Xanthan Gum is an essential ingredient for gluten free baking. It acts as an emulsifier and a binder, and adds volume to gluten free breads, cookies, cakes, and other baked goods.
As a rice lover and having struggled with what to put on the rice, my daughter turned me onto this product. I could not find it in my local grocery store, so it was to the internet. very happy with taste, texture that it adds to my bowl of rice.