The invention provides a coating preservative for fruits and vegetables and a preparation method of the coating preservative. The coating preservative is prepared from the following raw materials: starch, pectin, lecithin, vegetable oil, protein, citric acid, cinnamon essential oil, phytic acid, sodium erythorbate, glycerol, emulsifier and water. The preparation method of the coating preservative comprises the following steps: firstly, adding the starch, the pectin and the citric acid into water with four fifth usage; heating, preserving heat, adding the glycerol, the vegetable oil and the protein, stirring and cooling to obtain a mixed solution A; adding the phytic acid and the sodium erythorbate into water with residual usage, and stirring to obtain a mixed solution B; adding the mixing solution B, the cinnamon essential oil, the lecithin and the emulsifier into the mixed solution A obtained in the first step under the condition of stirring, dispersing, heating, preserving heat and cooling to obtain a finished product. According to the coating preservative, rotting and weight loss of the fruits and the vegetables can be reduced, appearance of the fruits and the vegetables is kept, and the storage period of the fruits and the vegetables is prolonged; in addition, the coating preservative is easily washed by water and can be naturally degraded, so that residues of a chemical preservative are reduced; the coating preservative has no toxin or harm to a human body and is high in safety.