The invention relates to a cooling agent and a preparation method thereof, and relates to the field of food additives, and the cooling agent comprises the following components in parts by
mass: 40-60 parts of a freshener, 1-3 parts of an emulsifier, 30-40 parts of long-chain
alkyl modified starch, 20-30 parts of sulfonated
chitosan, 0.4-0.8 part of a cross-linking agent, 5-10 parts of a compound cooling improver, 1-3 parts of an
antioxidant and 0.5-1 part of an anti-light agent. The preparation method comprises the following steps: preparing a core material
emulsion from a freshener, an emulsifier and a compound cool taste improver, preparing a long-chain
alkyl modified starch solution, and preparing a
mixed solution from sulfonated
chitosan, an
antioxidant and an anti-light agent; preparing a cross-linking agent solution; adding the core material
emulsion into the long-chain
alkyl modified starch solution while stirring to obtain an
emulsion; adding the
mixed solution into the emulsion while stirring, adding a cross-linking agent solution, and stirring for reaction after adding to obtain a suspension; and centrifuging, washing and
drying the suspension to obtain the cooling agent. The
cooling effect and stability of the cooling agent can be improved.