Aim: I want to find out how to get rid of burning chilli off my tongue.
Research:
Method:
Equipment
- Fizzy
- Milk
- Water
- Popsicle stick
- Chili sauce (carolina reaper)
- cup
- Timer
Instructions
- Get all required equipments.
- Scoop some chilli onto your stick.
- Start the timer and eat the chilli
- Stop the timer after 4 mins.
- Rate how hot your mouth has become.
- Do the experiment again but drink water after 2 minutes.
- Do experiment again but drink coca-cola poured into a cup after 2 minutes.
- Do experiment again but drink milk after 2 minutes.
The first time I had chilli, It was burning my mouth. I had it without any liquid score 10.
The second time I tried the chilli I did it with water, I rate it a 10
The third time I did tried the chilli I did it with coca cola, it made it made worse, I rate it 11
The fourth time I tried the chilli I did it with milk, I rate it a 4
Why does chilli burn your mouth?
A chilli has this oil-based molecule called capsaicin. It gets released to your saliva and bins onto the receptors in your mouth and tongue. Which then triggers the receptors to send signals to your brain, thinking you are currently burning.
Why did the milk reduce the burn?
Milk mostly contains casein, which i learnt in the plastic milk experiment. The casein helps wash off the capsaicin in your tongue or mouth. Think of it like soap washing off grease.
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