About Bird Nest - Types of Bird Nests

Bird Nests are classified according to the location where the nests are built, edibility, external features, colour, quality and cleanliness and they can basically be classified into two main categories:

• Cave Bird Nest: (including whole cave Bird Nest pieces, cave Hydrochous Gigas and Collacalia Maxima)

Cave Bird Nest refers to the nests built by Bird Nests in natural stone walls or limestone caves. These Bird Nests absorb lots of minerals and they are usually beige or yellow in colour and they are more solid. They contain more fine feathers compared to house Bird Nests and contain more impurities. They expand 2-3 times upon soaking and require longer soaking time. They are delicious after stewing, taste better and can be stewed for longer hours.

• House Bird Nest: (including common white Bird Nest pieces and house Hydrochous Gigas Bird Nest)

House Bird Nest are Bird Nests built in swift houses and used by swifts for nesting. Bird Nests build their nests on the beams and walls in these houses, resulting in a slight taste of sawdust in such Bird Nests. Houses used by Bird Nests to build nests are known as swift houses. Workers check the Bird Nests on a regular basis and will only harvest them when the time is right. As Bird Nests are covered with feathers and other impurities, it is necessary to send them for cleansing at the Bird Nest factory where feathers and other impurities are removed. House Bird Nests are higher in quality, with less feathers and less impurities. They expand better in water and on the average, they expand 5 to 7 times their original size. They taste smoother but they cannot be stewed for long hours. They are normally stewed for 30-45 minutes before they are ready to be served. If stewing exceeds such periods (more than 1-2 hours), the Bird Nest will dissolve in water and disappear.

About Bird Nest - Types of Bird Nests

*Whether it is house Bird Nest or cave Bird Nest, they are nests built by Collocalia ciphaga Bird Nests and their nutritional value is almost at par.

• Edibility

Bird Nests normally use twigs, straws and earth to build their nests and there are no edible contents. There are only three major types of edible Bird Nests and the purity in protein contents and nutritional value of the saliva secreted by Collocalia ciphaga Bird Nests is the highest.

• Collocalia ciphaga Bird Nest {Official Bird Nest}:

Collocalia ciphaga Bird Nest means Bird Nests built with pure saliva of Bird Nests, with minimum impurities, in strips, with high affinity for water, able to expand 7-8 times and is the best quality Bird Nest. They are usually white, yellow, red or grey in colour.

• Collacalia Maximus Bird Nest:

Collacalia Maximus is a type of cave Bird Nest and they have less saliva. They build their nests using feathers mixed with saliva and they are lighter in colour, usually white or yellow.
Collacalia Maximus Bird Nest require more processing. The nests must be broken up and soaked in water before feathers and impurities are removed. They are then made into Bird Nest strips, Bird Nest balls and Bird Nest biscuits.
As it requires more processing, their nutritional value and price are lower than Collocalia ciphaga Bird Nests. Collacalia Maximus Bird Nests also have a lower water affinity compared to Collocalia ciphaga Bird Nests, thus they do not expand so much.

• Hydrochous Gigas Bird Nest:

Hydrochous Gigas Bird Nest may be divided into house Hydrochous Gigas Bird Nest and cave Hydrochous Gigas Bird Nest. They are mostly found along the coastal regions. From their name (in Chinese), we know that Hydrochous Gigas Bird Nests use their saliva and straws to build their nests, and that is why these Bird Nests contain pieces of straws. Hydrochous Gigas Bird Nests come from Bird Nests with specially sticky saliva. These Bird Nests love to use young straw and their saliva to build their nests. Their Bird Nests therefore are high in impurities and their edible Bird Nest content is the lowest among the three types of Bird Nests and so is its price. They are usually sold as broken Bird Nest and Bird Nest strips.

• External features and shape

They are principally divided into whole Bird Nest pieces, narrow Bird Nest pieces, Bird Nest corners, broken Bird Nest, Bird Nest balls, Bird Nest biscuits and Bird Nest strips. Whole Bird Nest pieces refer to Bird Nests which are intact after having undergone cleansing.

• Whole piece Bird Nest:

These are curved or boat-shaped Bird Nest which has been selected from the Bird Nest harvested, with feathers removed, before they are sold. As whole piece Bird Nests are naturally obtained, their shapes and sizes differ but these type of Bird Nests are thicker than other types of Bird Nests. They also possess higher nutritional value, with better flavor and better expandability when soaked. They are the cleanest among all Bird Nests and they have high expandability. If Bird Nests built their nests on the beams in swift houses, the Bird Nests produced will be boat-shaped.

• Narrow Bird Nest pieces:

These are whole piece Bird Nests which have been accidentally broken during harvesting and delivery or whole piece Bird Nests which have been cut into narrow strips or Bird Nests which have been separated after careful selection. Although they are not attractive physically, their quality and method of preparation are similar to whole piece Bird Nests.

• Bird Nest corners:

They are the hardest portions at both ends of whole piece Bird Nests and they are the places where the concentration of saliva from Bird Nests is the highest. They require longer soaking time (six to eight hours) and Bird Nest corners are normally separated from whole piece Bird Nests and soaked separately. The Bird Nest corners are usually torn into smaller pieces prior to soaking so that they expand more easily. They expand more compared to whole piece Bird Nests and are more crispy.

• Broken Bird Nests:

These are as a result of breakage during harvesting and transportation or during the cleansing process and they are made up of small amounts of edible Bird Nest.

• Bird Nest biscuit:

These are made from broken Bird Nest during harvesting which have been processed and compressed into different shapes (such as rhombus, sphere, crescent and rectangular) and their quality is one grade below that of whole piece Bird Nests.

Characterization of edible Bird Nest by peptide fingerprinting with principal component analysis

Bird Nest, or cubilose, is a health food supplement originated from salivary secretion by specific Bird Nests, mainly from Aerodramus fuciphagus and Aerodramus maximus (Kang et al., 1991), which has been proven to have nutritious and therapeutic values, such as anti-influenza viruses, antioxidant, skin lightening, bone strength improvement, anti-inflammatory, and epidermal growth enhancement (Kong et al., 1987; Kong et al., 1989; Guo et al., 2006; Aswir and Wan Nazaimoon, 2011; Matsukawa et al., 2011; Yew et al., 2014; Chan et al., 2015). Southeast Asian countries, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Thailand, are the major exporting countries of Bird Nest. Human consumption and medicinal application of Bird Nest could be dated back to the Tang dynasty (618–907 A.D.) and the Sung dynasty (960–1279 A.D.) in China (Koon and Cranbrook, 2002).

OBJECTIVES

Proteins are the major component and play a key role in nutritious and therapeutic functions of Bird Nest; however, limited studies have been conducted on the protein due to difficulties in extraction, isolation as well as identification. This study aimed to provide comprehensive information for the quality evaluation of Bird Nest peptides, which would be a valuable reference for further study on Bird Nest proteins.

METHODS

Here, we developed a quality control method using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) peptide fingerprints deriving from Bird Nest being digested with simulated gastric fluid. The characteristic peptide peaks were collected and identified by LC-MS/MS.

