The feed of plants or their products which with biological active， can not only improving the health of animal， and to prompt more balanced nutrition and conducive to the processing and preservation of its meat and meat products. The addition of natural active substances kept the meat fat in lower oxidation state during processing and storage， and the product quality and the sensory characteristics of the meat product was obvious promoted， while the meat and meat product shelf life was well prolonged. The applying of natural substance and its extract in animals raised for meat， meat processing and storage were introduced in this paper. The using of natural active substances in animal feeding and meat product processing， for nutrition improvement， quality promotion and regulation were reviewed， in order to provide useful experience for the application of natural substancein in meat and meat product processing.