Proximate Analysis and Safety Profile of Farmed Edible Bird’s Nest in Malaysia and Its Effect on Cancer Cells
Joint Authors
Stanslas, Johnson
Ideris, Aini
Sani, D.
Tan, S. N.
Lim, C. W.
Lim, Christopher Thiam Seong
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-01-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Edible bird’s nest (EBN) which is solidified swiftlet’s saliva contains high nutritional value.
It is widely consumed in countries like Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand.
However, previous proximate analysis of Malaysia EBN was not representative of all the regions in Malaysia.
In recent years, safety issues such as high nitrate and nitrite contents, presence of heavy metal, adulteration, fungal infection, and cancer cell stimulation were associated with EBN.
Hence, this study aimed to determine the proximate analysis, safety profile during normal weather and hazy periods, and its effect on cancer cells stimulation in Malaysia-farmed EBN.
Seven raw cleaned EBN samples were sourced from 6 different regions in Malaysia.
Proximate analysis and safety profile were performed using official AOCA methods and Malaysian Standard.
High protein (53.03–56.37%) and carbohydrate content (27.97–31.68%) with an acceptable level of moisture (10.8–14.04%) and ash (2.22–3.38%) were reported.
A good safety profile was obtained with low nitrite and nitrate levels, with undetectable heavy metals and no significant growth of pathogenic microorganism except mould.
Epidermal growth factor was detected but below the quantification level with the chicken EGF ELISA kit.
The microculture tetrazolium (MTT) assay was performed for growth stimulation assessment comparing human EGF and EBN.
There was no significant cell growth observed in cancer cells after EBN treatment.
In conclusion, EBN Malaysia has a good nutritional profile, free of heavy metals, and an acceptable level of nitrate, nitrite, and microorganism profile except for mould contents.
Furthermore, the in vitro study indicated that EBN was not associated with cancer cell growth.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tan, S. N.& Sani, D.& Lim, C. W.& Ideris, Aini& Stanslas, Johnson& Lim, Christopher Thiam Seong. 2020. Proximate Analysis and Safety Profile of Farmed Edible Bird’s Nest in Malaysia and Its Effect on Cancer Cells. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1157391
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tan, S. N.…[et al.]. Proximate Analysis and Safety Profile of Farmed Edible Bird’s Nest in Malaysia and Its Effect on Cancer Cells. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1157391
American Medical Association (AMA)
Tan, S. N.& Sani, D.& Lim, C. W.& Ideris, Aini& Stanslas, Johnson& Lim, Christopher Thiam Seong. Proximate Analysis and Safety Profile of Farmed Edible Bird’s Nest in Malaysia and Its Effect on Cancer Cells. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1157391
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1157391