RESULTS

The characteristic peptide peaks, corresponding to the protein fragments of acidic mammalian chitinase-like, lysyl oxidase, and Mucin-5AC-like, were identified and quantified. Interestingly, the principal component analysis indicated that the fingerprints were able to discriminate colour of Bird Nest (white/red) and production sites (cave/house) of White Bird Nest on the same weight basis. As proposed by the model developed in this study, Muc-5AC-like and AMCase-like proteins were the markers with the highest discriminative power.

CONCLUSIONS

The overall findings suggest that HPLC peptide fingerprints were able to clearly demonstrate peptide profile differences between genuine and adulterated Bird Nest samples; and classify Bird Nest samples by its color and production site. In addition, the protein identification results suggested that Muc-5AC-like protein was the major protein in Bird Nest.

Introduction

Bird Nest, or cubilose, is a health food supplement originated from salivary secretion by specific Bird Nests, mainly from Aerodramus fuciphagus and Aerodramus maximus (Kang et al., 1991), which has been proven to have nutritious and therapeutic values, such as anti-influenza viruses, antioxidant, skin lightening, bone strength improvement, anti-inflammatory, and epidermal growth enhancement (Kong et al., 1987; Kong et al., 1989; Guo et al., 2006; Aswir and Wan Nazaimoon, 2011; Matsukawa et al., 2011; Yew et al., 2014; Chan et al., 2015). Southeast Asian countries, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Thailand, are the major exporting countries of Bird Nest. Human consumption and medicinal application of Bird Nest could be dated back to the Tang dynasty (618–907 A.D.) and the Sung dynasty (960–1279 A.D.) in China (Koon and Cranbrook, 2002).
Although Bird Nest has been served as an esteemed food in Chinese community for over 1000 years, limited research has been conducted on Bird Nest and its proteins. Protein is a major part of Bird Nest accounting for 50% of Bird Nest dried weight on average (Jiangsu New Medicine College, 1977); it is conjectured to be a key factor of its nourishing and/or medicinal functions. The epidermal growth factor (EGF)-like peptide was partially purified with Bio-Gel P-10 columns from aqueous extracts of Bird Nest that stimulated cell division and growth and enhanced tissue growth and regeneration (Kong et al., 1987; Kong et al., 1989). Two major bands (~106 kDa and ~128 kDa) were identified by sodium dodecyl sulfate–polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS–PAGE) as ‘sialo-glycoprotein’. Nevertheless, no satisfactory result was obtained from protein identification studies that include N-terminal sequence determination (Edman degradation), matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization–tandem time of flight (MALDI–TOF/TOF), and liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS) (Zhang et al., 2012). Acidic mammalian chitinase-like (AMCase-like) protein fragments from Meleagris gallopavo and an allergen homologous to ovo-inhibitor have been identified by 2-DE assays followed by MALDI–TOF/TOF/MS analysis in Bird Nest extract (Liu et al., 2012). In addition, a microbial nitrate reductase, converting nitrate to nitrite and playing a role in the colour change of White and Red Bird Nest, was identified by mass spectroscopy (Chan et al., 2013b). Nonetheless, it remains unclear whether those identified proteins could accurately represent the majority of Bird Nest protein. The difficulties encountered in research of Bird Nest proteins are: (i) extracting and purifying proteins; and (ii) lacking of full Aerodramus genome sequence.
Owing to the limited supply and labour-intensive cleaning process, Bird Nest is always expensive with current prices ranging from USD 500 to 15000/kg. Driven by the lucrative return, various materials, including Tremella fungus, fried porcine skin, carrageenan, agar, and gelatin, which are almost indistinguishable from the genuine samples by visual inspection, were commonly adulterated into Bird Nest in order to increase the net weight (Ma and Liu, 2012). Some businesses have been known to mix low-quality Bird Nest into high-quality Bird Nest and selling that at a high price. Occasionally, consumers have been counterfeited into purchasing lower priced house Bird Nest at a premium price associated with cave Bird Nest. About 40 publications are found in PubMed today, and nearly one-third of the publications are published in the last 5 years. Besides, most of the publications still retained in elucidating chemical composition as the quality control parameters: since no official method has been established for quality surveillance of Bird Nest (Deng et al., 2006; Wang et al., 2006; Wu et al., 2010; Chan et al., 2013a).
Here, we attempt to find a key to open these proteome barriers by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) peptide fingerprinting. HPLC fingerprinting is one promising tool widely used in the modern standardization of herbal extracts (Department of Health, Hong Kong, 2010; Chinese Pharmacopoeia Commission, China, 2015), which could be applied to Bird Nest as a robust technique in qualitative and quantitative controls. Firstly, an over-stewing method was developed to extract most of the Bird Nest protein. Secondly, simulated gastric fluid (SGF) was used to digest Bird Nest protein fully into peptides that can be separated by HPLC according to their polarity. Thirdly, according to the most relevant NCBI protein database, the characteristic peaks in chromatograms were identified and quantified. In addition, principal component analysis (PCA) and hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) were adopted to reveal the relationships of factors within the data, including colour, country of origin, and production site of Bird Nest. The results therefore contributed to the authentication and classification of Bird Nest. This study aimed to provide comprehensive information for the quality evaluation of Bird Nest protein at the peptide level, which would be a valuable reference for further study on Bird Nest proteins

Fatty Liver and Bird Nest Herbal Recipe

Fatty liver ~ "triglyceride fat accumulate in liver cells" is common liver disorder today. it can be Alcoholic fatty liver and Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and the overweight or obese people tend to have non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

Fatty liver is refers to the liver disease, there are multiple causes to fatty liver like excessive of triglyceride fat, alcohol intake and toxic metabolite accumulation, excessive neutral fat, obese. Usually in the situation the fat only occupies the liver heavily 4%~5%, majority is the phosphatide, next is the neutral fat, then cholesterol. Excessive nutrient, quantity of calories intakes with excessive carbohydrate, may increase neutral fat stored in liver.
As in initial case, normally what I thought skinny person may not having fatty liver problem, or we think fatty liver only or maybe fall to obese people but not mean to skinny peoples. As on clinical discovered that some people maybe thin, they may have fatty liver when malnutrition, this is due to long-term malnutrition, lacks of protein and the vitamins, similarly it causes nutritional disorder type of fatty liver, as well as to those with chronic intestinal tract disease, loss of appetite, long term in vegetarian diet, malfunction in absorptivity, certain industry and foods poison chemicals may also cause the fatty liver. Many causes can also create low proteinemia and deficiency of choline ~ the essential nutrients in vitamin B family, amino acid thus this eventually causes in the liver’s fat stack, forms of fatty liver.

