The main factors affecting the price change of bird's nest are as follows:
1, the origin of bird's nest
At present, the main producing areas of bird's nest in Southeast Asian countries or regions are Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and Singapore.
At present, the bird's nest on the market mainly comes from Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. Indonesia's bird's nest production accounts for 80% of the world's total bird's nest production, and the price is relatively affordable. Bird's nest in Thailand is expensive because of its low yield, and there are many fakes on the market.
2. Types of Bird's Nest
Bird's nest can be divided into official swallow, hairy swallow and grass swallow.
Yan Guan: In the Ming Dynasty, bird's nest became one of the court tributes. Because bird's nest is also a valuable gift in officialdom, it is called [official swallow]. Guanyan has a smooth and tender taste and a rich aroma. The white swallow lamp, which is mainly sold in the market, is also a kind of official swallow.
Mao Yan: Mao Yan mainly refers to Jin Siyan with a gray waist. Mao Yan likes to build a nest with his saliva and feathers, so the bird's nest contains much swallow hair, and the black nest contains many impurities.
Caoyan: Caoyan is a wild swallow. They like to mix saliva with grass clippings to build nests. Therefore, the Bird's Nest in Cao Yan is mixed with many grass clippings, and its appearance is covered with grass clippings. The price of grass swallow is relatively cheap, and most of the ready-to-eat bird's nest on the market is made of it.
3. The shape and integrity of the bird's nest.
After the bird's nest is picked, the shape of the bird's nest cup may be destroyed during transportation, or it may be destroyed during manual processing and plucking, so the more complete the cleaned bird's nest, the better.
A beautiful and high-quality swallow cup is 50% more expensive than an ordinary swallow cup. (PS: A beautiful swallow cup should have the following conditions: thick meat, small corners, high density, few feet, weight of about 7-8g, no paint, and high cleanliness).
According to the shape of bird's nest, the price from high to low is: bird's nest cup → bird's nest strip → bird's nest corner → bird's nest cake → bird's nest shredded → bird's nest shredded.
5. Water content of bird's nest
If the water content is too high, the bird's nest is prone to mildew, which also affects the shelf life and raises the price of bird's nest. When the water content is too low, bird's nest is easy to break. Therefore, the water content of bird's nest is not only related to the quality of bird's nest, but also related to the fairness to consumers. According to the standards of bird's nest in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, the moisture content of bird's nest should be controlled below 15%.
6. The picking season of bird's nest
The picking season of bird's nest can be divided into rainy season and dry season.
Rainy season: The rainy season is wet, insects grow and reproduce rapidly, and it coincides with the northeast monsoon season. Strong winds encourage insects to concentrate in the Woods, making it easier for swallows to find food and richer in food. During this period, the saliva system in Jin Siyan was active, and the bird's nest was full and thick. And the swallow just shed its skin. So the bird's nest is cleaner in rainy season, with less feathers and impurities.
Dry season: In dry season, there is a lack of rain, the humidity drops, trees are easy to die, and the number of insects decreases. In Jin Siyan, where insects are the staple food, the nutrition supply is not enough, the saliva system is not active, and the bird's nest is very thin. The dry season is just the time when swallows change their hair, so there are more swallows' hair and impurities in the bird's nest in the dry season.
Generally speaking, bird's nest in dry season is dry and contains many impurities. In rainy season, the bird's nest is full in shape and has few impurities. So the bird's nest in rainy season is the best bird's nest in the whole year.
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What should I pay attention to when shopping for bird's nest online:
1. Shop around online and ask for an invoice when buying.
In order to buy with confidence, consumers had better go to the specialty store to confirm the type of products they buy and get relevant information. When choosing an online home appliance seller, you must choose a brand-designated dealer, a professional home appliance website certified dealer or a traditional online mall to "shop around" and choose an online mall with perfect after-sales service.
Be careful when paying. It is best to choose third-party payment or cash on delivery. Be sure to ask for an invoice when buying.
2, after receiving the goods to face-to-face acceptance before signing.
Check a seemingly small link, but be careful. When inspecting the goods, first look at whether the outer packaging is in good condition. In addition, merchants usually put a distribution list in the package to confirm whether the distribution list is in line with the real thing. Next, check whether there are invoices, certificates, credit cards, etc. It's all in the package.
Bird's nest can only be eaten after verification.
Fake bird's nest will do some harm to human body, so it should be verified to be genuine and can only be eaten after being cured.
The verification method only needs to include:
Take a look. The middle of bird's nest is filiform structure, and the corner of bird's nest is flaky structure; Pure bird's nest is not completely transparent, but translucent, whether it is soaked or watched under the light. The color and cup shape of bird's nest and whether there are any small feathers left after soaking.
Two touches. Take a small piece of bird's nest and soak it in water. When it is soft, pull it with silk strips, which has poor elasticity. If it is pulled, it is a fake. Rubbing with your fingers, those that are inelastic and can be rubbed into a paste are also fakes. But after it is completely spread out, it has no elasticity. If it still has good elasticity, it is fake.
Three burns. Burning the dried bird's nest slices with fire caused sparks everywhere, which was the result of protein's burning. The ashes are black, not misleading white ashes on the Internet. Four smells. Bird's nest has a unique fragrance, but it has no strong smell. Anything with a special smell, fishy smell or greasy smell is fake.
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