Over the years, different ingredients have been used for replacement of fat in foods, such as gums, fibers or mucilage. Chia mucilage has been recently studied as a possible fat replacer. Chia seed (Salvia hispanica L.) was an important staple food for Meso- american cultures in pre-Columbian times, surpassed only by corn and beans in significance (Luna Pizarro et al., 2013; Reyes-Caudillo, Tecante, & Valdivia-Lo pez, 2008). It was initially cultivated in Mexico, being now spread to other regions. The evaluation of its properties and possible uses has shown a high nutritional value,