Abstract: Effect of food treatment on the nutritive value and the sensory properties of giant snail was investigated 36 hatchlings of one week old giant snail, were used for the experiment. There were 3 dietary treatments: Compounded (artificial food), mixture of natural and artificial food and natural food. There were 3 replicates of 4 snails in each. They were fed with water and feed ad libitum for twenty weeks. At 20 weeks 2 snails were randomly selected from each treatment and sacrificed by breaking the shell from the back. The visceral organs and the flesh were washed and carefully separated. Meat samples were used for proximate and sensory properties analysis. The meat samples were properly cooked without adding spices,using the same methods and same cooking materials. Sensory assessment was done by a panel of 10 members. The panelists were all in a state of good health and in the same age bracket The results show that all snails showed a steady growth with age and there was a significant difference (p< 0.05) in weight gain among those snails fed artificial food and those fed the natural food. There was a significant difference (p< 0.05) in crude protein content between those snails fed artificial and natural food. Snails on natural food had higher ash content, but there was no significant difference in ash and ether extract among the treatments. Snails on the compounded feed were more palatable than those on natural and mixture of natural and compounded food. Meat colour was best in those fed natural food. Cooking loss was highest in those on the compounded food. Meat tenderness was the highest in those on natural food. It was concluded that snail meat is very rich in nutrients and if properly fed good compounded diets the meat value and the sensory properties, will be greatly enhanced. The low values in palatability, nutritive value and weight gain obtained in those on natural food might be an indication that it is not rich enough to meet the basic nutrient requirements of the animal. Therefore, when snails are fed feeds fortified with adequate nutrients during growth, it enhances performance, yield and quality of the meat.