Sugar-free confectionery product comprises a sweetening filler comprising: (a) 0.5-75% of branched maltodextrins (I) having 15-35% 1-6 glucoside linkages, a reducing sugar content of less than 20%, a polydispersity of less than 5 and a number-average molecular weight (Mn) of up to 4500 and (b) up to 13.5% of a polyol selected from erythritol, mannitol, isomalt, lactitol and maltitol.