含黄酮类栀子素(Gardenin)、果胶、鞣质、藏红花素(Crocin)、藏红花酸(Crocetin)、D-甘露醇、廿九烷、β-谷甾醇。另含多种具环臭蚁醛结构的甙:栀子甙(Gardenoside)、去羟栀子甙[Geniposide,即格尼泊素-1-葡萄糖甙(Genipin-1-glucoside)〕、格尼泊素-1-β-D-龙胆二糖甙(Genipin-1-β-D-gentiobioside)及小、量的山栀甙(Shanzhiside)。果实含栀子甙(gardenoside)、去羟栀子甙(geniposede)、京尼平考试,大收集整理龙胆二糖甙(genipingentiobioside)、栀子新甙(shazhiside)、栀子酮甙(gardoside)、鸡屎藤次甙甲酯(scandosidemethylester);尚含D-甘露醇、β-谷甾醇、二十九烷及二种色素,别含水量番红花甙(crocin,gardenin),水解后产生番红花酸(crocetin,gardenidin),还含有熊果酸(ursolicacid)。