The increase in the cocoa butter content improved the sensory acceptance (Fig. 2). This correlation is largely accepted in the production of chocolates, as cocoa butter determines the rheological properties, contributing to appropriate hardness, mouthfeel and deglutition (Beckett, 2009). The increase of inulin content in the chocolate formulation up to 5 g/100 g (pseudocomponent values 0.5 for inulin, 0.5 for cocoa butter and 0.0 for b-glucan, Fig. 2) enhanced acceptance. Therefore, the chocolate containing 5 g/100 g inulin replacing the same
amount of cocoa butter obtained the highest acceptance (8.4), similar to those of Control formulation (without fibres and with sucrose) (Table 2).