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Spanish (pilot): Jazmín · pending native-speaker review · Leer en español (piloto)
A rich floral direction that can feel lush, sweet, green and highly present.
Its type, Source, means the smell is named after “a physical origin that can contribute a smell”; it is not an evidence source, such as a study or a book. The origin page for Jasmine (the plant, not this smell entry) lists every smell recorded as coming from it.
Jasmine smells rich, sweet and lush, with a heady floral intensity and a green, slightly fruity edge. EDITORIAL
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QUESTIONS ABOUT JASMINE
Jasmine smells rich, sweet and lush, with a heady floral intensity and a green, slightly fruity edge. Up close it can feel heavy and almost creamy; at a distance it is lighter and more radiant. On a still evening it can seem to fill a whole garden. It is easily mistaken for honeysuckle or orange blossom, though jasmine is deeper and more insistent.
It is met near flowering vines on walls and fences in warm months, in night gardens, and in many perfumes, soaps and teas. Many people link it with summer evenings and warm climates.
Typical settings: flowering vine, night garden, fragrance composition.
SmellBook links it to one place page: see it in Connections.
One VERIFIED scientific claim from one published source is recorded for this entry: Volatiles emitted by Jasminum sambac flowers. This claim says only what its source supports, in the scope shown with it.
The scientific study behind this evidence is chemistry or emission work, not a study of how the smell is perceived.
3 molecules are named in this claim; see the evidence for the role the claim gives them. Each molecule this claim names has only the role the claim states.
Jasmine is both a botanical source and a major fragrance reference; the context should remain visible.
SmellBook records 2 written comparisons with other smells: see them in Connections.
Words that are easy to mix up: How do green and herbal differ?, Why is creamy not just sweet? and Where do floral and powdery meet?
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Scientific evidence · 1 claim
Volatiles emitted by Jasminum sambac flowers
In volatiles emitted by living Jasminum sambac flowers, α-farnesene, linalool and benzyl acetate were the most abundant compounds, and blocking α-farnesene production also diminished the flowers' sweet scent.
One J. sambac cultivar across flowering stages; it reports abundance, not odour potency, and other jasmine species differ.
How this was found: Chemical composition. Compounds were identified or measured, without any assessment of their odour. Source: primary study; chemistry work.
Ying Yu, Shiheng Lyu, Dan Chen, Yi Lin, Jianjun Chen, Guixin Chen & Naixing Ye
DOI 10.3390/molecules22040546Each molecule is named by the claim shown after it. Each molecule named here has only the role the claim states. About molecules in SmellBook
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SmellBook SB-0016 — Jasminesmellbook:smell:jasminehttps://smellbook.com/smells/jasmineSmellBook. (2026). Jasmine (revision 3, 2026-10-06). SmellBook Public Atlas. smellbook:smell:jasmine. https://smellbook.com/smells/jasmine@misc{smellbook_jasmine_r3,
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Jasmine is both a botanical source and a major fragrance reference; the context should remain visible.
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Editorial description expanded to answer what it smells like and where you meet it; independently reviewed.
Created 2026-09-22 · Updated 2026-10-06Dataset history In the SmellBook dataset since the first of three dataset releases of 2026-09-30.
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