Swallow Bird Nest are
almost 100% proteins and essential amino acids. Protein plays a crucial role in
almost all biological processes and amino acids are the building block of it.
Amino acids are biologically important organic compounds.
What is the benefit of Swallow Bird Nest?
Recent scientific research has an Swallow Bird Nest has been found that
amino acids rich in antioxidants and contain rich. Two key factors for the new
cells and fight free radicals in our body.
Antioxidants
Swallow Bird Nest is rich in antioxidants. Antioxidants are substances or nutrients
that can prevent or delay the oxidation of our bodies. health problems,
including heart disease, degeneration, diabetes, cancer, etc. supplied by
oxidative damage. Antioxidants are resistant, so the risk of infections and
cancer.
Collagen and Amino acids
Swallow Bird Nest is also rich in Collagen and Amino acids such as leucine,
lysine, glycine, glutamine, tyrosine, arginine, cysteine, histidine,
tryptophan, amino acids, etc., they describe the building blocks of proteins
that is beneficial to human body.
The nutritional value of 100 g of dry nest includes:
- 49.9 g of water-soluble protein (including amido nitrogen, monoamine
nitrogen, non-amino nitrogen, arginine, humin, histidine, lysine and cysteine),- 30.6 g carbohydrate (glycoprotein and mucin),
- 4.9 g iron,
- 2.5 g inorganic salt (including potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, sulfur,
phosphorus, silica and other trace elements)
- 1.4 g fiber
Swallow Bird Nest is a delicacy in the form of nests constructed by the salivary secretions of Swallow Bird Nests. It contains all the beneficial essence from the Swallow Bird Nest's diet, and therefore is good for overall well-being, especially for those pregnant women and elderly, however the benefit of Swallow Bird Nest also applies to everyone.
See the following for quick summary of benefit:
For expecting mothers:1) It helps to strengthen the body of mothers and foetus
2) Mothers can recover faster post-birth due to Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF)
For women:
1) It results in fairer and more radiant skin as Swallow Bird Nest is rich in collagen, protein and vitamins
2) Women who frequently consume Swallow Bird Nest also have smoother skin, and are more youthful and radiant (prevent wrinkles, rejuvenate complexion)
3) It also improves organ performance, e.g. lungs, kidneys and heart
For men:
1) It improves kidneys and strengthens lungs
For children:
1) It strengthens the immune system
2) It helps prevent common cold and flu, and alleviate asthma
3) It also reduces fatigue and improves focus
For elderly:
1) It helps in maintain general health and well-being
2) It prevents cancer, strengthen the lungs and kidneys, improves quality of spleen, clears phlegm, aids digestion and enhance appetite
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| Swallow Bird Nest Facts and Knowledge |
Swallow Bird Nest Category:
Swallow Bird Nest usually fall into caves and house nests. Cave nests are
harvested mainly in natural caves, since the cave nest is formed by free
swiflet bird, some consider them to be more expensive therefore, they are sold
at higher prices. But the reality is that usually cave nests contain pollutants
and in danger of heavy metals contamination from the environment.House nests are made in in the attic of houses and shops, abandoned or neglected areas in Indonesia but human has knowledge to control the best environment for swiflet to produce a high quality Swallow Bird Nest and at the same time protecting the bird and eggs from danger.
“House Nests” Are As Good If Not Better Than “Cave Nests”
In Indonesia, “cave” Swallow Bird Nest are mainly harvested from natural
caves in the Borneo Island.The harvesters often face considerable danger when harvesting the nests but to avoid destroying the nature, more and more law are created to prevent over-harvesting Swallow Bird Nest directly from natural cave.
Since “cave nests” are formed by free, naturally-living swiflets, some consider them to be more valuable than nests found in houses, and they often fetch a higher price. However, unknown to many consumers, cave nests generally contain more foreign materials and feathers than house nests. Besides, cave nest are exposed to the risk of heavy metals contamination from environmental factors. So, consume cave Swallow Bird Nest at your own risk!
Red Blood Swallow Bird Nest (Red Swallow Bird Nest) Is Not As Good As You
Think!
It is believed that the red-coloured “blood Swallow Bird Nest” is specially
prized because they are formed by Swallow Bird Nests which vomit their blood to
build the nest. There is also a belief that the “blood Swallow Bird Nest” was
form by a different species of Swallow Bird Nest which consumes different kinds
of water and food.Contrary to these beliefs, Swallow Bird Nests do not vomit blood, neither do they consume different kinds of water and food. Swallow Bird Nest acting like a sponge. They absorb the chemical element from the environment such as iron from the walls, dirty waters and poisons. Hence, “blood Swallow Bird Nest” may be harmful rather than beneficial to humans.
Some dishonest vendors even apply red dye to their Swallow Bird Nest in order to fetch higher prices. So, play it safe – choose only pure Swallow Bird Nest!
