1. Nick Carboni SCI101- Introduction to the Sciences 11/29/2017
Why So Spicy?
Nick Carboni
SCI101- Introduction to the Sciences
11/29/2017

2. Why Am I Interested In This?
I just like trying really spicy food…
It would be awesome to find the perfect substance to stop the heat so I can continue sampling other spicy food.

3. What Did I Do?
I did a quick internet search to see what people say will neutralize the heat.
I got ahold of 10 of the Carolina Reaper chips and started making a list from my internet search.

4. What Substances Will Neutralize Spicy Food?
Olive oil
Alcohol
Any dairy products
Peanut Butter
Butter
Milk Chocolate

5. What Causes The Heat?
Capsaicin reacts with VR1 receptors in the mouth and sends signals to the brain.
VR1 receptors are usually used for thermoreception which is why the spicy sensation feels like heat.

6. What Did I Learn?
Don’t trust the internet.
The only substance that helped reduce the heat was milk.
Everything else either made it worse immediately or had no effect.

7. Summary
I found common substances that people said would work online.
I ate the Carolina Reaper chip.
I ate all of the random substances.
I determined the internet lied to me.

8. References
Borreli, L. (2014). Medical Daily. Don’t Feel The Burn: 5 Best Remedies To Cool Your Tongue After Eating Spicy Food. Retreived from remedies-cool-your-tongue-after-eating-spicy-food
Carboni, N. (2017) The Carolina Reaper. Retrieved from
Cattel, J. (2014). Greatest. Mouth on Fire? The Best (and Worst) Ways to Soothe the Burn Fast. Retrieved from
Lehrer, J. (2010). Wired. Why Does Spicy Food Taste Hot? Retrieved from
Sakugawa, Y. (2017). The Secret Yumiverse. 9 Ways to Cool Your Burning Hot Mouth After Eating Really Spicy Foods. Retrieved from mouth-after-eating-really-spicy-foods /