Many novices will shop around for bird's nest. There are more eyes and more flowers. Why is the price gap of bird's nest so big?
The price of bird's nest is mainly affected by three factors: raw materials, picking technology and sialic acid content.
raw material
There are four kinds of raw materials for bird's nest: extremely light Mao Mao swallow, light Mao Mao swallow, medium Mao Mao swallow and heavy Mao Mao swallow. The extremely light Mao Mao swallow is the most precious, and there is only one extremely light Mao Mao swallow in 100 Mao Yan. Because of the scarcity of raw materials, good products, less wool and less goods, the price is bound to be expensive. Mao Mao Yan, extremely lightweight, can still maintain its natural shape after simple processing, and it is also very precious.
Good bird's nest depends on the living environment in Jin Siyan. The farther away from the industrial zone, the closer to the outlying islands, the richer the bird's nest food, the more developed the salivary glands, and the more bird's nest is made, so the price is relatively expensive.
Feather picking technology of bird's nest can be divided into dry feather picking, semi-dry feather picking and wet feather picking.
Second, the wool picking process
Dry picking bird's nest is a test of wool pickers' skills. An experienced and endurance wool picker can only pick 8- 10 bird's nest every day, and it takes an average of 40 minutes to select a "complete bird's nest". This inefficient classification process is time-consuming, laborious and expensive.
The number of dried bird's nest is very rare, accounting for about 2% of the total number of bird's nest. Because of the strict requirements on the raw materials of bird's nest, the price of hand-grabbed bird's nest is relatively high. Only hand-picked bird's nest is the top bird's nest. On the one hand, the color is better than semi-dried bird's nest. On the other hand, the nutritional value is preserved more comprehensively. Therefore, the price of dry-selected bird's nest is very high, but it is also worth buying!
Third, sialic acid content
In fact, bird's nest contains many nutrients, including protein, amino acids, minerals and various trace elements, but sialic acid is the most important nutrient. Sialic acid is the most important bioactive component in bird's nest. The sialic acid content in bird's nest is about 7%- 12%, and the sialic acid content in high-quality bird's nest usually exceeds 10%.
Although the proportion of sialic acid in bird's nest is very small, sialic acid is the main reason for the high price of bird's nest. Sialic acid is an important component of gangliosides in the brain, which is helpful for infants' intelligence and memory. It is found that the sialic acid content in bird's nest is higher than that in breast milk formula, which can also strengthen the immune system and improve the antibacterial ability of human body.
Nutrition determines the price. Only when the sialic acid content of bird's nest is high can it remain higher and higher, and the price will be higher.
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