The invention belongs to the field of a tea quality identifying method, and relates to a method for identifying the quality of jasmine tea. The method comprises the following steps of: 1, measuring the relative content of aroma ingredients by using a method combining the head space solid phase microextraction in combination with a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, wherein the sweet smell ingredients comprise alpha-farnesene, cis-3-hexenyl benzoate, methyl anthranilate, indol and linalool; 2, computing the aroma index of the jasmine tea; and 3, determining the quality of the jasmine tea according to the aroma index of the jasmine tea. According to the relevency among various main aroma ingredients and the quality of the jasmine tea, the JTF index (relative content specific value) is determined to be equal to [(alpha-farnesene+cis-3-hexenyl benzoate+methyl anthranilate+indol)/linalool]. According to the method, the quality of the jasmine tea can be effectively and objectively determined, the quality of the jasmine tea with accordant tea base levels can be distinguished, the hard work of specialists can be avoided, and the identifying cost can be saved as well.