Fatty Liver and Bird Nest Herbal Recipe

Many illnesses begins from bad eating habits, weak digestive tract system can also cause of bad bowel movement, as such, we may not aware of bad bowel movement is the main cause to affect our whole body system and organs. First is to solve problem from improving the good bowel management, increases of fluid intakes and add bulks to your stools with high fiber foods, to improving of gastrointestinal system functioning well and maintains good diet habit. Regular intakes of Bird Nest ~ this is natural food from the sea. It is very effective for constipation people, and it adjust the body weight, when after human body nonessential waste disposal, the body weight reduced naturally.
A simple herbal recipes as in alternative healing properties, I found Bird Nest is good sort of material for treating colon syndrome, this will also help to reduce the fatty liver formation.

In short, Eucheuma / Bird Nest Benefits :

• It adjustments body acidity
• Help to reduce cholesterol
• It is diuretic and good source of low caloric diet
• Good curative powers for neck pain and edema.
• It has antibacterial power, expulsion of toxin
• It helps to prevent thyroid and hair loss
• Prevent constipation
• Long term gastrointestinal disease, like stomach ache, ulcer, constipation, diarrhea, hyper acidity, dyspepsia and so on.
• improvement hypertension and the hypo-tension
• enables the thyroid gland function normalization
• to eliminates nephritis effectively, arthritis,
• Strengthens the blood vessel, promotion blood circulation.
• improves rheumatism
• Suitable supplement of natural collagen for joint cartilage, strengthens the physique and ligament, improves problem on joint ache and backache.
• natural organic sea plant for vegetarian and older age for its supplement in rich calcium and iron.
• Ideal weight lost diet for pre-menopause and obesity peoples.

What is good about Bird Nest ~ Eucheuma Cottonii Seaweed > Go to this link for more information Bird Nest
Simply Senz's Mulberry Purple Perilla Pandan Leaves Bird Nest Healthy Dessert:
(As in alternative healing remedies, this recipe is good for prevention of fatty liver, diabetes, improve constipation problem, help to reduce arthritic and painful gout.)

Ingredients:

Pandan Leaves - 8 stalks
Purple Perilla leaf - 30 leaves
Mulberry Leaves - 20 leaves
Bird Nest - 200g
Lo Han Guo - 2 (add sweet taste to soup)
Red Dates - 20
Goji berries - 20g

Preparation and soaking Bird Nest

Wash Bird Nest with running water, soaking and changing water several times for at least 4 - 6 hours.
Cut it into shorter in length. Ready for use.

Method:

1. Wash all ingredients Mulberry, Purple Perilla and Pandan Leaves, Lo Han Guo, red dates and goji berries.Ready for use.
2. Bring water to boil, add in red dates, Lo Han Gou, goji berries, Mulberry, Purple Perilla leaves and pandan leaves to cook for 45 minutes.
3. Strain and remove the herbal leaves, just keep the red dates and goji remaining in the herbal soup.
4. Now add in Washed Bird Nest to cook for about 5 minutes, if you prefer chewy, do not over cooked the Bird Nest. Or cook it till dissolved. Serve warm and take it as herbal soup.
5. To cook in longer period, the Bird Nest will totally dissolve. Keep in container. Serve it cool to keep in refrigerator and let it set in Jelly form as healthy dessert.

Mulberry Purple Perilla Pandan Leaves Bird Nest
This recipe gives wonderful effect with alternative healing properties in treating of Colonial infection, gastrointestinal disorders, diabetes, lower high cholesterol, arthritic and help in bowel movement management at ease.

About Bird Nest - Selection of Bird Nests

• Shape and volume

Spoon-shaped Bird Nests are most welcome while triangular-shaped Bird Nests are caused by shaping due to nests being built too close to corners of walls but their nutritional values are the same. Naturally shaped and large Bird Nest pieces determine the classes of Bird Nests.

• Colour and cleanliness

Different types of minerals are contained in the food sought after by Bird Nests and the colour of the saliva secreted by them has different shades. The colour of Bird Nests becomes lighter when they are soaked in water; they expand and the strips of Bird Nests become transparent while the water in which they are soaked remains clear. Be extra careful if the Bird Nests are extremely white. This type of Bird Nest could have been bleached and this would drastically reduce their nutritional value or they may even harm the human body.

• Density and expansion coefficient

The finer and more concentrated the Bird Nest strands, without empty gaps in between and Bird Nest pieces which are larger and thicker would expand more when soaked. Different classes of Bird Nest possess different expansion coefficient, that is their weight would increase several times after soaking compared to their dry weights. “Expansion coefficient” is a technical word used in the industry to mean the affinity for water. The higher the expansion coefficient, the more the Bird Nest expands. Expansion coefficient should be calculated based on weight rather than volume.

• Price and dampness

Natural pure Bird Nests possess the taste of Bird Nest saliva and a slight fishy smell, while there is a slight fragrance of proteins upon stewing. Always choose dry Bird Nests with a sticky feeling when held in your hand. Those which feel soft are definitely not dry. Besides containing lots of water, and apart from being disliked, they are not suitable for storage as they get moldy easily and their expansion coefficient is lower.

• Price and reliability

The selection and purchase of Bird Nests is best done at reliable outlets for assurance of quality.

About Bird Nest - The Benefits of Bird Nests

It has been proven by a German chemist, Emilfischer, more than a century ago that growth factors of the epidermis is made up of polypeptide chains consisting of amino acids from proteins. Glycine is formed when one water molecule is removed and the growth bond is known as a peptide bond. If this reaction continues, polypeptides containing various types of amino acids are formed. Many of the polypeptides with smaller molecules in animals, plants and bacteria possess important biological functions. Polypeptide hormones are some of the more important products.

Bird Nests contain a very important polypeptide hormone

It has been discovered that Bird Nests contain a very important polypeptide hormone – the Epidermal Growth Factor or EGF). This substance is found in most of the body fluids within the human body, and its content is the highest in milk and sperm. They are synthesized chiefly by the submaxillary gland and the duodenum and they possess various essential biological functions such as inhibiting the secretion of gastric juices and protecting the duodenum.

Genes of beauty

EGF also has another very important function and it has been nicknamed “genes of beauty” as a result thereof. It is able to stimulate the fission and propagation of various cells, promote cell division, repair skin damage speedily and bring about the healing of wounds caused by surgery and injuries. It affects the fineness and ageing of human skin and it motivates ageing skin, rejuvenating it and bringing back its luster and elasticity.

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Take care of skin and keep youthful

The above discovery not only brought good news to women of the world. In fact, for the past years, famous movie stars from Hong Kong and Taiwan , especially females, have made Bird Nest their favourite. Bird Nest has helped them to take care of their skin and kept them youthful even under the stress of making movies or attending concerts. All these secrets have been made public through the media.
It can now be seen that Bird Nest possesses miraculous effects in beautifying skin. There are not only practical experiences proving this but also scientific proof. Mitochysis experts have even extracted a substance capable of improving immunity by promoting the fission of T cells and B cells from Bird Nest.

Supply human health

Lymphatic cells are important to immune cells in the human body and they include T lymphatic cells and B lymphatic cells. The mitochysis substance contained in Bird Nest stimulates lymphatic cells to improve immunity in the human body. It is also one of the basic substances contained in Bird Nest for supplementing human health.

