The basic nutrient composition， minerals， amino acids and fatty acids of the gill edge meat， fish face meat and fish brain of bighead carp （Aristichthys nobilis） head were determined， and the differences of the nutrients in the three parts of bighead carp head were analyzed to study the edible value of bighead carp head and expand the development of its product.The results of comparing the basic nutrient composition of the edible part of bighead carp head showed that the content of protein was in the decreasing order of gill edge meat>fish face meat>fish brain， and the content of fat was in the increasing order of gill edge meat <fish face meat<fish brain.Compared with the three edible parts of the bighead carp head， the content of potassium， phosphorus， calcium and zinc in the gill meat was higher.The content of various minerals in the fish brain was relatively low.Twenty-six kinds of fatty acids were detected in the meat of fish face and brain of bighead carp， and 25 kinds of fatty acids were detected in gill edge meat.The value of n-6/n-3 in edible parts of bighead carp head was 1.80，1.83 and 1.86， in line with the ideal ratio recommended by the Chinese Nutrition Society. The first limiting amino acid is tryptophan， the second limiting amino acid is methionine + cysteine.The essential amino acid index （EAAI） of bighead carp head is 75.48， which can be used as a source of protein.It is indicated that bighead carp head is a high-quality food source with rich nutrition， reasonable composition of amino acids and fatty acids.