Coated products (A) comprise a core and a coating made of at least one layer of a mixt. of (a) 6-O- alpha -D-glucopyranosyl-D-sorbitol (GPS) and 1-O- alpha -D-glucopyranosyl-D-mannitol (GPM) at wt. ratio 57:43-99:1 or (b) GPM and GPS in wt. ratio 57:43-99:1.Also new are these GPS/GPM mixts. and other products (B) contg. them.