Introducing Grade AAA Birds Nest

Okie, for lack of a better name, I decided to call my new line of Birds Nest product Grade AAA.

GRADE AAA refers to cleaned and packed Birds Nest. I assure you that my Birds Nest products has not been contaminated with any bleaching agents nor chemicals. All our Birds Nests are hand-picked for feathers and foreign artifacts so that you enjoy the highest quality Birds Nest produce.

Introducing Grade AAA Birds Nest

I want you to enjoy the Birds Nest without any worries and to come back to us again in the future. I believe that if you are satisfied with our Birds Nest products, you will come back and buy from me again.
Let’s get back to business now, here’s the current price for my products (all prices quoted in USD):

1) Grade AAA = $3,100 (MYR 9,800)

2) Grade A = $2,125 (MYR 6,800)

3) Grade B = $1,810 (MYR 5,800)

4) Grade C = $1,440 (MYR 4,600)

Prices may fluctuate according to supply and demand.

Frequently Asked Questions of Birds Nest Soup

How is Birds Nest produced?

Birds Nest is produced by Swiftlets (Collocalia species). They use a glutinous secretion, also known as “nest cement” to bind together materials for nest building, or construct a whole nest with it. The nest cement is secreted from a pair of sublingual glands located beneath the tongue of the swiftlet.
A Swiftlet Birds Nest is built primarily for laying eggs and housing the baby Swiftlets. After the eggs have been laid and hatched, the baby swiftlets will remain in the nest until it is able to fly away independently. The Birds Nest becomes abandoned and will never be re-used. If not harvested, scavengers such as ants, lizards and cockroaches will consume the Birds Nest.

Why are some Birds Nest different in colour?

Birds Nest contains minerals like copper, iron, zinc, manganese, potassium and sodium. When these minerals are oxidized, they will result in a colour change to the Birds Nest. It is inadvisable to consume heavily-coloured Birds Nest.

What is the look, smell, feel, of pure Birds Nest?

Pure Birds Nest has a translucent look and free from impurities under examination of the naked eye.
All Birds Nest varies in shape and sizes so a uniformly shaped Birds Nest is likely to have been unnaturally altered during the cleaning process. Pure Birds Nest originally smells similar to the scent of egg white. Pure Birds Nest should be dried to avoid natural accumulation of sodium nitrite.
(The sodium in Birds Nest, nitrogen in air and water will react to form nitrite). Pure Birds Nest is quite fragile and can be broken easily.

How to identify the Genuine Birds Nest?

Birds Nest is an expensive and nutritious product. Thus, it is important to distinguish a genuine piece of Birds Nest. In the market, there are many unethical businessmen who would increase the weight of Birds Nest by adding additives like white fungus, jelly and animal skin.
Appearance: Good and genuine nests consist of two main types of filaments:
The outer layer that has longer and bigger filaments whereas the inner part has finer, shorter filaments.
After Cooking: When double boiled for 1-2 hours the Birds Nest inner filaments become water-soluble.
The outer filaments contain mainly minerals; it is less soluble but gives Birds Nest its signature fibrous taste and appearance.
Odour: During double boiling a fine scent of near albumin smell will occur.
Much like the smell of faint cooked egg white.

How do I store Birds Nest?

Birds Nest can be stored in any container that is dry and preferably airtight.
Birds Nest can be kept at room temperature or even in the refrigerator.
Company's Birds Nest is the driest Birds Nest on the market and our Birds Nest can be kept at room temperature for ten years or more.

How often can I eat Birds Nest? Can I eat too much Birds Nest?

Birds Nest can be consumed daily. An average person can consume anything between 3g to 5g of dry Birds Nest. Any excess consumption will be discharged by the body.

Who is unsuitable to eat Birds Nest? Who is suitable?

Birds Nest is suitable for all age groups but some small minority of people who are allergic to protein may find it unsuitable. A small sip of Birds Nest soup will make their lips swollen.

When is the best time to consume Birds Nest?

It is best to drink Birds Nest soup before sleep as the rich antioxidants will help the body to eradicte free radicals as the body heals during our sleep.

What are the health benefits of eating Birds Nest?

From the chemical analysis report of pure Birds Nest, we can identify soluble amino acids that will help to repair body cells and generate new cells. The antioxidant helps to eradicate free radicals in the body. Birds Nest also contains EGF(epidermal growth factor) which produces an anti aging effect, making regular Birds Nest consumers young and radiant looking. Many clinical trials of using Birds Nest as an anti-cancer food is now currently being conducted.

What are the nutritious contents found in Birds Nest?

Protein
About half the Birds Nest comprises of protein. Protein is a macronutrient that the human body needs in relatively large amounts. First, it provides the essential amino acids that our own tissues can't produce. Secondly, protein provides nitrogen to produce non-essential amino acids and other nitrogen-containing compounds.
Amino Acid
Birds Nest contains amino acids such as arginine cystein, histidine tryptophan, etc. Amino acids can be best described as the construction blocks from which protein is made.
Minerals
Various types of minerals like zinc, copper, iron, sodium, phosphorous have also been found in analyses of Birds Nests. These minerals are essential as our need for oxygen to sustain all mental and physical processes and for our total well-being. They are important in maintaining all physiological processes as they made up the constituents of teeth, bones, tissues, blood, muscle, and nerve cells.
Antioxidant
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, muscular degeneration, diabetes, cancer, etc. are all contributed by oxidative damage. Antioxidants may also boast our immune defense and therefore lower the risk of cancer and infection.

House Birds Nest is better than Cave Birds Nest? True or not?

In Malaysia, cave Birds Nests are mainly harvested from natural caves in the states of Sarawak and Sabah on Borneo Island. The famous caves are located at Niah, Kakus, Baram and Tinjar.
The harvesters often face considerable danger when harvesting these Birds Nests. Since cave Birds Nests are formed by free, naturally-living swiftlets, some people consider them to be more valuable than birds nests found in houses. Thus, cave Birds Nests often fetch a higher price as compared to house Birds Nest.
However, unknown to many consumers in the market, cave Birds Nests generally contain more foreign materials and feathers than house nests.  Besides, cave Birds Nest are exposed to the risk of heavy metals contamination from external environmental factors. So, consume cave Birds Nest at your own risk!

Red Blood Birds Nest (Red Birds Nest) Is Not As Good As You Think!

It is believed that the red-coloured “blood Birds Nest” is specially prized because they are formed by swiftlets that vomit their blood to build the nest.
There is also another belief that the “blood Birds Nest” was formed by a different species of swiftlet which consumes different kinds of water and food.
Contrary to these beliefs, swiftlets do not vomit blood; neither do they consume different kinds of water and food. In general, Birds Nests act like sponges. They absorb the chemical elements from the environment such as iron from the cave walls, dirty waters and poisons. Hence, “blood Birds Nest” may be harmful rather than beneficial to human beings.
Some dishonest Birds Nest traders even dyed their Birds Nests red in order to fetch a higher price. So, play it safe – choose only pure Birds Nest!