were more solid and elastic, with a higher resistance to tensile forces, while the presence of bulk sugars determined a softer and more viscous texture. The use of alternative sweeteners, especially high-intensity sweeteners, has to face with the technological challenge of a complete substitution of sucrose properties: sweetening, bulking, binding, texturing, fermenting etc. This is the reason why other ingredients (e.g. bulking agents) should be added to low-sugar baked goods to compensate sucrose functionalities complementary to sweetening.