The invention belongs to the technical field of cigarette spices, and particularly relates to a malt caramel-like
aroma spice and an application of the malt caramel-like
aroma spice to tobacco products. The spice is prepared from caramel malt serving as a
raw material, and a preparing method of the spice includes the following steps of a,
raw material pretreating; b, ethyl
alcohol extracting; c, freezing dewaxing; d, membrane separating. A
pyrazine compound, a
furan compound, a furanone compound, a
pyrone compound, a
cyclopentenone compound and the like are rich in the malt caramel-like
aroma spice, the joyful caramel-like aroma smell can be given to cigarettes, and the Chinese-style cigarette style characteristic is intensified. According to the spice, the caramel-like aroma ingredients in caramel malt are purposefully extracted, separated and enriched, and ingredients such as vegetable
wax,
protein and
starch which are contained in malt extract and have the side effects on sense organs of tobacco products are effectively removed. The preparing technology is simple and easy to operate, the cost of the
raw material is low, the production process is economic and
environmentally friendly, and the malt caramel-like aroma spice is suitable for large-scale industrial production application. The application of the spice to cigarettes cannot change the original
processing technology of cigarettes.