Provided herein are encapsulated compositions comprising one or more longchain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPU-FAs)and at least one hydrocolloid, wherein the composition has a surface free fatcontent of less than about 5%. Also provided aremethods for stabilising emulsions comprising one or more LCPUFAs and forincreasing the efficiency of encapsulation of compositionscomprising one or more LCPUFAs, the methods comprising incorporating at leastone hydrocolloid into the emulsions or compositions.