How to identify the Genuine Swallow Bird Nest ?
Swallow Bird Nest is an expensive and nutritive product. Thus it is
important to distinguish the genuine Swallow Bird Nest. In the market, there
are many unethical businessmen who would increase the weight of Swallow Bird
Nest by adding additives like white fungus, jelly and skin.
Something should be known about the Swallow Bird Nest
Swallow Bird Nest is
a name of a kind of famous foods-drugs which is made of a nest of Swallow. It’s
a great delicacy for East Asian countries such as Japan, Korea, China, Viet
Nam, and other countries…( extracted from “Vietnam’s medical herbs and
medicine” by Do Tat Loi and other
materials)
Swallow has its scientific name as collocaliasp, belong to the Apodidae.
There are many species: Swallow in Java island (Collocalia Thunbergi),
Collocalia Inexpectata Hume, Collocalia Unicolor Gordon, Collocalia Linchi
Affinis BearanThe Swallow lives scatter in the Island of Asia’sSoth-East: Indonesia, Philipines, The southern of China… and in Viet Nam, they live in large population along the coastal from the province of Quang Binh to Ha Tien. There are three famous areas: Cham isle of Quang Nam, Dan Nang) Mui Yen, seaside of Binh Dinh Province and Khanh Hoa.
People usually find swallow for nest harvesting. Unlike different birds, it comes to the breeding season, the swallows build their nest by their own saliva. The nest soup is considered as a famous, nourish food- drug. It’s served as a great delicacy among East Asian countries such as Japan, Korea, China, Viet Nam, and other countries. In Viet Nam, it is listed as one of eight precious dishes. The nests harvested are white bird Aerodramus fuciphagus and the black swallow’s nest. Among them, the white and pink nests are more nourish and precious. The soup is considered a medicine for strengthen health, helps improve one’s accent, reinforces the immunity,…
Classification Through Origin
1. Wild/Cave Nest
There are two kinds of cave nest: Fuciphaga and Maxima. But just the nest
Fuciphaga only knew as the wild/cave nest on the market. Maybe it is because
the dangerous feature of harvesting the nest on cave, so this kind of nest is
high worthy than other nests on the market. The nest in cave with the condition
of nature has the shape like a bowl having the thick body and hard leg. The
shape like bowl can help protecting the egg or the young bird from other
animals. The leg of nest must be hard to firmly fix on the wall since most
caves have high humidity. This kind of Swallow Bird Nest is easily found in
Vietnam, Thai, Malaysia, and Indonesia.2. House Nest
The cave Esculanta nest is a kind of nest usually found in house. Rasing swallow must require a great investment not only in the time to entice it but also in the food feeding it. We cannot feed it with the manmade food because of the wild characteristic of the bird, it catches the insect for food as flying. Depending on the color of the Swallow Bird Nest, the nest’s color is usually ivory white, the quality of the nest according to the area having food for bird. The foods for swallow usually are insect, ephemera… The nest can be harvested 1 -4 times per year, and the swallow bears all year round.
Classification Through Color
The reason why the Swallow Bird Nest has different color is still a
controversy. According to Vietnam’s folk, it is believed that the old bird and
the bird in the period of food shortage must use their own blood mix with their
slaver to build the nest. That is the reason why their nests have the color of
red or pink as well as the less openness of blood nest than white nest.
However, the question for the temperature, humidity and the food required to
create a nest is till studied by scientist. When the white nest built on the
red cliff absorbing the water from the cliff, it also has the red color. But
the openness of this kind of blood nest is equivalent to the white nest. ( 7-9
times)Blood Nest
This is a kind of fresh red nest which has a highest value among the other nests because of its scarceness and high consumption. Not all manufactures have this kind of nest. And if any, the nest is only harvested once to twice a year with the tiny amount. The number of blood nest and pink nest account for smaller than 10% of the gross of nests on the market.
Pink Nest
Similar to white nest both at the price and scarceness, pink nest has the orange color, but this color can be changed from the orange of tangerine to the yellow color of egg yolk.
White Nest
White nest is the most popular nest on the market. It is harvested three-four times a year. The number of white nests (including the above three kinds ) are sold on the market account for 90 percent of the gross of nest on market…
Classification through vietnamese people's view:
Nest-harvesting in Viet Nam has been a hundred year of career and it
contributes to the source of income for area having this natural product. The
professional nest- harvester and nest -seller usually classify the nest as the
class as follows:Blood :red color, due to the blood of bird
Pink: pink color and less plasma than the blood nest
Quan: big nest, more than 10 gram in weight
Sky: white nest at the top, 8- 9 gram in weight
Bai: small than 6-7 gram
Earth: nest at the bottom of the cliff, black and dirty
Vun : the nest is broken during the process of exploiting and transportation.