The hunt for edible bird

Built by Bird Nests, tiny shelters have spawned growing industry in Myanmar town

The cries of amorous Bird Nests echo around the dark room, an unlikely gold mine for traders in southern Myanmar who are cashing in on rising demand for the edible nests from China’s growing middle class.
Dozens of buildings dedicated to the tiny birds have sprung up around Bokpyin in recent years, their grey concrete structures towering over the humbler wooden and brick homes of the town’s human inhabitants.
Every morning and evening, the air is filled with high-pitched twitterings blasted from loudspeakers that draw thousands of the swallow-like birds home to roost.
Edible bird nests have become one of the main industries in the town, traditionally known for producing the chewable stimulant betel nut as well as rubber and palm oil.
Traders can charge around $2,000 a viss (equivalent to 1.63 kg) for the tiny nests — more than the average person in Myanmar earns in a year.

About Bird Nest - The Benefits of Bird Nests

“We started making man-made bird nests [houses] 10 years ago,” said Paing Set Aung, who owns one of the buildings where hundreds of Bird Nests make their homes in the rafters.
“Initially, there was a house where the birds came to roost by themselves. After that, people started to construct man-made bird houses.”
Most of the tiny white nests, which are made from solidified Bird Nest, are sold to neighbouring China.

Middle-class consumers

Long considered the reserve of the country’s wealthy elite, who ate them during lavish banquets, they are in increasing demand from middle-class consumers. Today, the global edible Bird Nest industry is estimated to be worth $5 billion, most of it produced in southeast Asia.
Myanmar’s exports have surged since 2011, the year the former junta handed over power to a quasi-civilian government. “Bird nests are one of the main businesses in Bokpyin,” said local Lin Aung, who built his first house five years ago and is now on his third. “China is the top buyer of bird nests here.”

Little scientific data

Once across the border, the nests are transformed into one of the most expensive foods in the world.
little peer-reviewed scientific data When boiled in water, they dissolve into a gelatinous gloop, which is then made into desserts or drunk as a soup or a tonic that is said to prolong life and improve strength.
There is little peer-reviewed scientific data showing that nests have proven medicinal properties. Nutritional studies have shown the saliva to be mainly made up of protein, followed by carbohydrates.
In Shanghai restaurants sell the “the caviar of the East,” as it is known, for hundreds of dollars a bowl.

The evaluation of Bird Nest Extract Reduced Influenza A virus Induced Apoptosis on Cultured Cells in vitro study

Bird Nest mainly comprises a secretion of the salivary gland of different Bird Nest species has been used as a symbol of wealth and power as well as an crucial ingredient in traditional Chinese Medicine. The MTT assay and flow cytometry analysis were carried out to evaluate the effect of Bird Nest extract in treated Influenza A virus infected MDCK cells. MTT assay was performed to determine the cell viability and Ha assay was used to determine the virus titer after 24 hour of post treatment with Bird Nest extract towards MDCK cells challenged with influenza A virus. The results showed that there was a significant increase in cell viability (p < 0.05) of Bird Nest extract treatment compared to positive infected control. Annexin V-fitc double staining method was carried out to identify the mode of cell death in MDCK cells by calculating the means of each apoptosis stage. The results showed that there was a significant reduced early apoptotic injury in infected cells treated with Bird Nest extract. In summary, the current finding suggests that Bird Nest may be have the potentiality to be as an apoptotic inhibitor and ameliorate the infected cells caused by virus.

Introduction

Apoptosis is an important physiological necessary for development and maintenance of tissues homeostasis including tissue atrophy, the immune system development and biological tumor [1-2]. It also plays an important function in the pathogenesis of many infectious diseases including those caused by viruses [3-5]. Many virus infections result in apoptosis of host cells, and several viruses have evolved mechanisms to inhibit apoptosis. Influenza viruses induce apoptosis through mechanism then both cellular and viral factors depending on the cell type. However, the precise mechanism still remain unclear.
Bird Nest is natural food product made from Aerodramus genus Bird Nest’s saliva. Studies show its unique glycoprotein properties provide health benefits, cure many illnesses and rejuvenate cells. The nests contain almost all of the bessential ingredients for body maintenance. Amino acids, minerals, and others keep the body healthy and increase immunity against a host of illness. Another studies have shown that this animal saliva previously found to contain bioactive compounds that are powered with anti-apoptotic and antioxidant properties [6-7]. As apoptosis have been suggested as crucial events in Influenza virus infection, Bird Nest, the salivary secretion of Bird Nests, may have anti-apoptosis relevance in the therapeutic context of viral infection. Hence, this study aimed to investigate the anti-apoptosis effect of Bird Nest.

The evaluation of Bird Nest Extract Reduced Influenza A virus Induced Apoptosis on Cultured Cells in vitro study

Materials and Methods

Preparation of Bird Nest Extracts
Raw Bird Nest from the Bird Nest of Aerodramus genus collected from Bird Nest house in Teluk Intan, Perak, Malaysia. The cleaning process was carried out by first soaking after the unprocessed Bird Nest in distilled water until softened. Debris and feathers were removed after which the Bird Nest was subjected to drying process at 70 oC for 16 hrs and followed by grounding and sifting through a mesh (60μM in pore size). The grounded samples were kept in distilled water at 3oC in about 16 hours and continued heated for 30-60 min at 60oC. The extract was then filtered and freeze-dried after 48 hours freezing at -800C, and stored for the following experiment.
Madin Darby Canine Kidney (Mdck) Cell Culture
MDCK cell line was purchased from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC,CCL-34TM) and grown in Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium (Gibco,UK) supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (Gibco, UK), antibiotic-antimycotic (Gibco,UK). The cells then were seeded into a sterile 96-well flat bottom plate (Nunc, USA) and maintained at 37oC humidified incubator with 5% CO2 (Galaxy, UK) for 2-3 days until 70%-80% confluency is achieved.
Virus Propagation
Influenza A virus, strain A/Puerto Rico/1934 (H1N1)was purchased from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC,® VR-95TM) and propagated in MDCK cells, then the stock virus was titrated by TCID50. In obtained 100 TCID50, the resultant virus titer was further diluted with 100 μl taken from the amount ofTCID50, then it was to be used as a constant positive control in the following procedure
Cell Viability Based On Combination Treatment
This procedure was performed by using Maximal Non- Cytotoxic Concentration of Bird Nest and constant virus titer (100 TCID50). Briefly,the virus was first inoculated into the MDCK cells and later followed by the Bird Nest extract replacement for 1 hrs followed by change with media. All the samples were incubated at 37oC in 5% CO2 incubator.
After 24 hour of post-treatment incubation, the plates were exposed to the MTT assay. Treated cells were subjected to MTT reagent (Sigma Aldrich, USA) in which reacts to quantify the viable cells. Pure DMSO solution (Merck, Germany) was added to the cells after 2-3 hr exposure to the MTT reagent to solubilise the formazon precipitation. Absorbance of the solution was measured spectrophotomerically by using ELISA reader at 540nm wavelength (Bio Tek Instruments EL800,USA).
Apoptotic Cells Analysis
The protocol of Annexin V-FITC Apoptosis Detection Kit (BD Pharmingen, USA) by Rieger et al was performed in this procedure. Briefly, upon completion of treatments, cells were harvested and washed with binding buffer. Then, Annexin V and propidium iodide (PI) were added and incubated in dark for 15 min. Subsequently, washing was performed twice with binding buffer which then incubated for 15 min at 37oC. Finally, the samples were reads for analysis with Becton Dickson FACS Calibur Flow Cytometer (BD Biosciences, USA).
Statistical Analysis
Data was collected as triplicate for each experiments. The results were expressed as mean ± standard deviation. Statistical significance was assessed with Anova test and P value < 0.05 was considered significant.

