In response to "The shame of the Chinese people" - A recent incident of passersby ignoring 2-year-old girl who was hit and run by a van and another vehicle. All of us can't even pass a baby bird in trouble without helping it....

Translated version is as follows:-


Bird nest true nutritional values

According to scientific test results, the main nutrients of bird nest consist of protein, carbohydrate, minerals and dietary fiber.

1. Protein
The protein of bird nest composed mostly of epithelial cells(epithelial cells), which is, swiftlet saliva and such cell contains only one primary amino acids that is lysine (Lysine), in addition to three secondary amino
acids whereas a healthy body needs eight primary amino acids and thirteen secondary amino acids, so
bird nest is a low-protein foods. If you take an egg to compare the protein composition to the bird nest,
egg provides all the amino acids the body needs.

2. Carbohydrate
Two pieces of bird nest provides 345 calories, equivalent to two piece of rice cakes, but the price difference
between the two is way too much.

3. Minerals
Bird nest consist of minerals, especially rich in iron. But most of these minerals are absorbed by the
swiftlet nest from the surrounding environment, in other words, these minerals are non-organic (inorganic)
minerals that can not be completely absorbed by the body, most of which will be will be excreted as urine
and stool.

4. Dietary fiber
Four nests provide same amount of dietary fiber as one apple.

Are these translated statements close to originally stated by the author? Furthermore, all original statements ended with "what a pity" or "not worth mentioning".

It's good time to find out the true values of bird nest after the crackdown on fake and blood nest. Like philoswiflet said, bird nest is not a magic bullet that cure all ills.

A copy of test report from Singapore for comparison of mineral levels in both house and cave bird nest found from the net. The research article from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University gives mixed messages on the source of edible bird nest, a lower level of magnesium,.. iron are detected as stated below, this is possible only from house bird nest. See report. Just for clarity' sake.

".....Edible bird's nest is rich in mineral salts. It contains high content of sodium and calcium. It is because the source of edible bird's nest is derived from saliva Collocalia inhabiting mainly in limestone caves. In addition, low levels of magnesium, zinc, manganese and iron are also detected in edible bird's nest"

The point I wish to make is, mineral is a necessity in human body, but only in an adequate amount. If mineral contents exceed the requirement of human body, it will increase the energy used for metabolism, resulting in the decreased efficiency of organs such as liver and kidney in the long run. For elderly, organs could be damaged. So far there is no problem from either true nests.

We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately
- Benjamin Franklin

This post has been edited by swift4ever: Oct 21 2011, 07:46 AM

From cave to house, captivated to free, as long as nutritional values of bird nest from any sources remain pure
and original, no genetically modified birds produced bird nest made available in the market,
only then will we develop our own brand and reap the benefits in terms of our investment.
Just trying to add a bit more to my view on the true values of bird nest. That's all.

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Added on October 25, 2011, 10:12 pmFrom cave to house, captive to free, as long as nutritional values of bird nest from any sources remain pure
and original, no genetically modified birds produced bird nest made available in the market,
only then will we develop our own brand and reap the benefits in terms of our investment.
Just trying to add a bit more to my view on the true values of bird nest. That's all.

This post has been edited by swift4ever: Oct 25 2011, 10:12 PM

Free market rules...

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=...8972&sec=nation

Is it a myth or what? No BH is allowed in padi field? Do birds affect the growth of padi or the people who live there? You got to be kidding! We have to sacrifice many palm trees to build a BH in a palm field, now you tell me we can't build it in open area like padi field? If some states allow, others don't, why the double standard?

Padi is not Agri? Look like our new guideline still has its shortcomings....


By the way, Dato Beh said at a dinner function he ain't quitting, he has a lot to reveal on how to reduce sodium nitrite at the source which means farming practices be adhered to strict standard set out by the authority, probably.

This post has been edited by swift4ever: Nov 3 2011, 10:04 AM

To the dye hard or die hard, we are the 99% and the day will come where all nests should go to where they belong...

This post has been edited by swift4ever: Nov 21 2011, 08:16 PM