Introduction
Edible bird’s nest or “Yan Wo” is a salivary secretion during breeding season of a male sea swifts. This
sticky secretion is regurgitated to form the bird’s nest. In modern and ancient China, edible bird’s nests are considered nutritious and therapeutic. At present, Hong Kong is the largest official consumer of bird’s nest, with the annual consumption of USB 25 million. Malaysia is the third largest raw bird’s nest producer after Thailand and Indonesia. However, little research has been crried out in bird’s nest cleaning method which hamper the growth of the industry. The harvested bird’s nest consisted of sand, feathers, egg shell and other impurities. The conventional cleaning process is by separating the large feathers from the nest matrix with a apair of forceps. The fine feathers are removed by floatation technique using vegetables oil. The conventional method result in a considerable wastage (30% w/w). In addition, the used of bleaching agent to clean the material caused nutritional lost. Therefore, an efficient and safe method for bird’s nest cleaning was developed. The method allows reduction in processing time and high recovery of the edible bird’s nest. The new process involves dissolution of the harvested bird’s nest, filtration and freeze drying. Finally, purified and dried bird’s nest was obtained. The process is expected to reduce the cost and consumers are able to procure a valuable nutraceutical product at a lower price. With this new developed technique, bird’s nest can be used as an intermediate materail for the natural high quality nutraceutical such as Epidermal Growth Factor.
Course content
Bird’s nest authenticity.
Bird’s Nest available in the market . Traditional way of identifying the types of bird’s nest . Scientific method to differentiate the genuine and the fake bird’s nest . Example of the genuine and the fake bird’s nest in the market . Types of fake bird’s nest.
Regulation and registration.
Specification of the bird’s nest . Bird’s nest from the regulation and legislation point of view.
Bird’s nest farming in Eco-Swiftlet Park.
How to build the bird’s house. The living characteristic of the swiflet . The good and poor bird’s house. How to identify the location to build the bird’s house. Why should we invest in this industry. Financial nest support from bank.
Bird’s nest Farming and Licensing.
GAHP for swiflets. Veterinary legislation.
Bird’s nest Traditional and Scientific Point of View.
Bird’s nest history. Bird’s nest traditional classification. Bird’s Nest Scientific classification . Characteristic of the bird’s nest . Bird’s nest traditional goodness. Bird’s nest scientific goodness. Quality bird’s nest.
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