Total kernel lipids extracted from musk melon ( Cucumis melo, cucurbitaceae) amounted to 49.4% of the dry kernel. The total lipids contained 91.5% neutral lipids, 6.4% glycolipids, and 2.1 % phospholipids. Neutral lipids consisted mostly of triacylglycerols (90.7%) with small amounts of diacylglycerols, monoacylglycerols, free fatty acids, sterols, sterolesters, and hydrocarbons. At least four glycolipids and eight phospholipids were detected. Monogalactosyldiacylglycerol, digalactosyldiacylglycerol, and acylmonogalactosyldiacylglyceroI were the major glycolipids, while acylated sterylglucoside was present in small amounts. The major phospholipids were phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine, while phosphatidic acid, phosphatidylserine, phosphatidylglycerol, lysophosphatidylcholine, lysophosphatidylethanolamine, and phosphatidylinositol were present in small amounts. The fatty acid compositions of the neutral lipid, glycolipid, and phospholipid fractions were determined.