Calcite deposits differentiate cave from house-farmed edible bird's nest as shown by SEM-EDX, ATR-FTIR and raman microspectroscopy

• Main Authors: Shim, Eric Kian-Shiun, Lee, Soo-Ying
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Science::Chemistry; Edible Bird’s Nest; Electron Microscopy
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/155196
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The difference between the swiftlet white edible bird's nest from limestone caves versus house-farmed ones, especially in response to high temperature and stewing time in water where the latter type would disintegrate readily, has been a puzzle for a long time. We show that edible bird's n...