A chemical investigation based on NMR and MS studies revealed that the nonsaponifiable lipid fraction of cardamom consisted mainly of waxes and sterols. The waxes identified were n-alkanes (C21, C23, C25, C27, C29, C3i, and C33) and n-alkenes (C21, C23, C25, C27, C29, C31, and C33). In the sterol fraction d-sitostenone and -sitosterol are newly reported. Phytol and traces of eugenyl acetate were also identified in cardamom for the first time.