You are now being introduce to some interesting FACTS OF BIRD NEST
" Fact #1 - Consume Cave Bird's Nest At Your Own Risk!! "
In Malaysia, cave bird's nest are mainly harvested from natural caves in Sarawak and Sabah. The famous caves are located at Niah, Kakus, Baram and Tinjar.
The harvesters often face considerable amount of danger when harvesting the nests. Since cave nests are "made" by free, naturally-living swiflets, some consider them to be more valuable than house nests, and they often fetch a higher price.
However, the truth is cave nest generally contains more foreign materials and feathers than house nest. Besides, cave nest are exposed to the risk of heavy metals contamination from the environment factors.
" Fact #2 - Blood Bird Nest Is Not As Good As You Think !! "
Traditionally, it is believed that the blood bird nest is so precious because the swiftlets vomit their blood out and mix with their saliva to build the nest.
Some believed that the blood bird nest was form by special swiftlets which consumed different water and food, so the colour of their saliva is different!
The fact is the bloody bird nest are actually normal bird nest. The only different is these bird nest absorbs the minerals from the cave environment, so the colour appeared to be different. Not all natural minerals are good for human's body. Some are dangerous and may cause illness and cancer.
Some dishonest trader will add red colourant to their bird nest so that they can sell their bird nest at higher price. These colourant will cause illness like asthma and cancer.
" House Bird Nest vs Cave Bird Nest "
Cave Bird nest House Bird Nest
Bird Nest Naturally Contains..
~49.9% of protein in the bird's nest.
Protein is a "macronutrient," Body needs relatively large amounts of it. First, is to provide the essential amino acids that our own tissues can't make. And secondly, to provide nitrogen for making non-essential amino acids and other nitrogen-containing compounds.
Amino Acid
Bird's nest contain amino acid like arginine cystein, histidine tryptophan etc Amino acids can best be described as the construction blocks from which protein is made.
Minerals
Various types minerals like zinc, copper, iron, sodium, phosphorous were detected.
Essential as our need for oxygen to sustain life vital to all mental & physical processes & for total well being. It is important in maintaining all physiological processes as they are constituents of the teeth, bones, tissues, blood, muscle, and nerve cells.
Antioxidant
Antioxidant was detected in bird's nest.
Antioxidants are substances or nutrients in our foods which can prevent or slow the oxidative damage to our body. Health problems such as heart disease, macular degeneration, diabetes, cancer etc are all contributed by oxidative damage. Antioxidants may also enhance immune defense and therefore lower the risk of cancer and infection.
