Formulations of sucrose-free chocolates with up to 50 g/100 g substitution of cocoa butter with inulin and/or b-glucan concentrate promoting a substantial reduction in calories contents
(17e26%) were successfully produced. Some of them may make health claims associated with the inulin or b-glucan contents. The substitution of 25 g/100 g of the total weigh of cocoa butter
with an equal amount of inulin resulted in a dietetic chocolate (sucrose-free) with acceptance similar to that of standard chocolate (with sucrose). The maximum b-glucan concentrate content tested (10 g/100 g of chocolate) had a negative impact on the rheological and sensory characteristics, with adhesivity and stronger non-characteristic chocolate flavor parameters. These attributes were responsible for a lower acceptance in relation to other formulations (average score lower than 7, on a scale from 0 to 10).