Thickening composition having improved viscosity-emerging property

A thickening composition comprising;

• xanthan gum particles and a potassium salt,
• wherein said xanthan gum particles are coated with said potassium salt, wherein when said coated xanthan gum particles are subjected to a 30-second vibration in a 60-mesh JIS standard sieve having an inner diameter of 150 mm at a vibration width of 2 to 3 mm and 3600 counts/min, wherein 20% by weight or less of the coated xanthan gum particles crushed by vibration pass through the sieve, and wherein xanthan gum particles prior to potassium salt coating have a particle size finer than 60 mesh.