The invention relates to strawberry essence for oil-based ink. The strawberry essence consists of strawberry essence, maltodextrin and starch sodium octenylsuccinate, wherein the strawberry essence consists of ethyl acetate, isoamyl acetate, ethyl caproate, ethyl butyrate, allyl hexanoate, leaf alcohol, cis-3-hexenyl acetate, decalactone, peach aldehyde, ethyl benzoate, geranyl acetate, citronellyl acetate, dihydrojasmonic acid methyl ester, hexyl salicylate, linalool oxide, trans-2-hexenol, eugenol, cinnamyl alcohol, cinnamyl acetate, beta-Ionone, vanillin, methyl cyclopentenolone, furanone, raspberry ketone, ethyl methylphenylglycidate, ethyl palmitate, benzyl benzoate and glycerol triacetate. The invention also provides a preparation method of the strawberry essence for the oil-based ink. The strawberry essence, the maltodextrin, the starch sodium octenylsuccinate and water are mixed; homogenizing and emulsification are performed; then, spray drying is carried out; particular strawberry essence is formed, so that the aroma retaining effect and the oil solubility of the essence are improved; the strawberry essence is applicable to perfuming of the oil-based ink.