COMPRESSIBLE GRANULATES AND PROCESS FOR PREPARATION THEREOF ABSTRACT The present invention relates to compressible free flowing granulates, process for preparation thereof, and method of using the same for the manufacture of solid dosage forms. The present invention also relates to free flowing directly compressible granulate comprising xylitol, a pharmaceutically acceptable binder and optionally with one or more other, pharmaceutically acceptable excipient(s). The. invention also relates to a method of producing a free flowing directly compressible xylitol granulate, which can be used in tabletting contexts.