Abstract: The present invention relates to a retort food pouch which, when constituted of materials provided with characteristics demanded of retort food pouches, is capable of opening appropriately, and of appropriately affixing to another container as a pour spout when contents are transferred.

Abstract: The present invention provides a retort pouch which is made from a metal laminated film having the multilayer structure of a crystalline polypropylene resin film/an adhesive resin layer including a modified polypropylene/a metal foil/an adhesive layer/an oriented nylon film/an adhesive layer/a polyester film; and the retort pouch wherein a cutout for opening that is opening toward the side border is formed on the upper position of a heat-sealed part leaving some space from the superior border, an opening for pouring the contents is formed on the cut part by cutting the corner between the cutout and the superior border, and the opening is formed by cutting the corner along the line extending from the cutout for opening to the superior border at angles of 20 to 80 degrees to the side border. According to this retort pouch, the pouch is easy to open due to ease of tearing and does not easily lose the shape of the opening.