Best Bobs Red Mill Cooking Baking Thickeners in 2026

SIMPLE APPLICATION - Enjoy the ease and convenience of SimplyThick’s pre-measured packets that allow for fast and easy preparation of beverages anywhere! Create the consistency of IDDSI Level 2 – Mildly Thick (Nectar Consistency) with these 6 gram packets of gel thickener. Simply combine 1 packet of SimplyThick EasyMix per 4 ounces of beverage.

FAST MIXING THICKENER - If you have ever used another xanthan gum thickener, from the moment you first try mixing SimplyThick EasyMix, you will immediately understand the value and the main benefit of simple beverage preparation. Its liquid form can thicken any beverage, hot or cold, within 30 seconds and not alter or leave any bad after-taste of the drink of choice. Thicken more and worry less with SimplyThick!

SAFE AND STABLE USE - Powders aren't good at thickening carbonated beverages and they foam and make a mess! Simply Thick can mix with a large number of unique beverages and won’t clump like powder thickeners, or make a mess. The unique formulation means that the thickening agents cannot swell and create blockages. Mix it with any utensil; it’s straight-forward and easy to do. Just add, mix and serve.

BAKING ESSENTIAL: A key ingredient for gluten free baking, Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Xanthan Gum is an effective substitute for gluten in baked goods

GLUTEN ALTERNATIVE: Xanthan gum, like gluten, adds the elasticity and thickness required to help baked goods hold together and rise properly

MULTI-PURPOSE INGREDIENT: Used as an emulsifier as well as to thicken liquids and batters for a smooth, creamy texture

✅ THICKENING AGENT – Arrowroot powder is a healthy flour or cornstarch substitute for cooking and baking

✅ SUPPORTS METABOLISM – Rich in calcium, iron, B vitamins which may benefit metabolism & heart health

✅ LOW CALORIE | KETO FRIENDLY – Kosher wholefood extract may be beneficial for healthy weight loss

NATURE’S HEALTHY, VERSATILE ‘RESISTANT STARCH’: Trusted by chefs and cooks for generations, potato starch is more flavorful, versatile and heat-friendly than cornstarch, arrowroot and others. As a resistant starch, it naturally ferments in the large intestine to function as a healthy prebiotic.

MADE WITH 100% POTATOES AND NOTHING ELSE: Roots Circle is a promise of purity, so you know nothing but the best makes it into your food. Our potato flour is made of pure powered potatoes, without the addition of preservatives, artificial ingredients, cheap fillers, or anti-caking agents.

THE SECRET TO GREAT SAUCES, GRAVIES & PASTRIES: Even one teaspoon of our fine potato starch can add beautiful viscosity and body to your favorite dishes. From pan sauces to roasts, from pancakes to tiramisu fingers, from soufflés to cakes, your imagination is the final ingredient.

SINGLE INGREDIENT – Iya’s Tapioca Flour Starch is made with 100% Cassava Yuca Root. It is an all-natural, plant-based flour that is free from grain, gluten, bleach, preservatives, and additives.

FREE OF TOP 9 ALLERGENS – Each batch is tested and verified to ensure that our flour is free from milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, sesame, wheat, and soybeans. Transform any recipe with peace of mind as our facility is certified Gluten-Free, Non-GMO, and Kosher.

MULTI-USE – Recreate all your favorite recipes with Iya’s Tapioca Starch Flour as a perfect gluten-free, grain-free alternative. Replace cornstarch with Iya’s Tapioca Flour for cooking, baking, and thickening. This starchy, gluten-free baking staple can be used in soups, sauces, pie fillings, breads, desserts, and more!

High Quality Citric Acid Packaged in the USA

100% Pure Citric Acid, NO added ingredients or sweeteners.

Our kosher citric acid is a kitchen essential used in preserving, flavoring, and cleaning.

100% Food Grade (beware cheap industrial grade products not meant for human consumption)

Made from natural brown seaweed

The ideal viscosity for both direct and reverse spherification

A neutral-tasting and colorless thickener

Use to thicken soups, stews, batters and more

Non-gmo, Gluten-free, sulfite-free, Vegetarian, Vegan and all-natural

✅ THICKENING AGENT – Ground tapioca powder is a healthy flour or cornstarch substitute for your cooking and baking needs

✅ SUPPORTS METABOLISM – High in resistant starch, a type of starch that bypasses digestion and has properties similar to soluble fiber

✅ RICH ENERGY SOURCE – Tapioca starch comes from calorie rich cassava root (yuca) with zero fat and micronutrients calcium & iron

100% Food Grade (beware cheap industrial grade products not meant for human consumption)

