Abstract: This paper provides a review of tehcniques for the application of fish oil in foods products. Fish oil has been widely used in food products due to its special health benefit. It is necessary to add fish oil in food products because of deficient intake of docesahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) in China. Nowadays, there are many foods rich in fish oil avabiale in the market. The oxidative stability of fish oil has been a concern for a long time during this application. The addition styles such as direct addition, emulsion or microcapsulation, and new processing techniques can effectively improve the oxidative stability of fish oil. Therefore, the application of fish oil in daily food will be developed widely in future both technologically and commercially.

Key words: fish oil, food, application, emulsification, microencapsulation