Edible bird’s nest: recent updates and industry insights based on laboratory findings

Kian Chung Chok; Ming Guan Ng; Khuen Yen Ng; Rhun Yian Koh; Yee Lian Tiong; Soi Moi Chye

doi:10.3389/fphar.2021.746656

Edible bird’s nest: recent updates and industry insights based on laboratory findings

Kian Chung Chok, Ming Guan Ng, Khuen Yen Ng, Rhun Yian Koh, Yee Lian Tiong, Soi Moi Chye

Malaysia Sch of Pharmacy

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Abstract

Edible bird’s nest (EBN) is a traditional Chinese delicacy made of the saliva of swiftlets found in Southeast Asia. With increasing demands for EBN, quality control of EBN products is important for safe consumption. The processing steps are particularly important for efficient extraction of bioactive compounds. Geographical location, collection place, and harvesting season contribute to differences in nutritional contents in EBN. Concerns regarding presence of adulterant, chemical, and microbial contaminants in EBN as well as authentication and chemical composition measuring methods are discussed in this review. Recent discoveries of beneficial health functions of EBN in antimicrobial and antiviral actions, immunomodulation, cancer prevention and treatment, tissue regeneration, cardiometabolic maintenance, antioxidant action and neuroprotection are also reviewed. Our review provides an update on the recent research on EBN.

Original language	English
Article number	746656
Number of pages	19
Journal	Frontiers in Pharmacology
Volume	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2021.746656
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2021

Keywords

bioactive compounds
edible bird’s nest
industry insights
laboratory findings
nutritional contents
saliva of swiftlets

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