If you see these 4 signs, buy it right away because it is a clean bird’s nest, do not use bleach javen
Recently, the bird’s nest market has been very volatile. Due to the high amount of F0, even many people who have recovered from the disease want to replenish themselves after Covid-19, bird’s nest has become a sought-after item. Especially when this is a dish to nourish F0, after Covid-19 is highly appreciated by experts.
However, according to Mr. Pham Duy Khiem (Vice Chairman of Vietnam Salanganes Nest Association), due to the strong increase in people’s demand, there is a situation in the market that some people who trade in untruthful oats have used this type of nest. Oats contain many chemicals and impurities.
The expert said that, in fact, this is the leftover ingredient in the refining process of oats. Many people buy it to clean and mix it with other ingredients and then label it as bird’s nest to sell to the market at a profit.
Worth mentioning, many merchants use javen bleach, imported bleach to soak and bleach to look like regular oats, buyers will not know that the nest they are buying is a dirty one. While spending a small amount of money.
According to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Duy Thinh (former lecturer of Institute of Food and Biotechnology, Hanoi University of Science and Technology), bird’s nest, also known as bird’s nest, contains a lot of protein and non-replaceable amino acids such as Arginine, Leucine… with very high content.
These substances have high nutritional value in development, disease prevention and health restoration. Therefore, it is not difficult to understand when many people hunt to buy bird’s nests to nourish F0 as well as after Covid-19.
However, when buying nutritious bird’s nest in the current chaotic market situation, people need to pay attention to the following signs to avoid buying chemically bleached bird’s nest, which contains impurities:
4 signs that the bird’s nest is clean and of good quality, so buy it without worrying about using chemicals
1. When smelling the bird’s nest, there is a characteristic fishy smell of the sea
Real bird’s nest, when smelled, will smell the characteristic fishy smell of sea water. Bird’s nest using chemicals, containing impurities often lose the characteristic fishy smell.
Meanwhile, the fake bird’s nest will have the smell of additives, the characteristic smell is slightly pungent or has a burning smell. Women should not buy to supplement the health of their families.
2. When observing the bird’s nest is white yellow or yellow orange
Real bird’s nest is yellow-white or orange-yellow. With the whole nest, the overlapping oats fibers like loofah are the best standard.
Meanwhile, the fake bird’s nest has an unusual pure white color. The reason is that many merchants use javen bleach, even adding impurities to increase the weight of the product.
3. When soaked in water, the bird’s nest does not change color
Real bird’s nest, when soaked in water or boiled, still has the shape of bird’s nest. Water soaked in, not changed color.
On the contrary, when the fake bird’s nest is soaked in water, it only takes 2-3 minutes to change the color of the water. The fake bird’s nest is clearly discolored.
4. When eating the bird’s nest, it feels soft and characteristically light
When eating real bird’s nest, you will feel softer. Cooked nests still hot still have a characteristic slight fishy smell, do not release fibers. When finished processing but not used immediately, put in the refrigerator to keep, the fishy smell will almost disappear.
The fake bird’s nest when eaten will feel more crispy but cooked without the characteristic slight fishy smell. Instead, they will be overwhelmed by the flavors of the accompanying dishes.
Note when using bird’s nest to promote health, especially F0, post-Covid-19
MSc Hoang Khanh Toan (Former Head of Oriental Medicine Department, 108 Military Central Hospital) noted that eating bird’s nests should not be because of the thought that eating bird’s nests helps to increase resistance quickly, recover quickly, but eat continuously, eat as much as possible. the more the better.
Especially in F0 supplementation, patients should only eat moderately, at intervals, for example, eat twice a week. Too much nourishment with bird’s nest during infection will cause evil spirits and gas to be retained in the body for a longer time. Unknowingly, the disease took longer to heal.
Instead of eating a lot when you are F0, after Covid-19, you can add more to promote its effects, and your body will recover quickly. However, it is not recommended to use too much.
To recover from Covid-19, you can eat 3 times a week. Each time eating a small jar with red apple, lotus seed… Depending on each object, it is also necessary to have a reasonable dose of bird’s nest, should consult experts in specific cases.
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