Abstract: Thermal processing is an important way to meet the health requirements and improve the quality of meat products in animal- derived food processing.In this paper,it describes the types and characteristics of different food thermal processing.Among different food thermal processing : it is little importance for thermal processing on the safety of animal- derived food.But it is helpful to ensure the safety of animal- derived food on new industrial cooking methods.At the same time,effects of different thermal processing on the general nutritional composition of animal- derived food are analyzed,especially protein and fatty acid.Finally,it dissects effects of different thermal processing on sensory quality of animal- derived food from three aspects: appearance,flavor and texture.This review would provide a theoretical basis to find efficient and feasible thermal processing for different processing purposes combined with the characteristics of animal- derived food.