Bird's nest is a food with high nutritional value and very good for health. With so many bird's nest suppliers on the market today, consumers find it hard to tell which bird's nest is genuine and which is counterfeit.
Demand for bird's nest keeps growing because of its wonderful health benefits, so imitation, counterfeit and poor-quality goods are appearing everywhere. People who lack knowledge of bird's nest, or are not connoisseurs, can very easily buy the wrong thing.
According to experts, counterfeit bird's nest can be made from egg white, glass noodles, starch, agar powder and other compounds of unknown origin. Experts therefore also warn that consuming counterfeit bird's nest of unknown origin may cause some unwanted effects.
To ease consumers' concerns, Yến Sào Sài Gòn with many years of experience in the bird's nest industry and a team of highly experienced experts, will guide you in telling counterfeit bird's nest from genuine bird's nest right in this article!
4 ways to tell genuine bird's nest from counterfeit
1. The outward shape of the bird's nest
Consumers can observe the shape of the bird's nest to tell genuine from counterfeit. With genuine bird's nest, you will easily see the nest strands interwoven and crisscrossing like loofah fibre, looking fairly coarse and fibrous, curved into an arc. A genuine nest feels solid in the hand; the rim of the nest may be rather thin but the body is thick, because it has to cling firmly to the rock wall.
Genuine bird's nests vary in size and thickness. Counterfeit bird's nest usually comes as a single solid block, soft and fairly uniform. Held in the hand, it feels lighter than genuine bird's nest.
2. Colour and smell
As for colour, a genuine white bird's nest is opaque white, sometimes slightly yellowish, with a faintly fishy characteristic smell because the nest is formed from the saliva of swiftlets. A genuine red bird's nest is bright red or orange-yellow, with the characteristic aroma of bird's nest. A counterfeit white bird's nest is usually bright white, and when held up to the light the nest may look transparent. In addition, counterfeit bird's nest has an extra fishy smell mixed with a foul odour because other compounds have been blended in.
3. Elasticity
Consumers can also test elasticity to tell genuine from counterfeit bird's nest by gently squeezing it by hand. Genuine bird's nest is very brittle and crumbles easily, while counterfeit bird's nest has a certain elasticity and breaks into chunks when gently squeezed.
4. Soak the bird's nest in water
Soaking bird's nest in water is one of the simplest and most accurate methods of telling genuine from counterfeit. When soaked in water, genuine bird's nest expands and keeps its original colour, while counterfeit bird's nest expands little, may dissolve into the water, change colour, and give off a strange foul smell from the additives.
Above are 4 methods to help consumers tell genuine from counterfeit bird's nest. In addition, if you do not have time to test using the methods above, you should choose a reputable, long-established bird's nest seller to avoid buying counterfeit, imitation or poor-quality goods!
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