Four samples of ice cream were prepared with four different concentrations of granola and fructooligosaccharide (FOS). The concentration of fiber was evaluated using the AOAC method. The acceptance evaluation was conducted by 78 consumers between 15 and 25 years of age. The consumers evaluated the global acceptance of the formulations through the structured 9-point hedonic scale, in a single section, in a monadic form. The experiment was structured by a Randomized Complete Block Design. The results were submitted to the analysis of variance, Tukey test, and to the preference mapping technique for principal component analysis. The control samples and the others with FOS had the better acceptance. The sample containing solely FOS was the closest to the traditional product with little difference from the latter in terms of global acceptance. The granola was statistically different from the traditional product. The fiber concentration analyzed was higher than the one provided by the granola supplier. The fiber concentrations in the ice creams varied from 0,9 to 5,45 g.100 g-1. The highest concentration was the one from the FOS. This result shows that FOS is a promising ingredient in the development of fiber-rich products.
sensorial acceptance; principal components analysis; internal preference mapping; ice cream