Result And Discussion

Cytotoxic Profile Of Bird Nest Extract
Toxicity study was first performed with addition of Bird Nest extract to MDCK cells to determine the concentration side effect as well as MNCCs of the extract on cultured cells. MNCC is maximal non-cytotoxic concentration of the Bird Nest extract.
Based on the [Figure 1], cytotoxicity percentage in MDCK cells showed an increasing trend of optimal density (OD) of cell viabilities along the concentration. As determined from the bar graph, MNCCs was 12.5 mg/ml.
The Bird Nest extract in water soluble form is likely less cytotoxic, thus same as previous report that pointed out the water soluble subtances possess less cytotoxic effect compared to the crude Bird Nest extract. This is due to compound solubility and stability are major factors that contribute to varied activities in different extract [8] such as the application of high temperature during the water extraction process caused affected the potency of proteins within the Bird Nest, possibility through denaturation [9].
Bird Nest extracts improves cell viability in H1N1 viruschalleged MDCK cells
The MTT was performed in order to quantify the cell viability based on the apoptotic reduction activity. Upon challeged with 100TCID50/ul HINI virus for 24 hour post treatment with Bird Nest extract, cell viability increased to about 20% of that of infected control [Figure 2]. Meawhile, the Bird Nest alone treatment generally did not affect the infected group. This could be due to the mitogenic property of Bird Nest that promoted cell growth, as made evident a study by Zainal Abidin et el. Which shows that Bird Nest promoted cell divison in rabbit corneal keratocytes [10].
Bird Nest Extracts Reduce Early Apoptotic Event in H1N1 Virus Challeged MDCK Cells
Apoptotic cells resulted due to phosphatidylserine (PS) translocation towards the outer leaflet of the plasma membrane caused the apoptotic or death cells and membrane integrity become loss. Therefore, the annexin V-FITC double stainig was performed in this study to calculate the percentage of cell death in different stages of apoptosis. In this assay, cells residing at different level of apoptosis upon exposure to the virus infection (A/Puerto Rico/8/1934 (H1N1)) by differential staining of DNA and also PS, whereby cells are grouped and revealed in dot plot. Annexin V-FITC-/PI- (lower left quadrant) are classified as healthy cells, the cells that are considered early apoptotic showed Annexin V-FITC+/PI- (lower right quadrant), whereas late

Conclusion

It has been successfully demonstrated that Bird Nest extracts confer apoptotic protection in H1N1-challenged MDCK cells. Particularly, Bird Nest demonstrated apoptotic protection potential by improving cell viability. Thus, it can be concluded that Bird Nest extracts shown to inhibit apoptosis.

Acknowledgement

Our sincere gratitude to Dr Fadzillah A’ini, from Department of Veterinary Services, Putrajaya, Malaysia, who kindly provided Bird Nest sample. This project was supported by Coe Bird Nest grants no.6371400 from Ministry of Agriculture,Putrajaya,Malaysia.

About Bird Nest - Nutritional Value

Bird Nest has been regarded as the most precious natural nourishment and health product and it has been considered as a precious item by aristocrats of the royal household in the Tang Dynasty in China . It was not until the Ming Dynasty that it became a treasure used as tributes by minor South East Asian countries, thus its name “Gong Yan (Tribute Bird Nest) or “Guan Yan (Official Bird Nest). Today, the production rate of Bird Nest has become more stable and it has become a common commodity with nutritional values recommended by both Chinese physicians and Western doctors.

Chinese medicine:

From the Chinese medicine point of view, Bird Nest principally fortifies the lungs, stomach and kidneys. In addition, its mild and sweet taste which is not heaty or cold, benefits the fortification of qi, nourishes the lungs, beautifies skin, tranquillizes and promotes sleep, nourishes the spleen, upgrades appetite, dissolves phlegm and stops coughs.
It has been recorded in the “Ben Cao Gang Mu” that Bird Nest is an excellent medicine for nourishing the lungs, dissolving phlegm, stopping cough, replenishing nourishment, clearing the body and regulating physical weakness”. “Its ability to penetrate the lungs promotes the movement of qi and penetration of the kidneys promotes movement of water, while tranquillizing the stomach making it the most ideal food. The consumption of Bird Nest stewed with rock sugar is effective in the regulation of physical weakness, cough and phlegm containing strands of blood. However, this is only suitable for those in the initial stage of such problems. If body heat is in excess and the flow of blood has reversed, this method may not be useful anymore.”

Western medicine:

From the nutritional point of view based on Western medicine, Bird Nest is rich in proteins, amino acids, carbohydrates, phosphorous, iron, calcium and potassium which are able to strengthen resistance of the human body. Proteins effectively promote the growth, renewal and repair of cells while helping muscles to contract, aid in the transportation of nutrients and also oxidation. Proteins are made of more than 20 types of amino acids in which 18 of them are found in Bird Nest. Out of these, 7 are essential amino acids. As Bird Nest contain many different types of essential amino acids, and are rich in them, it has been nicknamed an excellent perfect protein.

Proteins found in Bird Nest consist of Glycoprotein and Epidermal Growth Factors.

Epidermal Growth Factors stimulates the growth of skin and they are able to stimulate cell fission, promote regenerative power of body tissues, accelerate body metabolism, promote healing of wounds and also strengthen oxygen affinity in cells and resist ageing. This will fortify the immunity of the body and increase resistance of the body towards damage caused by X-rays and other radiation, making it the best health and beauty product for modern living.

About Bird Nest - Bird Nest's History

The first person to taste Bird Nest

PictureIt has been said in the “Bai Shi Tong” that there was a person in Java , Indonesia by the name of Sato Nurod who saw Bird Nests flying to limestone caves on mountains near the sea. His curiosity got the better of him and he decided to venture into the limestone caves. There were many beautiful Bird Nests inside and he removed a few and took them home. At first, he thought it was jus fun but he decided to test for its taste. He cooked a few pieces of the Bird Nest and found them to be tasty. News spread and the local people went to collect Bird Nest from the limestone caves. After long periods of consumption, everyone felt healthy and energetic and that was when they realized Bird Nest is a treasure. From then on, the tradition of Bird Nest as a nutritional product was popularized. This may be just a legend and since it was ages ago, there was no way to prove its authenticity. The earliest tax on Bird Nest was recorded during the Ming Dynasty in 1589 where “superior grade Bird Nest was taxed 1 tael of silver for every 100 katis, medium grade at 0.7 tael of silver and low grade at 0.2 tael of silver.” It can thus be seen that trading in Bird Nest was very mature at that time.

