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Monday, 2 August 2021

Chilli Tasting


What were doing in science 
 


Name the 5 hottest chillis in the world 

1. Carolina reaper 
2. Ghost pepper
3. 7 pot primo 
4. naga viper 
5. 7 pot doulahgh 


Name 5 countries where chillis are grown 

1. Mexico 
2. Spain 
3. indonesia
4.turkey 
5. Nigeria 

What is the scovile scale ? 

The Scoville scale is a measurement of the pungency of chili peppers, as recorded in Scoville Heat Units, 
 
How does a scoville scale work ? 

Scoville heat units, also known as SHU is simply a measurement of the number of times capsaicin needs to be diluted by sugar-water. The number of Scoville Heat Units (SHU) in a pepper or even hot sauce indicates the amount of capsaicin present. The higher the Scoville rating, the hotter the pepper


Aim: To see which is the best way to cool down the hot chillie taste in your mouth when eating chilli . 

Hypothesis:
I think that by using Milk , I will be able to remove the hot chilli taste from my mouth 

Equipment: 
1. Milk 
2. Water 
3. Coca cola 
4. Tasting cup 
5. Chilli 

Method: 
1. you will work in groups of three for this experiment . Each person in the group will use one of the drinks with the chilli . You will then swap results in your group so that everyone has the same results. 

2. Each member of the group needs to have their own tasting cup . This will be used for putting the different liquids in as we cool off the chilli . 

3. Place a piece of chilli in your mouth 

4. After 10 seconds you will drink the liquid that you have cup . As you you do this you will complete a results chart . 

You will be recording the following using yes or no . 

The effectiveness of the liquid immediately  
The effectiveness of the liquid after 10 seconds 


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