Benzyl acetate, benzyl alcohol and cisjasmone
give the fruity aromatic jasmine
qualities. Linalyl- β-D-glucopyranoside and
its 6-O-malonate, the aroma precursor of
linalool and farnesol give the flowery
character and are the main compounds
involved in the production of scented tea.25
Yellow-flower of some Jasminum spp.
contains verbascoside but are absent from
the white-flowered J. sambac26