Smoke flavor enhancing agents

摘要

This invention relates to a method for enhancing the smoke flavor of a smoking material by treating the said material with an agent comprising 3-hydroxysclareol, particularly with the compound 3 beta -hydroxysclareol. The invention further relates to the smoke-enhancing agent and a method by which it can be obtained by subjecting sclareol to a microbial transformation process. Finally it extends to smoking material incorporating the said agent.