Different concentrations of citric acid ranging from 0.005 to
0.02 g/100 mL and ascorbic acid ranging from 0.01 to 0.2 g/100 mL
were added to coconut water and evaluated on a 9 point Hedonic
scale by 15 member semi-trained panelists. The panelists had
preferred the combination of 0.02 g/100 mL citric acid and 0.01 g/
100 mL ascorbic acid added to tender coconut water. To this
selected combination of citric acid and ascorbic acid, five different
concentrations of L-cysteine was added. Coconut water samples
were marked as S1 (no L-cysteine), S2 (0.007 g/100 mL L-cysteine),
S3 (0.008 g/100 mL L-cysteine), S4 (0.009 g/100 mL L-cysteine) and
S5 (0.010 g/100 mL L-cysteine). These samples were evaluated for
sensory attributes of taste, aroma, mouthfeel and overall acceptability
by 15 semi-trained panelists. Fuzzy logic (Das, 2005) was
applied to get the best combination from the scores obtained.