The document discusses the history and production of bird's nests in Southeast Asia. It details that bird's nests have been consumed for over 1000 years in China and were an expensive luxury item. Today, Malaysia is a major producer of bird's nests, which are created from the saliva of swiftlets for building nests. There are two main types of nests - cave nests found naturally and house nests built in man-made structures. The document also outlines traditional and improved processing methods for cleaning bird's nests and analyzes their nutritional composition and health benefits.

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2. History of Bird’s Nest Copy right: Longevity Wellness, Eddie Tan

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7. Cave nest In Malaysia cave nest are mainly harvested from natural caves in Sarawak and Sabah . The famous caves are located at Niah, Kakus, Baram and Tinjar. The harvesters often face considerable amount of danger when harvesting the nests. Types of Bird’s Nest Copy right: Longevity Wellness, Eddie Tan

9. House nest House nest is made by swiftlets that nest in the attic of the countryside houses. But now human has acquired the knowledge of cultivating nests in a clean and controlled building. The famous house nest in Malaysia are in Segamat, Batu Pahat, Muar, Kota Tinggi, Taiping, Sitiawan, Kuantan, Kelantan, Penang and Terengganu… Generally, the texture of house nest are smoother compared to those of cave nest, and with less feathers and other contaminants. Types of Bird’s Nest Copy right: Longevity Wellness, Eddie Tan

10. Bird’s Nest Cleaning Process Copy right: Longevity Wellness, Eddie Tan

12. Bleaching Agent Preservatives Nutritional lost Disadvantages of traditional method Unclean water Unhygienic processing environment Bird’s Nest Cleaning Process Additives Copy right: Longevity Wellness, Eddie Tan

13. Bird’s Nest Cleaning Process Sorting Premium grade and quality raw bird’s nest were chosen from controlled environment to eliminate heavy metals contamination Impurities separation Skilled and well trained workers were employed to separate the feathers and dirt. 1 2 Longevity Wellness Bird’s Nest Cleaning Process Copy right: Longevity Wellness, Eddie Tan

14. Bird’s Nest Cleaning Process Drying Processed bird’s nest were dried in oven until the right moisture content achieved. Processing By using high grade reverse osmosis water to ensure the cleanliness and to preserve the natural shape of the nest. 3 4 Copy right: Longevity Wellness, Eddie Tan

15. Bird’s Nest Cleaning Process Quality Control Stringent quality control are carried out to ensure each and every piece of Longevity Wellness bird’s nest achieved the specification set Categorization and Grading Cleaned bird’s nest were categorized according to its grade 5 6 Copy right: Longevity Wellness, Eddie Tan

16. Packaging Graded bird’s nest were packed into a good-looking metal boxes 7 Copy right: Longevity Wellness, Eddie Tan

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20. Appearance Good and genuine nest constructed by two main types of filaments. The outer layer has longer and bigger filaments and the inner part is constructed with finer, shorter filaments. Authenticity of Commercially Available Bird’s Nest Copy right: Longevity Wellness, Eddie Tan

21. Cooking When double boiled for 1-2 hours the bird’s nest inner filaments is water soluble. The outer filaments contain mainly minerals, thus it is less soluble but gives bird’s nest its signature fibrous taste and appearance During double boiling a fine scent of near albumin odour will occur Authenticity of Commercially Available Bird’s Nest Copy right: Longevity Wellness, Eddie Tan

23. Goodness of Bird’s Nest Copy right: Longevity Wellness, Eddie Tan

24. It contains elements called epidermic growth factor which can stimulate cell growth and are beneficial to elderly people recovering from illness. Traditionally it is believed that bird's nest can strengthen the lungs and pancreas to prolong life also in slowing down the aging process. It is especially valued by ladies for its reported properties of making the skin delicate and glow radiantly. Goodness of Bird’s Nest Copy right: Longevity Wellness, Eddie Tan

26. Protein ~49.9% of protein in the bird’s nest. Protein is a "macronutrient," Body needs relatively large amounts of it. First, is to provide the essential amino acids that our own tissues can't make. And secondly, to provide nitrogen for making non-essential amino acids and other nitrogen-containing compounds. Goodness of Bird’s Nest Amino Acid Bird’s nest contain amino acid like arginine cystein, histidine tryptophan etc Amino acids can best be described as the construction blocks from which protein is made. Longevity Wellness Bird’s Nest contain nutritionous value as shown below: Copy right: Longevity Wellness, Eddie Tan

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29. Cosmeceutical Edible Bird’s Nest Prospect Copy right: Longevity Wellness, Eddie Tan

30. Pharmaceutical Edible Bird’s Nest Prospect Copy right: Longevity Wellness, Eddie Tan

31. Nutraceutical Edible Bird’s Nest Prospect Copy right: Longevity Wellness, Eddie Tan

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