Abstract: Okra fruit is rich in protein and pectic polysaccharide, and is a kind of new healthy vegetable with high nutritional value and utilization value. On the basis of research at home and abroad, the research status about okra fruit nutritional value, storage technology and the processing and utilization of okra fruit pod and seeds were introduced. Also, the development of okra industry was discussed in order to facilitate a further study on okra utilization. Therefore, the key steps to comprehensively promote the rapid development of okra industry are improving storage technology, deepening the research and development of processing technology, strengthening scientific research products transformation of okra fruit.