As of April 2020, the price of House of Swallows Bird's Nest is around 458-600 yuan per bowl.
Lee Yau-chuen, executive director and CEO of House of Swallows, added that selling a bowl of instant bird's nest for only 458 yuan is simply a "public service enterprise". The raw material price of imported dried bird's nest is about 20 yuan per gram, and a bowl of instant bird's nest priced at 458 yuan per bowl has a bird's nest content of 5.2 grams, while 10 grams of bird's nest from other brands may cost 600 yuan. Therefore, he believes that the House of Swallows is not only an "enterprise of conscience" but also a "public welfare enterprise."
In the bird's nest industry, not only is the House of Swallows a company that faces questions, but there are also many illegal bird's nests, low-quality bird's nests and counterfeit bird's nests that are even more worrisome. Li Youquan himself said the industry is still in a mess, and was worried that the House of Swallows, as the industry leader, has "no choice but to take the blame".
Expanded Information
The swiftlet is actually a kind of bird; "bird's nests" are generally found in Southeast Asia, and are the nests of swiftlets of the same genus that eat small fishes and seaweeds in the sea after digestion, and the digestive secretions of the digestive glands and the down feathers. The nests are often built on the cliffs of islands and are shaped like the nests of swallows on land, so they are called "Swallows' Nests".
The nutritional value of bird's nests has been "glorified" by various merchants and advertisements, and when it comes to supplements, many people think of it; however, from the "food composition" of bird's nests, we can analyze the following: every 100 grams of dried bird's nests contains 49 grams of protein, 30 grams of carbohydrates, 10 grams of water and 10 grams of protein, 10 grams of carbohydrates and 10 grams of water. The main purpose of this is to provide the people with the opportunity to learn more about the benefits of the bird's nest and to learn more about the benefits of the bird's nest.
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