Facts about Island Nest

You might know that Island Nest have numerous benefits. But you might not be aware of these facts about Island Nest.

 

Facts about Island Nest

STORAGE & CONSUMPTION

1. Island Nest is best kept in dry and airtight food container. It should be stored in room or cool temperature. Good quality dried Island Nest can last for over ten years if stored properly.

2. Averagely, people can consume 3-5 gram of dried Island Nest daily. Different amount should be carefully taken consideration due to different purpose of the consumption.

3. Island Nest is best consumed on empty stomach and before meal or bedtime to help body absorb the whole nutrients.

4. Island Nest contain 0.6% fibre, 60% protein, 0.75% fats, 8% moisture, 23% carbohydrate, and 0.6% ash. These contents include protein, amino acid, minerals, and antioxidant which are required and good for the body.

QUALITY OF ISLAND NEST

5. Island Nest might be different in color, which some are red. Contrary to popular belief, red Island Nest is not coming from the blood of the swiftlets or different swiftlets that consume different kinds of water or food. Island Nest red color is caused by oxidation or minerals absorbed from the environment hence might be harmful for human.

However, it is not advised to consume too heavily colored Island Nest. Moreover, some irresponsible Island Nest trader even dyed the Island Nest red to sell with higher prices.

6. The genuine Island Nest can be seen from the appearance, which consists of two main types of filaments (outer layer is longer and bigger, whereas the inner is finer and shorter). During cooking or boiling, the fine scent of near albumin smell will occur. After cooking, a good Island Nest inner filaments become water-soluble. This is important to distinguish a genuine Island Nest from the fake one, because more unethical companies would increase the weight of Island Nest by adding additives such as jelly, animal skin, or white fungus.

Therefore, it is very important to buy and consume only pure and genuine Island Nest.