Abstract: The invention concerns a composition suitable for use in food products, personal care products and pharmaceuticals, in the form of an aqueous suspension in the form of an aqueous suspension having a viscosity in the range of from 0.1 to 20 Pa·s at 20° C. and a pH in the range of from 3.5 to 5.5, the composition comprising: (a) about 20 to 45% by weight of an emulsifier in particulate, microparticulate, powder, flake or granular form; the emulsifier being selected from stearoyl lactylates, mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, propane-1,2-diol esters of fatty acids, lactic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, citric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids and sugar esters of fatty acids and mixtures thereof; (b) about 0.02 to 1.0% by weight of a stabilizer; and (c) water up to 100%; the percentages being percentages by weight of the total composition.