Best Bobs Red Mill Cooking Baking Thickeners in 2026

One Ingredient / It's Just! Xanthan Gum is an essential and versatile pantry staple with dozens of everyday uses at home and in the kitchen; Food grade and Non-GMO; Premium, high quality stand-up pouch with resealable zipper for maximum shelf life; No junk, no fillers, no preservatives - Nothing else!

Baking, Cooking, Sauces, Salad Dressing / Use xanthan gum to bake breads and cookies, especially when using alternative flours like almond flour, coconut flour, or psyllium husk to give the denser flours more "fluff"; Great for thickening sauces, soups and gravies or for making homemade salad dressings

Keto Diet Friendly / Xanthan gum is a prebiotic candidate and a natural byproduct of helpful microbes that may assist in gut health; Naturally low-fat, low-glycemic, keto, vegan, vegetarian, lifestyles; Total Carbs (1g) - Fiber (1g) = Net Carbs (0g); Xanthan Gum is inherently gluten and dairy free (does not contain wheat ingredients). However, it is packaged in a facility that handles gluten and dairy ingredients and may contain trace amounts.

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

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.

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

✔ Arrow root powder is a starch extracted from the arrowroot plant, a tropical tuber native to south America that has been cultivated for thousands of years. We bring you the finest, the purest, best quality, 100% all-natural Arrowroot powder in a resealable pouch!

✔ Arrowroot powder is a great pantry staple to bring in to your kitchen. Arrowroot powder is a fantastic thickening agent, giving body and texture to so many of your kitchen creations. Use Arrowroot in your sauces and gravies, puddings and soups and much more!<br>

✔ Specialty diet? No problem! Arrowroot powder will suit almost any diet. Arrowroot is gluten free and grain free, soy free and nut free. Our single ingredient arrowroot powder is kosher, vegan, paleo, all natural and non-GMO. Wow! If you are looking for a cooking or baking alternative, you found it right here!<br><br>

Use as a thickener for sauces, soups, gravies, and stews. Another vegan egg substitute to bind ingredients together for baking and cooking.

Make your own clear fruit glazes, jellies, custards, and pudding

Made in a dedicated gluten-free facility and shipped in a standup, resealable pouch to ensure freshness

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

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

Tapioca Starch Flour: Tapioca flour, also called tapioca starch powder, is a gluten-free baking ingredient and a great thickening agent. This flour has a neutral taste, remains stable when frozen, and thickens at low temperatures. Perfect for soups, gravies, baked goods & more

Adds the Chewiness: Our gluten free flour is a common ingredient in baking blends and recipes. It adds the chewiness that gluten-free baked goods often lack. This organic flour works best in combination with other gluten-free flour.

Used in Many Dishes: Our tapioca pudding mix can be used in a wide range of recipes, from soups to gravies, to pie filling and baked goods. This food thickener powder improves the texture of baked goods and also adds crispiness to crusts.

GLUTEN-FREE TAPIOCA STARCH: Tapioca starch organic is derived from cassava root and can substitute for wheat flour. Those who are allergic to wheat or gluten can use our gluten-free organic tapioca starch, a natural thickener like arrowroot flour.

SUBSTITUTE FOR REGULAR FLOUR: Make gluten-free breads or flatbreads. Try using our tapioca flour organic as a binding agent or as a thickener. Never worry about gluten or grains when you use tapioca starch. Can also use for cosmetics and ice cream.

EXTRACTED FROM CASSAVA: While Cassava Flour uses the whole root of Cassava Root, Tapicoa Flour is made from the starchy portion. Tapioca starch uses water to extract the flour from the root, then dries to become tapioca starch for baking and cooking.

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)

Natural starch powder made from the kudzu plant; also known as Kuzu or Kuzoko

Excellent high-strength thickener that won't separate

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

A Must In Your Kitchen: Whether you’re looking for a way of cooking healthier recipes for your family without compromising on delicious taste, or you’re simply on a gluten-free diet which requires alternatives, Lieber’s potato powder for baking is the perfect choice!

Finest Quality Starch: This potato starch is made with premium quality, 100% safe ingredients, using no GMOs, nasty preservatives, artificial flavors or other potentially dangerous additives!

Incredibly Versatile: This gluten free starch has wide applications in your kitchen, being used as a thickener for a variety of soups, sauces, stews, and giving your dishes a perfect texture!

Pure Original Ingredients Potato Starch

Thickener for cooking and baking

Non GMO & Vegan

<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

XANTHAN GUM by Wikipantry, Thickening Agent, fine powder, made from the fermentation of corn starch with a bacteria (Xanthomonas Campestris) found in cabbage.

NON-GMO, Vegan, Soy-Free, Gluten-Free, Keto Friendly

EXCEPTIONAL thickening & stabilizing abilities - keeps ingredients suspended uniformly in salad dressings while providing pourability without flavor masking. It's commonly used to stabilize vinaigrettes, emulsions and foams.

This keto and paleo-friendly starchy powder is naturally gluten-free, non-GMO, vegan and grain-free. Also known as arrowroot flour or arrowroot starch, it has recently been recognized for its versatility and its safe, additive-free composition.

Completely grain-free, organic arrowroot powder is a favorite of those practicing keto or low carb diets. A favorite baking and cooking replacement, this powder is a fantastically healthy substitute for both flour and cornstarch..

Organic arrowroot powder is also an effective all-natural deodorant due to its starchy composition and odorless qualities. Simply dust any smelly surface with this powder and let it settle for an instant deodorizing effect!