3.2. Sensory evaluation of H. erinaceus wine
For the H. erinaceus wine, various organoleptic attributes were evaluated, namely the alcohol flavor, mushroom flavor, fermentation aroma, color, and overall preference ( Table 2). Sensory evaluation was performed with H. erinaceus wine containing different concentrations of H. erinaceus powder. The S500 sample showed the best results in alcohol flavor (5.02 ± 1.14), mushroom flavor (5.52 ± 0.79), and overall acceptance (5.02 ± 1.11). In fermentation aroma and color, there were no significant differences detected among the samples. Based on these results, 5% (w/v) of H. erinaceus addition wine sample (S500) was selected to carry on subsequent acetic fermentation studies.