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Data

Pepper Name

# of Pipettes

Ranking

Scoville Heat Units

Questions

How did your spiciness rankings compare to the pipettes of sugar water you used?

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Why is milk effective at decreasing the hot effect of peppers, but cold water isn’t?

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Why do you think the use of concentrated capsaicin in pepper spray is effective?

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Countries with hot climates often have spicy peppers in their local food. Why do you

think this is?

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List one way you could change this lab and describe how your results might be different.

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