The invention discloses an aloe extract and application thereof. A preparation method for the aloe extract comprises the following steps: (1) weighing and crushing aloe, soaking the crushed aloe with an aqueous ethanol solution having a concentration of 50 to 100% and accounting for 5 to 15 times of the crushed aloe, then carrying out reflux extraction several times, wherein extraction lasts for 1 to 5 h each time, carrying out filtering to obtain ethanol extracts and filter residues, combining the ethanol extracts, carrying out standing for 12 to 48 h, removing sediments through filtering and recovering the solvent to obtain a crude extract; (2) dissolving the crude extract with water, introducing the dissolved crude extract into a macroporous adsorption resin column, carrying out washing and desugaring, then carrying out elution with the aqueous ethanol solution having a concentration of 50 to 100%, collecting ethanol eluate and recovering the solvent so as to obtain an extract; and (3) dissolving crude extract with water, successively carrying out extraction with dichloromethane, ethyl acetate and n-butanol accounting for 5 to 15 times of the dissolved extract, carrying out concentration and extraction so as to obtain a water phase and then carrying out washing with methanol until a concentrate cannot be dissolved so as to obtain the final extract. The aloe extract provided by the invention can effectively prolong the shelf life of fruit and vegetable, reduce release of ethylene gas, maintain hardness of fruit and vegetable, delay the decrease speed of chlorophyll, decrease moisture evaporation, lower low temperature damage of fruit and vegetable, retain balance between sugar degree and acidity and improve luster of fruit and vegetable.