What is the xanthan gum that imparts thickness to your favourite ice creams, puddings, chocolates, milk shakes, chocolate drinks, instant soups, etc.?

This gum is obtained by fermenting starch and molasses with the help of Xanthomonas species. This gum has properties such as solubility in hot and cold water, high density and so on. It is also used for production of pigments, fertilizers, weedicides, textile pigments, toothpastes, high quality paper and more.