(R)-Linalyl 6-O-alpha-L-arabinopyranosyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside and bornyl 6-O-beta-D-xylopyranosyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside were isolated as aroma precursors of linalool and borneol from flower buds of Gardenia jasminoides, guided by enzymatic hydrolysis followed by GC and GC-MS analyses.