✡ Highest Quality Assured by Strict Orthodox Union Certification Standards

Used to set Sodium Alginate in the Spherification process

<b>Perfect for Reverse Spherification:</b> Calcium Lactate Gluconate food grade is a mixture of two calcium salts (calcium gluconate and calcium lactate) is perfect for reverse spherification for food

<b>Being flavorless and Good Solubility: :</b> Calcium Lactate Gluconate Vegan Powder has a property of not adding flavor to food. Also, calcium lactate gluconate is good soluble in cold liquids and can be used with acidic, high alcohol, or fatty mediums and also used in functional and fortified food industry

<b>Act as a Gelling Agent: :</b> Calcium Lactate Gluconate food grade powder is an ideal reactant because of its high calcium content. It acts as a cold gelling agent requiring no heat to gel. Also, It is used in the functional and fortified food industry due to its good solubility and neutral taste for food

✡ Highest Quality Assured by Strict Orthodox Union Certification Standards

Made from Natural High Gel Strength Gracilaria Seaweed

Excellent gelling agent for creating brittle (stiff) gels

100% Food Grade Non-GMO (beware cheap industrial grade products not meant for human consumption)

Made from Tapioca Starch

The only brand of Tapioca Maltodextrin designed to transform oils in powders

✡ Highest Quality Assured by Strict Orthodox Union Certification Standards

An Essential Ingredient for Gluten-Free Baking

Improves Texture, Appearance and Shelf-Life of GF Baked Goods

100% Food Grade (beware cheap industrial grade products not meant for human consumption)

✡ Highest Quality Assured by Strict Orthodox Union Certification Standards

Excellent thickener for soups, sauces and desserts

100% Food Grade (beware cheap industrial grade products not meant for human consumption)

✡ Highest Quality Assured by Strict Orthodox Union Certification Standards

Popular thickening agent

Pure malted barley flour

✡ Highest Quality Assured by Strict Orthodox Union Certification Standards

Acts as a natural humectant to extend shelf life

100% Food Grade (beware cheap industrial grade products not meant for human consumption)

✡ Highest Quality Assured by Strict Orthodox Union Certification Standards

Used to set Sodium Alginate in the Spherification process

100% Food Grade (beware cheap industrial grade products not meant for human consumption)

✡ Highest Quality Assured by Strict Orthodox Union Certification Standards

Excellent thickener and stabilizer

<b>100% Natural and Healthy: </b> Prepare a healthy meal with 100% Natural Xanthan food thickening powder. Xanthan Gum is guaranteed to be authentic, pure, Gluten free, Vegan, Kosher certified and natural that helps in preparing delicious food

<b>Substitute Eggs for Low Calorie Recipes: </b> You can now replace egg yolks with thickening agent xanthan gum, for much healthier and low-fat recipes. It will substitute the fat but leave the food as tasty as ever. Xanthan Gum gluten free food thickener also thickens the egg substitutes made from egg whites. Whatever recipe you choose to make, Xanthan Gum will help you make it healthier

<b>Multi functional: </b> Prepare your food with Xanthan food thickening powder. It can be used as a thickener, stabilizer, emulsifier, food additive for better texture in many food applications such as salad dressings, sauces, desserts, bakery and Gluten-Free Baked Goods

100% Food Grade (beware cheap industrial grade products not meant for human consumption)

✡ Highest Quality Assured by Strict Orthodox Union Certification Standards

Excellent gelling and thickening agent

☮ Contains both Kappa Carrageenan and Lactic Acid

✡ Highest Quality Assured by Strict Orthodox Union Certification Standards

⊘ These products are Non-GMO

100% Food Grade (beware cheap industrial grade products not meant for human consumption)

✡ Highest Quality Assured by Strict Orthodox Union Certification Standards

Made from natural plant fiber

100% Food Grade (beware cheap industrial grade products not meant for human consumption)

✡ Highest Quality Assured by Strict Orthodox Union Certification Standards

Excellent emulsifer for combining oil and water-based liquids

Kosher

Made With 100% Cassava - Tapioca flour starch is made from cassava (yuca) manioc root, a starchy root vegetable (manihot esculenta) sourced directly from farms.

Delicious Uses For grain-free recipes, replace cornstarch with tapioca flour in cooking, baking, and thickening. Great in breads & desserts such as tapioca cookies, bread, cakes & tea pearls

Tapioca starch is used as an alternative for corn starch. Tapioca is not only a thickening ingredient. Use Tapioca flour for baking as part of a gluten free flour blend or use Tapioca Starch for frying by coating chicken or vegetables to make them crisper!