formula and a preparation method of a
thymol-contained
plant-derived fruit and vegetable fresh-keeping agent. The
plant-derived fruit and vegetable fresh-keeping agent comprises components in percentage by weight as follows: 1%-30% of
thymol, 0.0001%-0.3% of isopentennyladenine, 5%-10% of
camphor, 5%-10% of
garlic oil, 5%-10% of
sucrose ester, 20%-60% of a carrier, 0.15%-0.5% of an antifoaming agent and the balance of water. The
plant-derived fruit and vegetable fresh-keeping agent has functions of fruit aging delaying,
corrosion prevention, sterilization and freshness keeping as well as low cost and long freshness lifetime, and can be used for keeping freshness of fresh peaches, oranges, grapes, strawberries, cucumbers, green beans, tomatoes and mangoes. The plant-derived fruit and vegetable fresh-keeping agent has functions of fruit aging delaying,
corrosion prevention, sterilization and freshness keeping.