In the graph it can also be observed that water, which is a very polar solvent, has only a poor capacity for the extraction of capsaicinoids, despite being a solvent capable of absorbing microwave energy. This effect is accentuated when extracting the less polar capsaicinoids such as dihydrocapsaicin or homodihydrocapsaicin; water extracts a much smaller percentage of these capsaicinoids than of the other more polar capsaicinoids such as nordihydrocapsaicin and capsaicin.