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Facts about chili
Explains SHU
5 Facts about chilli
1. The scovile heat unit scale (SHU) was invented in 1912 by pharacist Wilbur scovile in an attempt to find a heat producing ointment.
2.The burning sensation is mainly caused by the chemical capsaicin. Capsaicin is found in tiny glands in the chilis placenta, when you eat a chili the capsaisin is released into your saliva and then binds to TRPC1 recepotors in out mouth and tounge.
3.Chillis are considered a fruit, they are consideered a fruit because they are a member of the nightshade (Solanaceac) family and they are related to tomatos, cherrys and eggplants.
4.Some chillis are used in different medical things like nasel spray and dermal patches.
5.Only mammals are sensitive to the chemical capsaicin making it so fish arnt effected by chilli peppers.
Equipment
- Hot Chilli sauce
- popsicle stick/tooth pick
- Drinks- soda, water, milk
- Timer
- Get your equipment ready
- get a drop of hot sauce on your toothpick/popsicle stick
- lick the hot chilli sauce
- start the timer
- after 2 mins, drink your drink
- after 5 mins, how hot is your mouth
- repeat the experiment but with a different drink