Recent advances in the identification and authentication methods of edible bird's nest

Edible bird's nest (EBN) is an expensive animal bioproduct due to its reputation as a food and delicacy with diverse medicinal properties. One kilogram of EBN costs ~$6000 in China. EBN and its products are consumed in mostly Asian countries such as China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia...

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Main Authors: Lee, T. H., Wani, W. A., Koay, Y. S.
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Published: Elsevier Ltd. 2017
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2017.07.036
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spelling my.utm.810842019-07-24T03:09:26Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/81084/ Recent advances in the identification and authentication methods of edible bird's nest Lee, T. H. Wani, W. A. Koay, Y. S. Q Science (General) Edible bird's nest (EBN) is an expensive animal bioproduct due to its reputation as a food and delicacy with diverse medicinal properties. One kilogram of EBN costs ~$6000 in China. EBN and its products are consumed in mostly Asian countries such as China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand, making up almost 1/3 of world population. The rapid growth in EBN consumption has led to a big rise in the trade scale of its global market. Presently, various fake materials such as tremella fungus, pork skin, karaya gum, fish swimming bladder, jelly, agar, monosodium glutamate and egg white are used to adulterate EBNs for earning extra profits. Adulterated or fake EBN may be hazardous to the consumers. Thus, it is necessary to identify of the adulterants. Several sophisticated techniques based on genetics, immunochemistry, spectroscopy, chromatography and gel electrophoresis have been used for the detection of various types of adulterants in EBN. This article describes the recent advances in the authentication methods for EBN. Different genetic, immunochemical, spectroscopic and analytical methods such as genetics (DNA) based techniques, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, Fourier transform infrared and Raman spectroscopic techniques, and chromatographic and gel electrophoretic methods have been discussed. Besides, significance of the reported methods that might pertain them to applications in EBN industry has been described. Finally, efforts have been made to discuss the challenges and future perspectives of the authentication methods for EBN. Elsevier Ltd. 2017 Article PeerReviewed Lee, T. H. and Wani, W. A. and Koay, Y. S. (2017) Recent advances in the identification and authentication methods of edible bird's nest. Food Research International, 100 . pp. 14-27. ISSN 0963-9969 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2017.07.036 DOI:10.1016/j.foodres.2017.07.036
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Lee, T. H.
Wani, W. A.
Koay, Y. S.
Recent advances in the identification and authentication methods of edible bird's nest
description Edible bird's nest (EBN) is an expensive animal bioproduct due to its reputation as a food and delicacy with diverse medicinal properties. One kilogram of EBN costs ~$6000 in China. EBN and its products are consumed in mostly Asian countries such as China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand, making up almost 1/3 of world population. The rapid growth in EBN consumption has led to a big rise in the trade scale of its global market. Presently, various fake materials such as tremella fungus, pork skin, karaya gum, fish swimming bladder, jelly, agar, monosodium glutamate and egg white are used to adulterate EBNs for earning extra profits. Adulterated or fake EBN may be hazardous to the consumers. Thus, it is necessary to identify of the adulterants. Several sophisticated techniques based on genetics, immunochemistry, spectroscopy, chromatography and gel electrophoresis have been used for the detection of various types of adulterants in EBN. This article describes the recent advances in the authentication methods for EBN. Different genetic, immunochemical, spectroscopic and analytical methods such as genetics (DNA) based techniques, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, Fourier transform infrared and Raman spectroscopic techniques, and chromatographic and gel electrophoretic methods have been discussed. Besides, significance of the reported methods that might pertain them to applications in EBN industry has been described. Finally, efforts have been made to discuss the challenges and future perspectives of the authentication methods for EBN.
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author Lee, T. H.
Wani, W. A.
Koay, Y. S.
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Wani, W. A.
Koay, Y. S.
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title Recent advances in the identification and authentication methods of edible bird's nest
title_short Recent advances in the identification and authentication methods of edible bird's nest
title_full Recent advances in the identification and authentication methods of edible bird's nest
title_fullStr Recent advances in the identification and authentication methods of edible bird's nest
title_full_unstemmed Recent advances in the identification and authentication methods of edible bird's nest
title_sort recent advances in the identification and authentication methods of edible bird's nest
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