Table 5. Sensory properties of Lentinula edodes mycelium

Traits Treatment
C (–) MM5 MM4 MM3 MM2 MM1 C (+)
Appearance 7.63±0.94c 7.96±0.75bc 8.23±0.42ab 8.55±0.54ab 8.71±0.68a 8.48±0.76ab 8.44±0.86ab
Flavor 7.30±0.84c 7.53±0.50bc 7.99±0.49ab 7.99±0.71ab 8.38±0.84a 8.20±0.96a 8.30±0.93a
Off-flavor 7.38±0.80d 7.69±0.61cd 8.13±0.69bc 8.20±0.72bc 8.44±0.77ab 8.60±0.87ab 8.81±0.85a
Texture 7.13±0.29d 7.81±0.49c 8.20±0.81bc 8.60±0.66ab 8.79±0.77a 8.82±0.85a 8.96±0.91a
Juiciness 9.02±0.77a 8.41±0.66b 8.11±0.43bc 7.65±0.43cd 7.24±0.39d 7.07±0.53d 7.08±0.54d
Overall acceptability 7.33±0.52b 7.89±0.59a 8.23±0.56a 8.07±0.74a 8.33±0.69a 8.31±0.65a 8.39±0.76a
All values are mean±SD.
C (–): L. edodes mycelium 90%, MM5: L. edodes mycelium 50%, MM4: L. edodes mycelium 40% and ISP 10%, MM3: L. edodes mycelium 30% and ISP 20%, MM2: L. edodes mycelium 20% and ISP 30%, MM1: L. edodes mycelium 10% and ISP 40%, and C (+): ISP 50%.
Means in the same row with different letters are significantly different (p<0.05).
ISP, isolate soy protein.