The moisture content of fresh Ocimum gratissimum fell within the range of values reported for fresh green leafy vegetables in the literature [21, 22]. Its high moisture content was indicative of low total solids. As common with most vegetables, the leaf was low in crude protein and lipid content. However, these values were comparable with those of cocoyam (Colocassia esculenta) [23], baobab and okra leaves, and higher than that of okra fruit [21]. The low value obtained for the lipid of fresh leaf might have resulted from loss of its volatile oil component during drying at 600C in the oven for preservation before determination of its proximate composition. Several authors [2, 3, 6, 7] reported the leaf to be rich in volatile oil, and this may account for its low non-volatile lipid content. The fresh leaf was also low in carbohydrates and gross energy content. The low gross energy content of the leaf was