Abstract: Under the current global aging trend, China’s market for foods for elderly has great potential. However, the current market cannot satisfy the demands of surging elderly population in the future. Plant-derived foods can meet the demands of the elderly in terms of nutrition and taste, and are an important part of the dietary structure of the elderly. The enzymatic technology provides a powerful means for the special production of plant-derived foods for elderly people. In this article, the effects of endogenous enzymes on plant-derived foods, the use of exogenous enzymes for quality control of food raw materials, and combined with the application of new food processing technology in the field of plant-derived food processing, which will provide new ideas and directions for the development of plant-based foods.

Key words: enzyme, food for elderly people, plant-based foods, aging population, application