The invention discloses a method for preparing powdered oil by compounding octenylsuccinic anhydride (OSA) 
modified starch with 
xanthan gum, and belongs to the field of micro-encapsulated powdered oilpreparation. By selecting a mixture of the OSA 
modified starch and the 
xanthan gum as a 
wall material, the method for preparing the powdered oil by compounding the OSA 
modified starch with the 
xanthan gum is capable of solving the technical problems of low encapsulation efficiency, poor stability and the like of the micro-encapsulated powdered oil. The method for preparing the powdered oil by compounding the OSA modified 
starch with the xanthan gum comprises the following steps: step one, dispersing 
corn starch in an HCl solution of which the concentration is 0.65M, carrying out reaction in water bath at 50 DEG C for 0-24 hours so as to obtain a 
mixed solution, adjusting pH value of the 
mixed solution to neutral, terminating 
acid hydrolysis reaction, and carrying out centrifuging-
drying so as to obtain hydrolyzed 
starch; step two, dispersing the hydrolyzed 
starch in an 
aqueous solution so as to obtain starch 
slurry, adding an OSA solution into the starch 
slurry within 2 hours with thepH value of the starch 
slurry kept at 8.5, continuing reaction for 1 hour, adjusting the pH value of the starch slurry to 6.5, Performing centrifugal water-washing on the starch slurry, and carryingout 
drying so as to obtain OSA modified starch; step three, mixing the OSA modified starch with the xanthan gum at 
room temperature for 24 hours so as to obtain 
wall material suspension liquid; step four, adding 
soybean oil into the 
wall material suspension liquid obtained in the step three, carrying out homogenization, and carrying out high-pressure homogenization for 2 times; and step five, carrying out spray-
drying so as to obtain the powdered oil. The method for preparing the powdered oil by compounding the OSA modified starch with the xanthan gum is novel and rational in design, as well as simple in process; and moreover, the method also has the characteristics of being capable of significantly improving encapsulation rate of the powdered oil, enhancing product stability and so on.