Abstract:A feeding experiment which lasted 240 days was carried out to study the effects of different sizes and different diets on the edible part content and body composition of the female Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis). The results showed that there was no significant influence on hepatopancreas index(HIS), gonad index(GSI) and meat percentage (P> 0.05) for different diets and size treatments. Chemical analyses of muscle nutrients showed that the contents of lipid, moisture and ash had no significant change for different sizes and diet treatments (P>0.05). As for muscle protein content of crab fed formula feed, the medium size was significantly higher than the small size (P<0.05), while for muscle protein content of crab fed trash fish, the small size was significantly higher than the large size (P<0.05) . The muscle protein content of small size crab fed trash fish was significantly higher than that fed feed (P<0.05). Chemical analyses of hepatopancreas nutrients showed that the contents of protein, moisture and ash had no significant change for different sizes and diet treatments (P>0.05). For hepatopancreas lipid content of crab fed formula feed, the small and medium size was significantly higher than large size (P<0.05), while for hepatopancreas lipid content of the crab fed trash fish, the small size and large size were significantly higher than medium size (P<0.05).The hepatopancreas lipid content of the same size crab, group fed trash fish was significantly higher than that fed feed (P<0.05). Chemical analyses of ovary nutrients showed that the content of protein had no significant change for different sizes and diet treatments (P>0.05). Moisture content of crab fed the formula feed had no significant change among the three sizes (P>0.05), lipid content increased significantly with breeding sizes (P<0.05), for ash content the large size was significantly higher than the medium and the small size (P<0.05). For lipid content of crab fed trash fish, the large size was significantly lower than the small size (〖WTBX〗P〖WTBZ〗<0.05). For moisture content of small size crab, group fed formula feed was significantly higher than that fed trash fish(P<0.05). For lipid content of the three size crab, group fed the trash fish was significantly higher than that fed formula feed (P<0.05). Combined, results in this study indicated that there was no significant influence on the edible part content of the female of Chinese mitten crab for different diet treatments and different breeding size treatments, while the body composition of the edible part had some differences because of breeding size or diet treatment(P> 0.05 or P<0.05).