Abstract: With the development of economy in China, the prevalence of hypertension has shown a high incidence trend. Although drug therapy can effectively reduce blood pressure, obvious side effects were observed after long-term use. Dietary regulation is an important method to alleviate and assist the treatment of hypertension. Plant-derived antihypertensive peptides have attracted more and more attention of scientists worldwide because of their obvious efficacy, nature and non-toxic side effects. In view of the research progress of food field on plant-derived antihypertensive peptides in recent years, this paper summarizes the mechanism, preparation methods and efficacy evaluation methods of plant-derived antihypertensive peptides, and further focused on the research progress of antihypertensive peptides in plant-derived foods such as wheat, corn, soybean and rice. It would provide reference for the further research of plant-derived antihypertensive peptides in the future.