Cohesive non-free flowing sweetener compositions for adding sweetness to
liquid foodstuffs, for example, beverages, having a reduced caloric
burden as compared to a conventional sucrose cubes, are provided. More
particularly, a cohesive non-free flowing compositions containing a high
intensity sweetener, a bulking agent, and a gluing agent in a sufficient
quantity to maintain the structural integrity of the sweetener cube,
wherein the cohesive non-free flowing compositions has lower caloric
burden and an equivalent sweetness to a sucrose cube of the same
dimensions and the bulking agent and gluing agent are different
substances. Also provided are cohesive non-free flowing sweetener
compositions containing sucralose, polydextrose, erythritol, lactose, and
trehalose, wherein the cohesive non-free flowing sweetener compositions
have a caloric burden of 2, 3, or 4 kilocalories per cube and a sweetness
equivalent to about one teaspoon of sucrose. Methods of making such
low-calorie cohesive non-free flowing sweetener compositions are also
provided.