The invention belongs to the technical field of mixed feed additives, and particularly relates to a nutritional preservative for a total mixed ration and a preparation method for the nutritional preservative. The nutritional preservative for the total mixed ration is prepared from the following raw materials: lactobacillus plantarum powder, sodium diacetate, phytic acid, cinnamic acid, grape polyphenols, tea polyphenols, soybean oligopeptides, ginkgo leaves extract, allicin, herba inulae extract, yellow sweet clover extract and vitamin C. The nutritional preservative for the total mixed ration contains multiple natural antibacterial and anti-oxidation components, comprises environment-friendly components, and is free of drug resistance and toxic or side effects, and is used for replacing a large dose of a preservative or antibiotics required to be used at present, bacteria can be effectively killed, mildews can be effectively proofed, the respiratory decay of feeds can be suppressed, the yield of an animal product such as meat and milk can be improved, and the quality of the animal product can be improved; stepwise water addition is adopted in the preparation method, so that a uniformly dissolved preservative can be obtained more easily, and the effective utilization rate of the raw materials is increased.