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种化合物已从绿茶中鉴别出，其中主要有甲醇、乙醇、已烯醇、沉醇、茅醇和甲基水杨酸酯。