Abstract:Maillard reaction is a naturally occurring reaction leading to protein modification.With no need of additional chemical additives，it has become one of the potential protein modification methods in food industry.Maillard reaction can modify plant proteins to improve their functions.However，the dense structure of plant proteins slows down the reaction.For efficient modification of plant proteins，some techniques supporting Maillard reaction have attracted the interest of scholars.In this paper，the principle of Maillard reaction，supporting techniques，and the modification of plant-derived proteins by Maillard reaction were reviewed，and the future research trend and application direction of Maillard reaction to modification of plant proteins were predicted.