Composition and product thereof

1 . A composition configured to be edible or configured to be heated to generate an aerosol for inhaling, comprising benzoic acid and arecoline, wherein a mass ratio of the benzoic acid to the arecoline is equal to or less than 1, a pH value of the composition is between 6.1 and 6.7.

2 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises an acid selected from the group consisting of at least one of:

formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, isovaleric acid, 2-methylbutyric acid, valeric acid, 3-methylvaleric acid, 2-methyl-2-pentenoic acid, trans-2-hexenoic acid, hexanoic acid, heptanoic acid, octanoic acid, 2-nonenoic acid, decanoic acid, dodecanoic acid, tetradecanoic acid, hexadecanoic acid, octadecanoic acid, arachidic acid, salicylic acid, oxalic acid, citric acid, sorbic acid, tartaric acid, adipic acid, hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, glycine, alanine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, methionine, phenylalanine, proline, tryptophan, serine, tyrosine, cysteine, methionine, asparagine, glutamine, threonine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, lysine, arginine or histidine.

3 . The composition according to claim 2 , wherein the arecoline and the benzoic acid form an arecoline salt.

4 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the arecoline and the benzoic acid form an arecoline salt.

5 . A product with an areca nut flavor, wherein the product comprises the composition according to claim 1 .

6 . The product according to claim 5 , wherein the product is an aerosol generation substrate configured to be atomized to generate the aerosol.

7 . The product according to claim 6 , wherein the aerosol generation substrate is a liquid phase configured to be atomized by any one of a heating atomizer, an ultrasonic atomizer, an air compression atomizer or a press-type spraying apparatus to generate an aerosol.

8 . The product according to claim 6 , wherein the aerosol generation substrate is a solid phase configured to generate a smokable aerosol when heated below an ignition point.

9 . The product according to claim 5 , wherein the product is a filter capsule used in an aerosol-generating article.

10 . The product according to claim 5 , wherein the product is a chewing gum.

11 . The product according to claim 5 , wherein the product further comprises a flavoring agent.

12 . The product according to claim 11 , wherein the flavoring agent is selected from the group consisting of at least one of nerol, trans-2-hexenol, linalool, benzyl alcohol, 1-hexanol, leaf alcohol, alpha-terpineol, citronellol, beta-phenylethanol, linalool oxide, geraniol, isoamyl alcohol, octanol, hexanol, decanol, cinnamyl alcohol, heptanol, eugenol, maltol, ethyl maltol, thymol, isoeugenol, 2-methylbutyric acid, malic acid, n-valeric acid, n-hexanoic acid, edible acetic acid, n-caprylic acid, strawberry acid, butyric acid, citric acid, propionic acid, 3-methylvaleric acid, isovaleric acid, isoamyl acetate, amyl formate, geranyl formate, butyl formate, benzyl formate, formicacidhexenester, gamma-decanolactone, delta-nonalactone, gamma-octalactone, gamma-heptalactone, gamma-Undecalactone, delta-dodecalactone, benzaldehyde, strawberry aldehyde, cinnamaldehyde, furfural, citral, acetaldehyde, 3-methylthiopropanal, natural 3-mercapto-2-methylpentanal, isobutyraldehyde, trans-2-octenal, trans-2-nonenal, trans-2-decenal, trans,trans-2,4-heptadienal, 2,5-dimethylpyrazine, 2-acetylfuran, 2-ethyl-3 (5 or 6)-dimethylpyrazine, 2,3,5,6-tetramethylpyrazine, 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine, 2-acetylpyrazine, acetophenone, beta-ionone, damascenone No. 2 (Firmenich), butanedione, alpha-ionone, acetoin (acetyl methyl carbinol), acetoin (acetyl methyl carbinol), methyl heptenone, vanillin, ethyl vanillin, dihydrocoumarin, raspberry ketone, anisole, cedrol methyl ether, methyl-2-methyl-3-furyl disulfide, wintergreen oil, clove bud oil, 10-fold orange oil, Bois de rose oil, geranium oil, benzaldehyde, basil oil, ethyl vanillin, dihydrocoumarin, raspberry ketone, vanitrope, Tolu concrete, Peru concrete, oak extract, supercritical extract from espresso (water soluble), cocoa extract, coffee tincture, pandan leaf extract, vanilla extract, Labdanum concrete, orris oil or concrete, jasmine concrete, tree moss concrete (amber), tamarind extract, Zimbabwean tobacco extract, tobacco essence, burley tobacco extract, flue-cured tobacco absolute A, top note extract of flue-cured tobacco or top note extract of sun-cured tobacco.