About Bird Nest - Bird Nest's History

Historical records showed that when Admiral Zheng He sailed south (1405-1433 AD), at a time when barter trade was carried out between Chinese fleets and South East Asian countries, ceramics from the Tang Dynasty were traded for Bird Nest from the people of Borneo (consisting of Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia). These were brought as tributes to the emperor and since then, Bird Nest was regarded as a precious nutritional supplement.
Zheng He visited the coastal regions of Malaysia , Indonesia and Thailand which are chief production places of Bird Nest. It has been recorded that some 125,000 pounds of Bird Nest consisting of some 4 million pieces were exported from Batavia , Java (now known as Jakarta ) to China after the 17 th century. This coincided with the seven voyages down south of Zheng He.
The following is a legend on how Zheng He discovered Bird Nest: There was once Zheng He's fleet was caught in a thunderstorm on one of his trips down south. He floated to a deserted island in the Malay Archipelago . When there was a shortage of food, some of the sailors accidentally discovered there were Bird Nests on the cliffs. Zheng He ordered his subordinates to take the Bird Nests, cleanse them and stew as food. Several days later, everyone of his crew looked healthy and was full of energy. Upon returning home, Zheng He presented the Bird Nest to the Emperor. From then on, Bird Nest became an item used as tribute to the Emperor and court officials. The practice of using Bird Nest for beauty purposes also became popular in the royal courts.

The earliest Chinese to discover Bird Nest:

The “Sarawak Records”: When Ye Zhen Hua and Wang San Shu of Kuching reached Miri in Sarawak , they discovered a Bird Nest cave. At that time, whoever discovers any Bird Nest cave can have it as his personal property.

The earliest medical records on Bird Nest:

“Ben Jing Feng Yuan”: Written by Zhang Lu Cheng in 1659. It has been recorded that “Bird Nest is sweet and mild. It promotes the constructive combination between metal and water, the lungs nourishes the kidneys, while it also calms down the stomach, making it an excellent food.”

The earliest record on Bird Nest in medical books:

“Medical Dictionary of China” was published by Xie Guan in 1921. It has been recorded that Bird Nest is used for revitalizing qi, balancing qi, nourishing the lungs, improving appetite, dissolving phlegm, stopping cough, increasing sperm, nourishing bone marrow and as an aphrodisiac.”

The earliest poetry on Bird Nest:

“Wu Mei Cun Poetry Collection”: End of the Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty. Wu Wei Ye (1609-1671) wrote: The Bird Nests are homeless, they fight for tiny white fishes. They provide food for humans, but they can never settle down. The taste is delicious but their nests are soon empty. Officials look for things afar and they present their books early.”

The classic literature which described Bird Nest most:

“Dream of the Red Chamber”: In the diet of Da Guan Yuan in the Dream of the Red Chamber, the word “Bird Nest” appeared 17 times. There is a passage which sounded, “Dai Yu is weak and replenishment of superior nutrients is not recommended. The most suitable nutritional replenishment recommended was Bird Nest. For Qin Ke Qing who suffers from both weakness of the blood and qi and Jia Bao Yu who is mentally down and weak, Bird Nest is the perfect medicine for them. In Chapter 45 of the Dream of the Red Chamber, Bao Chai said, “I saw your prescription yesterday and found that there is too much of Ginseng and Cinnamon. Although these herbs replenish both qi and mental energy, they are too heaty. I would suggest that the liver be calmed down and nourishment be given to the stomach first. When the heat in the liver is gone, the gas in the stomach will also disappear. Health can be maintained by just taking in food. Take one tael of Bird Nest upon waking up each morning, added with half a tael of rock sugar and boiled into porridge. Taking it on a regular basis, it possesses strong effects and is best for replenishing qi.” This clearly showed that Bird Nest has been utilized in Chinese food since a long time ago. It also showed that Bird Nest possess the ability to calm down the liver and nourish the stomach while replenishing qi.

The earliest magazine with knowledge of Bird Nest:

The “Oriental Magazine”: Page 15 of the 8 th edition published in 1918 (Talk on Bird Nest)

Words from the earliest Bird Nest trader:

“Dong Xi Yang Kao Monthly”: 1833

The largest import location of Bird Nest in the world:

TRAFFIC Report: Hong Kong . 1986 – 145.5 tonnes, 1988 – 148.4 tonnes, 1989 – 138.4 tonnes, 1990 – 137.6 tonnes, 1991 – 124.1 tonnes.

The longest living man who took Bird Nest:

“San Lian Sheng Huo Zhou Kan ”: Madam Song Mei Ling, aged 106 years. “She took a small bowl of Bird Nest with rock sugar everyday.”

The youngest person consuming Bird Nest:

“Lian He Zao Bao”: Babies above 4 months may take Bird Nest. “Many pregnant women in Singapore take it, and many fetus have been “enjoying” the nutrition from Bird Nest for many months in their mother's womb.”

The group which are most familiar with taking Bird Nest as a supplement:

Hong Kong movie stars and singers performing take Bird Nest as their only food before concerts.

The largest flock of Collocalia ciphaga Bird Nests:

Britannica encyclopedia: 1 million Bird Nests.

The earliest swift house:

National Geographic of China : Built in 1880 in the final year of the 54 th East India Resident, J. W. van Lansberge, coinciding with the 10 th year of Xian Feng during the Qing Dynasty.

How to Tune Your Baitcaster to Prevent Bird Nest

A baitcasting reel is a fantastic addition to your fishing kit, especially for some larger lure types. However, many fishermen are hesitant to utilize a baitcasting reel due to their penchant for forming “Bird Nests” or backlash. This common problem can be easily overcome with a little instruction and some time practicing.

A baitcaster is used for precision control, so understanding these setting adjustments is key to proper use of the reel overall. Baitcasters are also generally better with larger diameter lines.

How a Baitcaster Reel Works and How a Bird Nest Forms

A baitcaster uses a revolving spool to adjust the length of the line. When you cast a line, the spool revolves forward allowing the line to extend outward. How fast you cast the line, and the lure, will determine the speed of the spool spin.
If the spool continues to spin once the line hits the water, there will be too much excess line without tension; this often causes a terrible knot called a “Bird Nest” or backlash commonly.

The Benefits of a Baitcaster

Control and Accuracy:
The way a baitcaster works allows the fisherman to have greater control over the speed and eventual landing place of the lure. The added brake mechanisms also assist in this added level of control.
Cranking Power:
A baitcaster's gears essentially work like a winch. The torque generated to spin the spool is exponentially increased, giving the fisherman greater reeling power.
No Line Twist:
Unlike a spinning reel, a baitcaster will not twist the line.

