The nutritious benefits of Bird’s Spit Soup

For centuries, Bird’s Spit Soup in China is considered as a delicacy with numerous health benefits.

According to the Chinese, this is referred to as the “Ying” or cold food and the ancient stories tells us that Bird’s Spit Soup is the dish for the dynasties and it is considered a very special and expensive food reserved only for the kings.

Various studies have showed that Bird’s Spit Soup proved to have many benefits, including:

Beauty

Rich in antioxidants to counteract free radicals such as dust, pollution, etc.
Makes skin beamingly smoother.
Delaying premature aging (disguise fine lines, wrinkles & moisturizes the skin evenly).

Health

Maintain fetal health (fetal skin becomes smooth and clean).
Maintain the respiratory system (lung organs).
Overcoming anemia (low blood).
Cures Fever.
Anticancer (inhibits tumor cell growth/cancer).
Accelerate post-illness body recovery.
Helps protect your kidney.

The nutritious benefits of Bird’s Spit Soup

Rich in nutritional content

Swiftlet nests have a total protein content of about 65%, while the remaining is 10% water, 23.3% fat, and 0.8% carbohydrate. It also contains minerals, and the most are calcium and iron.
The total content of amino acids in a swallow’s nest is about 6 percent, which consists of amides, humins, arginine, cystine, histidine, and lysine.

Regeneration of cells and increase metabolism and immunity

The high content of glycoproteins and minerals makes a nice swiftlet nest to help regenerate and grow the body’s cells, rejuvenate the skin & boost the metabolic and immune system.

Alternative medicine for various types of diseases

Swiftlet nest is believed to have properties to strengthen the lungs. Consuming Bird’s Spit Soups is also used to aid the treatment for degenerative diseases such as cancer, as well as to restoring health after illness.
Recent studies conducted in Hong Kong suggest that swallow nests may be useful in the treatment of AIDS.

Fertility and reproductive process

Laboratory test results of the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2003 stated that, swiftlet nest is believed to nourish the reproductive system to optimize body functions and hormones

Contents

According to research, swallow nest contains 50-60% protein, 25% carbohydrate and 10% water.
Special type of white swallow nest contains N-acetylneuraminic acid and special type of red swallow nest contains ovotransferrin protein. The composition of the comparative white and red swallow nest are
Fat (0,14% : 1,28%),
Ash (2, 1% : 2,1%),
Carbohydrates (25,62% : 27,26%),
Protein (62 : 63%).
Not only that, all types of swallow nests also contain cell division inducing hormone and epidermal growth factor (EGF) which can affect cell growth and deference, including growth tissue, cell regeneration, and immune system.
Other content is sodium (Na) 650 ppm, potassium (K) 110 ppm, phosphor (P) 40 ppm, magnesium (Mg) 330 ppm and iron (Fe) 30 ppm.
As well as having amino acids as many as 17 kinds of them, Leusin (5.9%) Aspartate (5.5%), Glutamate (5.5%) and Tyrosine (5.2).
Ovotransferrin is a glycoprotein of albumin (egg white). Transferrins is an iron-binding protein.