Abstract: The present invention relates to an absorbent pad for use in wrapping food, which is placed between food and a food container so as to absorb and store the liquid exuding from food. This absorbent pad for absorbing the liquid exuding from food includes an upper sheet, a lower sheet and an absorbent material layer placed in-between. The absorbent material layer is made from a pulp, a thermally active fiber, an antibacterial agent and an absorbent resin and bonded to each other, and the absorbent resin is at least one material selected from an absorbent short fiber, a powdery absorbent resin and a granular absorbent resin. Since the absorbent material layer of the inventive absorbent pad contains the thermally active fiber together with the pulp and the absorbent resin, the absorbent materials in the absorbent material layer can be effectively prevented from flowing out of the absorbent pad even when the absorbent material layer swells by absorbing the liquid exuding from foods.