Edible bird's nests—How do the red ones get red?

Red edible bird's nests are regarded as of higher beneficial value for health and hence fetch a higher price than the white ones. Their red colour remains a myth. To determine if white edible bird's nests can turn red by vapours generated from sodium nitrite in acidic conditions and by vap...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of ethnopharmacology 2013-01, Vol.145 (1), p.378-380
Hauptverfasser:	But, Paul Pui-Hay, Jiang, Ren-Wang, Shaw, Pang-Chui
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Birds Color Colour Cubilose Edible bird's nest Environment Housing, Animal Medicine, Chinese Traditional Nitrite Sodium Nitrite - chemistry Swiftlet
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