The invention discloses a tobacco additive and application thereof. The tobacco additive comprises, by weight, 20-40 parts of
squalene, 0.2-0.8 part of
organic acid, 0.5-1.5 parts of a tobacco fragrance-enhancing agent and 50-90 parts of an
organic solvent. According to the tobacco additive, the
organic acid and the tobacco fragrance-enhancing agent are added to the
squalene and dissolved in the
organic solvent to obtain the tobacco additive, the functions of the
squalene of selectively clearing away harmful substances of
nitrogen oxides, polynuclear aromatic compounds, N-
nitrosamine, free radicals and the like in cigarettes is retained, the functions of inhibiting the canceration,
mutation and the like caused by
smoke can be retained, the harmful substances in the cigarettes can be selectively reduced by applying the tobacco additive to the cigarettes and spraying on the surfaces of
cut tobaccos, so that the harm of the cigarettes is reduced, the safety of the cigarettes is improved,the
aroma of the cigarettes can be improved, the coordination and
aftertaste of the cigarettes are improved, offensive flavors and
irritation are reduced, and therefore the
oral cavity comfort of thecigarettes is integrally improved.