An Overview on Reel Adjustments

Backlashes are merely a side effect of being new to a reel. Have patience and give yourself time to practice. With proper control and subtle adjustments, you can tune your baitcaster to avoid Bird Nests.
The cast control mechanism, the spool tension knob, and the reel brake system can all be fine-tuned. The brake system allows you to adjust the speed of the spool rotation, giving you a considerable amount of control of line tension.
The Drag Control
Used to tighten or loosen the drag.
The Tension Knob
Allows the Spool to spin tighter or freer. Tighten to where you have no back and forth motion.
Brake Controls
There are multiple forms of brake controls, but they all control the reel rotation speed during your cast.

How to Make a Cast Without a Backlash

You will have to tune your reel settings to each lure you are using, as the different weights will require their own unique settings.
You will start with the brake system and the tension knob. Adjusting these pieces controls the velocity of the lure. Ideally, you should be able to free spool your reel, and the lure should fall to the ground without backlash. If you can accomplish that, then you should not get any backlash when you cast. Make adjustments until you reach the desired speed.
You can now test some casts. Do a simple overhead cast and feel out the distance, adjust the brake accordingly. Eventually, you can begin to loosen the brake a bit and control the full stopping spool with your thumb. Start practicing with a heavier fishing lure for a bit of an easier time.
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Bird Nest: Advantages and Disadvantages of this Custody Option

Parents often ask me to describe what options they have for their post-divorce living arrangements. In addition to the many ways it is possible for children go back and forth between two residences, there is also the possibility of having children stay in the home they are currently living in while the parents move in and out. This is sometimes described as “the children get the house,” “Bird Nest,” or just “nesting.”

The Advantages

• Said to be child-centric: it focuses on the needs of the children.
• Children are able to continue to live in their home for a greater sense of stability.
• Minimizes the difficulty for children of living in two places, like forgetting homework, toys, clothing, or other belongings at the other parent’s home.
• Parents might be better able to handle the experience of moving back and forth between their residences than the children might be.

Bird Nest: Advantages and Disadvantages of this Custody Option

How It Works

The parents move in and out of the home according to the parenting plan they have established. This might include a situation where one parent spends the night with the children. The other parent comes to the house when the first parent goes to work and is at the home until the working parent comes home, often after dinner. The daytime parent then goes to their “other” residence. This arrangement could change depending on which parent is spending the night with the children.
Alternately, one parent can live in the home with the children for one week, then the other lives with them the following week. This is what as known as a week on/week off arrangement.
In a 2003 case in Ontario, Canada (Greenough v Greenough), the judge court-ordered parents to implement a Bird Nest arrangement—which they had not requested—until the hearings on the case could continue.

In the case record, Justice Quinn wrote:

“The court made a Bird Nest custody arrangement in which the children (aged 3 and 5 years) remained in the home, with the mother staying in the home during the week and the father on the weekend. I think that the benefits of a Bird Nest order are best achieved where the children are able to stay in the matrimonial home, particularly if it has been the only residence that they have known…
“Time and time again I have seen cases (and this is one) where the children are being treated as Frisbees. In general, parents do not seem to appreciate the gross disruption to which children are subjected where one of the parents has frequent access. In this regard, I do not believe there must be evidence that the children are suffering before the court is free to act. To me, it is a matter of common sense. At the risk of falling prey to simplistic generalities, I am of the view that, given a choice, I do not see why anyone would select a living arrangement which involved so much movement from house to house.”
Justice Quinn clearly saw the advantages to the children of living in the home they were most familiar with and of having little change in their day-to-day lives, and saw the role of the court as instrumental in advancing this option on behalf of the children.

The Disadvantages

• It is expensive. Unless the parents are able to share the residence in which the children do not live, they are looking at having three residences, one for the children and one for each parent when they are not living with the children.
• It requires a large degree of civility between the parents and the ability to get along and make decisions together. In general, the absence of conflict is the best indicator of resiliency for children, both in a marriage and post-divorce. A Bird Nest situation, especially, cannot work if there is conflict. Co-parents who choose this model might consider working with a mediator or other professional who can assist in discussing the fine-tuning necessary to make the arrangement workable.
• It does not take into consideration what would happen when one or both parents enter a new relationship. Even before this aspect of “moving on” occurs post-divorce, both parents often need to individuate from each other and establish separate lives in order to disentangle from the marriage relationship they had with each other. Bird Nest does not adequately foster this aspect of divorcing.
• House rules: in order for parents’ movements to occur in a non-disruptive manner, both parents would need to have similar rules and house cleaning sensibilities. “House rules” need to be established to avoid creating a situation where children need to remember which rules are in place on which days, or at which times, depending on which parent is “on.”
These lists are not exhaustive. Clearly, Bird Nest is not for everyone. The question remains whether it is for even doable for a small percentage of divorcing families. We do know that when parents live in close proximity to each other, when the children have easy access between homes, and are not subject to ongoing conflict, children of divorced families are quite resilient and do as well as children from families where there is no divorce. This might be a solution that is just shy of Bird Nest: good neighbors.

Benefits of Bird Nest

Bird Nest is 100% organic coral grass, a valuable gift from sea. It is grows naturally and contains no artificial fertilizer and no bleaching chemical. Why should eat Bird Nest? This organic seaweed is rich in enzyme nutrients, minerals, calcium, iron, multitude fibers and jelly form proteins. It is especially good for skin care, vegetarian diet and daily fiber diet intake. It is the perfect health food for the children, pregnant women, menopausal woman, the elderly, vegetarian and all human-being.

Features of Bird Nest are below :

• collagen are 10 times higher than Bird Nest.
• calsium are 37 higher than fish liver.
• PH worth 7.6

Eucheuma Cottonii Seaweed nutrition details (per 100g):

Calcium 671(mg) Iron 671(mg) Magnesium 661(mg) Phosphorus 139(mg) Sodium 6.31% Salinity 15.7%
Ph on 4% solution 7.6% Energy 266(kcal) Protein 0.73g Carbohydrate 59.9g Total Lipid 0.05g Water 91.32g Fiber 0.5g Ash 1.36g
Bird Nest is 100% organic coral grass, a valuable gift from sea. It is grows naturally and contains no artificial fertilizer and no bleaching chemical, it is normal to have white crystalline substance is attached on seaweed, and it has an oceanic smell but is safe for consumption.

Benefits of “BIRD NEST”:

1) Adjust body weight and hormone, breast enhancement.
2) Antibacterial, Expulsion of toxin.
3) Eliminate constipation
4) Improve hypertension and hypo-tension
5) Create a beautiful skin
6) normalize the thyroid gland function
7) helps improve metabolism. improve stomach functions.
9) helps to Eliminates nephritis, Arthritis, Dropsy.
10) Strengthens the blood vessel, Improve rheumatism, Collagen defect, Blood physique and Purpura hemorrhagic.
11) Improve Blood circulation, Cold and shoulder sore
12) effective for those who had Sarcoma or Tumor
13) slim up your abdomen and buttocks, soften skin and improve waist pain.
How to prepare seaweed to edible condition? Wash and soak the seaweed with clean tap water for about 2 hours until seaweed expanded into a loose. After soaked, rinse with cold water, drain and serve; Keep fresh in refrigerator for later consumption.
Expiry date: 6 months (Keep in cool/ dry place, beware of sun light.)
GRADE AND TYPE
Grade AAA - colored violet / purple
Grade AA - Yellow / yellow / white
Grade A - Color brown.

