Chilli Tasting Experiment!

 Kia Ora,

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

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

Equipment:

1. Milk

2. Coca Cola

3. Water

4. Chilli

5. Tasting cup

Method:

1. You will work in groups of three or four 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 of 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 in our mouths.

3. Place a piece of chilli in your mouth 

4. You will drink the liquid that you have in your cup. As 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 3 minutes

Chilli Tasting Results

Record : Yes or No

	Immediately	After 3 minutes
Milk	Good/help	Better after
Water	Did Nothing
Coca Cola	It was the same	A Little better but still kinda hot

Summary and results:

The milk did not work immediately. After 3 minutes it had a small effect.

The coke had a small effect immediately. Coke had no effect after 3 minutes.

The water did not work immediately. The water did not stop the chilli after 3 minutes.

Conclusion:

Milk could be a solution when eating spicy foods- Literally. That's because milk helps your mouth handle capsaicin, an oily chemical compound in chilli peppers. Capsaicin binds to a receptor in the tongue and creates a burning sensation. Casein protein found in milk can also bind to the capsaicin and wash it away.