Acetyl Pyrazine 5% - The Flavor Apprentice

Popcorn flavor

What is Acetyl Pyrazine?

Pyrazine is a chemical compound found in nuts and seeds, which, when extracted, appears as a yellow-brown powder.
This food additive is used in ice creams.

How to use acetyl pyrazine in DIY e-liquid?

To achieve a flavor resembling bread, Graham Cracker, or popcorn, simply add one or two drops of this additive to your e-liquid.

This product is useful for many gourmet e-liquids and pairs well with tobacco flavors.

How is acetyl pyrazine 5 presented?

• 5% of acetyl pyrazine powder is diluted in propylene glycol

How to dilute Acetyl Pyrazine in e-liquid?

The dosage of this additive should be very moderate to avoid overpowering the preparation.

As a general rule, 1 drop per 5ml of liquid is sufficient to subtly interact after steeping.



> Did You Know?

We've observed that a few drops of pyrazine give a roasted hazelnut taste to tobacco flavors.
Additionally, a minimal dose of Ethyl Maltol tempers the dry aspect of a tobacco liquid.

Acetyl Pyrazine vs Acetyl Propionyl

The confusion between these two substances arises from the frequent use of the abbreviation AP on e-cigarette forums, which actually refers to acetyl propionyl.

Pyrazine is a flavor, while acetyl propionyl is a diketone, a molecule similar to diacetyl, potentially harmful to vapers' lungs, used to provide creamy, woody, buttery, or nutty notes to flavors.

It's important to note that when manufacturers use the abbreviations A or AP, they are referring to acetoin and acetyl propionyl, both of which are gradually being phased out from e-cigarette products for safety reasons.

Acetyl pyrazine safety

Some vapers are concerned about this product due to the confusion with diketones.

However, if any danger were to exist, it should be noted that the pyrazine available for vaping is not pure but is diluted to 5% in propylene glycol.

It's worth mentioning that its dosage should be particularly moderate, and vapers typically use around 0.5% of its dilution in a recipe, a minute proportion.

A substitute for acetyl pyrazine?

To be honest, there's no direct substitute for this additive.

Its toasted bread flavor is quite unique, even though it may resemble hazelnut, popcorn, or peanut butter at high concentrations.

However, you can try using hazelnut, pecan, or other nut flavors to attempt to replicate it.

Acetyl pyrazine or cotton candy?

These two products are quite different as well.
Pyrazine is an additive that imparts a vaguely toasted taste.
Cotton candy is an ethyl maltol-based flavor that resembles the taste of cotton candy.

The use of this additive in DIY E-cigarette

Pyrazine is widely used by flavor manufacturers.

The Flavor Apprentice provides a list of their flavors containing it.
It's found as a component in many gourmet and tobacco flavors.

Acetyl Pyrazine e-liquid recipe

Perfumer's Apprentice Acetyl Pyrazine TPA

• Made in the USA

• 11ml dropper bottle packaged by Arom-Team