EASY RECIPE - MUST TRY OUT YOURSELF

RECIPE 1:
Bird Nest with Rock Sugar
Ingredients: Red Jujube, Dried Longan, Rock Sugar, Dried Eucheuma Cottonil Seaweed, Ginger juice.
Cooking Method:
1. Put Seaweed into purify water for about 4 hours and than cut into pieces
2. Put Red Jujube, Rock Sugar and Longan into pot, add in water, boiled for half an hour, add in Giner juice and boil for another 5 minits.
3. Let cool off and add in Seaweed and serve.
(Note: You can boil Seaweed together with Rock Sugar, Longan and Red Jujube if you want the Seaweed totally Dissolve)
RECIPE 2:
Vegetable Seaweed Salad
Ingredient:Eucheuma Cottonii Seaweed, Cucumber, Carrot, Greens Vege, Soy Sauce, Fruits Vinegar, Olive Oil.(Note: Can also add in chilli, Garlic, Tomato and etc)
Produce Method:
Soak the seaweed in purify water for about 4 hours, cut into small stick form, cucumber and carrot cut into filiform. Put all the Ingredients into a plate, sprinkles the sauce, fruits vinegar and olive oil, Agitate and serve. Also can add in wasabi sauce, barbecue sauce, seaweed sauce or satay sauce as your wish.
RECIPE 3:
Seaweed Pudding
Produce Method No 1:
Cook the dried longan and red jujube as soup, Filters out the sediment, add in rock sugar juice and seaweed (after soaking and cut into pieces), cook for another 20 minutes, let cool off and Pours into the mold, place in Refrigerator and done.
Produce Method No 2:
Soak 250g of seaweed, put into blender, add in cold water and blended into pappy, pouring into pot and cook till boiled and dissolved. Add your choice of fruits, Pours into the mold; place in Refrigerator and done. Our Seaweed Plant and Processing Area

Raw white Bird Nest

After harvesting Bird Nest, we should leave fur and dust to make it clearer. Pure raw white Bird Nest is very useful for your health in case of enhancing immune booster and preventing serious diseases.

Main ingredients of Bird Nest:

Raw white Bird Nest contains protein, glucose, vitamins, minerals and trace minerals. It has 32 micro elements so they are not only good for children’s bone development but also oldster’s health. Moreover, tryptophan in white Bird Nest can help fetus’s development strong.
How about female?

Raw white Bird Nest

Is there any good results?

Absolutely yes. Threonine in each Bird Nest supports collagen and elastin. They can prevent wrinkles, acnes, pigmentations… So, our skin will be healthier.
Besides, Bird Nest contains some elements such as: zinc, glucosamine…to prevent aging, boost memory…
Specially, it also has some more wonderful elements: protein (40- 45%), aspartic acid (4, 49%), proline (5, 27%), cysteine, phenylalamine (4, 50%)… They help enhance memory, stabilize the nervous system and prevent osteoarthritis…

Effects of Bird Nest

You will enhance immune system if you enjoy Bird Nest regularly. Moreover, liver system, digestive system, body detoxification, libido… will be increase, too.

How about children?

Is it really good?
Of course yes. It doesn’t has any side effects so, parents will use comfortably. Bird Nest will bring benefits for children’s health such as: enhance immune system and metabolism. Specially, Bird Nest is very useful for anorexia or malnourished children.
Besides, Bird Nest is a wonderful detoxification for those who use wine or tobacco. It also has many necessary elements that help old people or patients become stronger and prevent aging.
There are some micro elements such as: Mangan, Copper, Zinc, Br… They are very useful for nervous system, memory booster. So, head workers will keep brain healthier, reduce stress and sleep well.
If you are pregnant or nursing, Bird Nest will supply nutrients for both mom and baby. Last but not least, women will be younger if they use Bird Nest regularly. Because it contains threonine – a high anti- aging element, acnes and wrinkles will be got rid of effectively.
In short, Bird Nest is such a wonderful natural product that everybody can enjoy without having any side - effects.

The Best Types of Edible Bird Nests on the Market

If you’re new to the world of edible Bird Nests, then you’re probably a little overwhelmed by the choices you have.

There are dozens of websites selling Bird Nests, and all of them seem to have varying ratings for their nests. What is a AAAA nest on one site could be a AAA nest on another site.

While there’s no uniformity in the way Bird Nests are graded, there are basic principles to know which types of edible Bird Nests are the best

Best Color for Bird Nests

When you’re shopping for Bird Nests based on color, the best edible nest you can buy is red Bird Nests. These nests make up a very small segment of the market; their rarity lends not only to them being sought-after but costing more than all other colors.
The color of the nest was, for many centuries, attributed to a bird’s blood mixed with saliva – this is why they’re also known as blood nests. However, science has revealed the nests get their color as minerals absorbed into the nest mix with air and water.
Reputable sites will sell legitimate red nests, but there are fakes sold by companies who color white nests with sodium nitrate. These nests can be dangerous to your health. You know you have fake blood nests if the color noticeably bleeds while soaking them.

Best Origin for Bird Nests

Bird Nest come from one of two places: in the wild or from farms.
Some will argue that nests from the wild are the best. These nests are harvested from caves or cliffs and, according to some, have a unique flavor profile seasoned by sea air and rock mineral.
This isn’t always the case, as some limestone caves that house swallow nests that don’t get much contact with sea air.
On the other hand, farm-grown Bird Nests are harvested in urban areas, but this doesn’t affect their flavor as much as you would think. The taste nuances of Bird Nests tends to come from the swallow’s saliva.
A great example of this is are red Bird Nests – though some of them get their red color from rock minerals, they don’t have much of a different taste from red nests harvested from farms.

Best Website for Bird Nests

Golden Nest has an excellent customer rating and is, according to those who’ve purchased nests from us, the brand they’d choose over every other American brand.
In fact, 98% of our customers would recommend our edible Bird Nests to friends and family.

Best Grade of Bird Nests

How a Bird Nest is graded has a big influence on its price – our AAA nests demand high prices because they are of the highest quality.
Most sites will give their best nests a AAA rating and some will do AAAA. Whenever you’re browsing a website for Bird Nests, examine their highest-grade nests very closely.
Is the cup shape a perfect half-moon? Do the fibers seem unorganized or are they flat and uniform? These are indications that the nests are, in fact, high quality and deserve their rating.
As a rule of thumb, the more A’s a nest gets, the better the quality.

Best Overall Bird Nest on the Market

The best Bird Nests combine vibrant colors, excellent quality and are sold by reputable websites. These nests will command the highest prices – often more than $700 for a family-size box – but are worth every penny.
The best Bird Nests on the market will never disappoint. Their numerous health benefits and beautiful texture are just two reasons why edible Bird Nests are known as the “Caviar of the East”.