Nutrient components and the contents of mineral elements in leaves of Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim have been analyzedand compared with leaves of seven common vegetables.The results showed that the respective content of protein,crude fibre,Vit C,ash,water was 28.53%,5.95%,0.67%,10.70%,80.87%.As for the mass ratio,content of mineral elements of K,Mg,P,Zn,Fe,Cu,Mn respectively was 1 737.71 mg/100 g,446.07 mg/100 g,804.20 mg/100 g,3.45 mg/100 g,19.61 mg/100 g,2.48 mg/100 g,5.62 mg/100 g.The leaves of Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim are showed to have rich nutrition and various nutritional components,which showed its high edible and nutritive value,especially of the protein,crude fiber,Vit C,K,Mg,P.