blends of natural polysaccharide emulsifying agents are used to provide natural emulsion products . a polysaccharide blend comprising a pectin having an α -- linked d - galacturonic acid chain is combined with at least one further and different natural polysaccharide to form the natural polysaccharide emulsifying agent . the natural emulsifying agent may be dispersed in oil which is thereafter emulsified in water . the natural polysaccharide emulsifying agents swell to provide a polymeric matrix capable of entrapping the oil molecules as a clathrate . a clathrate produced in this manner is stable to stress such as elevated temperatures .