Approximately 30 compounds have been identified in the aroma of green tea, the major ones being benzyl alcohol, phenylethyl alcohol, a hexenol, linalool, geraniol and methyl salicylate.

约有30种化合物已从绿茶的香气中鉴别出来，其中主要的有苯甲醇、苯乙醇、已烯醇、沉香醇、香茅醇和甲基水杨酸酯。