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Lisa Marie Pena
Principal Investigator
Juan Nieto and Vanessa Rohanna
Co-Investigators
Alma Baeza and Maxwell Ferguson
Collaborators
Ernesto Monte
Teacher Facilitator
I’m heading to
space to disprove
the rumor about
my hotness.
MANIPULATED
VARIABLE:
CONDITIONS OF
GRAVITY
RESPONDING
VARIABLE:
•PH VALUE
•ASCORBIC ACID
•PIQUANCY
•CAROTENOID
(5 ml)
(10 ml)
•
homogenize
centrifuge
filter
pH
Ascorbic
Acid
Diatomaceo
us Earth
Filter
Extract
oil
Petroleum
Either
distilled
water
Extract
acetone
Spectromete
r (450 nm)
Absorbance
HABANERO’S PIQUANCY
Acetone
CAROTENOIDS DETERMINATION
ASCORBIC ACID CONTENT
Oxalic Acid
Amount of sugar
solution (ml)
Habanero Chili exposed to
Microgravity
Sample 1 Sample
2
pH value
Ascorbic Acid content
Habanero Chile on Earth’s
standard gravity
Sample Sample 1 Sample
3
2
SORRY! THERE’S NO
DATA AVAILABLE
FOR THIS.
Sample
3
5.05
5.05
5.05
500
500
500
THEY DID NOT
ALLOW ME TO
GO…TOO
HOT!!! (LOL!!!)
Carotenoid content
Amount of sugar
solution added to
dilute piquancy (ml)
This could provide insights on
providing astronauts more
flavorful meals.
Exposure to microgravity
could also have an effect on
how capsacidoids bind with
pain receptors.
This experiment could lead to
further studies on developing
drugs from chemical
compounds found in chili due
to its effect on our brain.
This could lead to future
studies on the effect of chili in
inhibiting the growth of
bacteria.