This project determined the nutrients, anti-nutrients and functional properties of two cultivars of processed (boiled and fermented)Xanthosoma sagittifolium(edeochaandede uhie) flours grown in Southern, Nigeria. The proximate, minerals, chemical, anti-nutrients and functional properties of the cocoyam flours varied significantly (P<0.05). The results showed that the moisture content varied from 6.17% to 7.88%, withede uhieexhibiting higher values. The same trend was observed in crude protein (4.33- 5.92%), crude fiber (1.04-1.94%), crude fat (1.16-3.22%), ash (2.17-2.93%), withede uhieexhibiting higher values thanede ocha.However, the carbohydrate and energy values were higher inede ocha. For the mineral contents, the range values were: Ca (10.23-41.17mg/100g), Na (15.22-17.66mg/100g), Mg (5.82-8.38mg/100g), P (12.31-16.19mg/100g), K (2.78-3.62mg/100g), withede uhieshowing higher values. On pH, TTA, starch and total sugar, it was observed that fermentedede ochahad higher pH value (6.82), TTA was higher in fermentedede ocha(0.92%), starch (24.66) and total sugar (3.29) values were higher in rawede ochathan others. Anti-nutrient factors were generously reduced by processing methods especially boiling by between 50-100%, and fermentation by between 5-77% in most of the parameters analyzed. Functional properties ranged from BD (0.60-0.81g/mL), WAC (2.19-2.71g/mL), OAC (1.45-2.92g/mL), FC (16.38-19.52g/mL), FS (1.96-2.48 min/sec) and GT (60.85-81.05 °C). While BD, WAC, OAC, FC were higher in theede ochaflour, FS and GT were higher inede uhieflour. Relating the physicochemical and functional properties,ede ochahas a potential for a quality food thickener. Overall, the results obtained in this study can be used to develop cocoyam food based products for enhanced nutrition with a potential to promote cocoyam commercial agriculture and composite utilization for confectionary industries in Nigeria.