Table 4. Proximate composition, pH, color, texture properties, sensory evaluation of low-fat sausage using wet mushroom mycelium

Traits Wet mushroom mycelium (%)
C (control) MM25 MM50 MM75 MM100
Proximate composition Moisture (%) 71.24±0.41e 74.40±0.24d 77.23±0.13c 81.32±0.53b 84.41±0.12a
Protein (%) 17.56±0.62a 15.68±0.14b 12.33±0.14c 7.89±0.03d 5.05±0.18e
Fat (%) 6.11±0.08a 4.27±0.16b 3.36±0.27c 1.12±0.07d 0.21±0.27e
Ash (%) 2.26±0.15b 2.61±0.14a 2.60±0.21a 2.58±0.11a 2.68±0.09a
Carbohydrate (%) 2.83±0.76c 3.04±0.40c 4.48±0.41b 7.09±0.55a 7.65±0.38a
pH Before cooking 5.80±0.01Aa 5.74±0.02Ab 5.64±0.03Ac 5.47±0.05Ad 5.05±0.03Ae
After cooking 6.07±0.02Ba 5.97±0.02Bb 5.81±0.03Bc 5.59±0.03Bd 5.17±0.01Be
Color CIE L* 71.34±0.38a 60.83±0.36b 53.22±0.13c 48.42±0.16d 41.92±0.31e
CIE a* 6.27±0.60a 5.80±0.83ab 5.22±0.30b 4.95±0.59b 4.01±0.68c
CIE b* 6.19±0.25c 8.47±0.12b 8.56±0.21b 8.61±0.05b 9.36±0.20a
Texture properties Hardness (kgf) 2.89±0.23a 1.07±0.01b 0.34±0.01c - -
Cohesiveness 0.69±0.01a 0.47±0.05b 0.35±0.11b - -
Gumminess (kgf) 2.00±0.17a 0.51±0.06b 0.11±0.01c - -
Springiness 0.69±0.06a 0.53±0.04b 0.41±0.02c - -
Chewiness (kgf) 1.37±0.18a 0.27±0.05b 0.04±0.01c - -
Sensory evaluation Color 9.04±0.90a 8.19±1.00b 7.31±0.76c 6.89±0.84cd 6.40±0.64d
Pork-flavor 9.06±1.00a 8.76±0.94a 7.20±0.94b 7.03±0.94b 6.76±0.90b
Mushroom-flavor 6.47±0.62d 7.22±0.68c 7.90±0.79b 8.79±0.89a 9.39±0.92a
Tenderness 6.98±0.90d 7.88±0.80c 8.75±0.87b 9.41±0.65a 9.61±0.82a
Juiciness 6.91±0.95c 7.71±0.83bc 8.41±0.92ab 8.82±0.84a 9.35±0.90a
Overall acceptability 9.01±0.86a 8.81±0.92a 7.59±0.85b 6.99±0.83bc 6.49±0.74c
All values are mean±SD.
C: control, MM25: replace 25% of meat with mycelium, MM50: replace 50% of meat with mycelium, MM75: replace 75% of meat with mycelium, MM100: replace 100% of meat with mycelium.
Means in the same traits with different letters are significantly different (p<0.05).
Means in the same row with different letters are significantly different (p<0.05).