Abstract: The present invention provides lactic acid bacterium-containing chocolate containing a lactic acid bacterium in a living state, wherein the average particle size of the solid particles in the lactic acid bacterium-containing chocolate is larger than 1 ?m and less than 9 ?m, and a manufacturing method thereof.

Abstract: By adding a viable lactic acid bacterium to a fat or oil composition, the present invention has succeeded in producing a lactic acid bacterium-containing fat or oil composition that has a high viability of the lactic acid bacterium and an excellent resistance to acids. By adding lactic acid bacteria powder or a chocolate with a high lactic acid bacterium concentration to a chocolate dough after tempering and before molding, moreover, the present invention has succeeded in producing a lactic acid bacterium-containing chocolate including a viable lactic acid bacterium by a simple producing method. Thus, provided is a lactic acid bacterium-containing chocolate with high palatability that contains a viable lactic acid bacterium.