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种化合物已从绿茶香气中鉴别出来，其中主有苯甲、苯乙、已烯、沉香、香茅和甲基水杨酸酯。