A composition comprising i) at least a modified gum, optionally with a protein content, ii) at least a fat-soluble active ingredient and/or a colorant, and iii) optionally at least an adjuvant and/or an excipient; wherein the modified gum is a modified plant gum, and wherein the modified gum is a gum that has been submitted to hydrolysis to degrade the polysaccharide and, where appropriate, the protein portion, wherein the fat-soluble active ingredient and/or the colorant is a fat-soluble vitamin, a carotene or a structurally related polyene compound, and wherein the fat-soluble active ingredient and/or the colorant is in a matrix of the modified gum, whereby the composition is in the form of a powder and whereby the composition is obtained according to a process comprising the following steps: I) preparing an aqueous solution or colloidal solution of a modified gum, wherein the modified gum is a modified plant gum, and wherein the modified gum is a gum that has been submitted to hydrolysis to degrade the polysaccharide and, where appropriate, the protein portion, II) optionally adding at least a water-soluble excipient and/or adjuvant to the solution prepared in step I), III) preparing a solution or dispersion of at least an active ingredient, preferably of at least a fat-soluble active ingredient, and/or colorant and optionally at least a fat-soluble adjuvant and/or excipient, wherein the fat-soluble active ingredient and/or the colorant is a fat-soluble vitamin, a carotene or a structurally related polyene compound, IV) mixing the solutions prepared in step I) to III) with each other, V) homogenising the thus resulting mixture, VI) optionally adding a cross- linking agent selected from the group consisting of reducing sugars, (glyco)proteins, protein hydrolysates and (glyco)peptides, VII) converting the dispersion obtained in step V) and/or VI) into a powder, VIII) optionally drying the powder obtained in step VII), IX) optionally submitting the dry powder to heat treatment or to enzymatic treatment to cross-link the modified plant gum. i) at least a modified gum, optionally with a protein content, ii) at least a fat-soluble active ingredient and/or a colorant, and iii) optionally at least an adjuvant and/or an excipient; wherein the modified gum is a modified plant gum, and wherein the modified gum is a gum that has been submitted to hydrolysis to degrade the polysaccharide and, where appropriate, the protein portion, wherein the fat-soluble active ingredient and/or the colorant is a fat-soluble vitamin, a carotene or a structurally related polyene compound, and wherein the fat-soluble active ingredient and/or the colorant is in a matrix of the modified gum, whereby the composition is in the form of a powder and whereby the composition is obtained according to a process comprising the following steps: I) preparing an aqueous solution or colloidal solution of a modified gum, wherein the modified gum is a modified plant gum, and wherein the modified gum is a gum that has been submitted to hydrolysis to degrade the polysaccharide and, where appropriate, the protein portion, II) optionally adding at least a water-soluble excipient and/or adjuvant to the solution prepared in step I), III) preparing a solution or dispersion of at least an active ingredient, preferably of at least a fat-soluble active ingredient, and/or colorant and optionally at least a fat-soluble adjuvant and/or excipient, wherein the fat-soluble active ingredient and/or the colorant is a fat-soluble vitamin, a carotene or a structurally related polyene compound, IV) mixing the solutions prepared in step I) to III) with each other, V) homogenising the thus resulting mixture, VI) optionally adding a cross- linking agent selected from the group consisting of reducing sugars, (glyco)proteins, protein hydrolysates and (glyco)peptides, VII) converting the dispersion obtained in step V) and/or VI) into a powder, VIII) optionally drying the powder obtained in step VII), IX) optionally submitting the dry powder to heat treatment or to enzymatic treatment to cross-link the modified plant gum. I) preparing an aqueous solution or colloidal solution of a modified gum, wherein the modified gum is a modified plant gum, and wherein the modified gum is a gum that has been submitted to hydrolysis to degrade the polysaccharide and, where appropriate, the protein portion, II) optionally adding at least a water-soluble excipient and/or adjuvant to the solution prepared in step I), III) preparing a solution or dispersion of at least an active ingredient, preferably of at least a fat-soluble active ingredient, and/or colorant and optionally at least a fat-soluble adjuvant and/or excipient, wherein the fat-soluble active ingredient and/or the colorant is a fat-soluble vitamin, a carotene or a structurally related polyene compound, IV) mixing the solutions prepared in step I) to III) with each other, V) homogenising the thus resulting mixture, VI) optionally adding a cross- linking agent selected from the group consisting of reducing sugars, (glyco)proteins, protein hydrolysates and (glyco)peptides, VII) converting the dispersion obtained in step V) and/or VI) into a powder, VIII) optionally drying the powder obtained in step VII), IX) optionally submitting the dry powder to heat treatment or to enzymatic treatment to cross-link the modified plant gum.