It is a good flavor synergist for tobacco, food, beverage, essence, fruit wine, daily cosmetics, etc., which has a significant effect on improving and enhancing the flavor of food, sweetening sweets and prolonging the storage period of food. Ethyl maltol is a white crystalline powder with fragrant aroma.
Whether it is crystal or powder, it keeps its sweet smell after being dissolved in the solution, and the solution is relatively stable. Ethyl maltol, as a synergist of sweet and delicious taste, is used in a small amount, but the effect is very remarkable. The general dosage is about 0.0 1 to 0.05‰, sometimes only a few PPM is effective.
Ethyl maltol is easy to form a complex with iron, and will gradually change from white to red after contacting with iron. Therefore, iron containers should be avoided in storage, and its solution should not be in contact with iron for a long time, so it is suitable to be stored in glass or plastic containers.