Secrets of edible bird nest
Aerodramus fuciphagus Aerodramus maximus
situated right at the heart of the ‘golden triangle’
‘Caviar of the East’ it fetches a premium price.
The swiftlet ‘Golden Triangle’
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Nutritional and functional properties
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bird’s nest contains about 9% sialic acid, 4.19 to
Traditional edible bird nest soup
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sume edible bird’s nest
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Processing the nests
Market demand
of bird’s nest are synonymous
Edible bird nest before cleaning
Cleaned edible bird nest
Freeze-dried edible bird nest hydrolysate
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Production of edible bird nest
Edible bird nest in the retail market
can cost up to $2,000 USD. A kilogram of “red
blood” nest can cost up to $10,000 USD in Hong
of the bird’s nest industry looks very promising.
of Bird’s Nest Merchants bird’s nests has reached 1 billion ringgit (290
say that China’s import ban could turn out to be
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Tung C.H., Pan J.Q., Chang H.M. & Chou S.S. 2008. Authentic determination of bird’s nests by saccharides Journal of Food Drug Analysis
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