The absolute ofGardenia jasminoides(“Jasmine rose” Rubiaceae) was analyzed by GC and GC/MS. More than 200 compounds could be detected of which more than 100 were identified. The olfactorially valuable compounds found with a concentration higher than 1% were: linalool (2.14%), benzyl phenylacetate (1.73%), methyl phenylacetate (1.47%), phenylacetic acid (1.38%), 1-phenylerhyl acetate (1.22%), myristic acid (1.22%), benzyl benzoate (1.19%), geranyl acetone (1.17%), (Z)-3-hexenoic acid (1.14%), 2-methyl butyric acid (1.14%), benzyl acetate (1.13%), valeric acid (1.08%), p-cresyl acetate (1.04%), ethyl phenylacetate (1.04%), 2-phenyl ethylacetate (1.04%), methyl anthranilate (1.03%), (Z)-4-heptenol (1.02%) and valeraldehyde (1.02%). In addition, more than 80 other interesting volatiles as well as more than 20 higher hydrocarbons (higher than C16) and more than 10 fatty acids and their esters were also identified in the absolute.