Snow Lotus Gum (Sterculia lychnophora Resin) — 5A Grade Dried Botanical Gum for Desserts & Sweet Soups

Snow Lotus Gum (Sterculia lychnophora), known in Chinese as Xuě Yàn (雪燕) or 'plant bird's nest,' is the dried, thread-forming resin of a traditional botanical prized in Chinese food wellness culture for its delicate, silky texture and gentle nourishing character. Its nature is sweet and neutral, making it a mild, food-friendly ingredient traditionally associated with moistening dryness and supporting fluid balance. This 5A-grade new-crop resin is clean, low in impurities, and easy to rehydrate.

Key Selling Points

• 5A-grade Snow Lotus Gum (Xuě Yàn)
• New-crop, clean, low-impurity resin
• Easy to soak and rehydrate
• Traditional plant-based 'bird's nest' food herb
• 500g bulk pack for daily sweet soups

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully dried to preserve its pale ivory to translucent color, fine fibrous texture, and clean, faintly resinous aroma. After soaking, the threads swell into a soft, gelatinous, silky mass with a neutral, mildly sweet taste that absorbs the flavors of the sweet soup or dessert it is cooked in.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Sweet soup and dessert base
• Blended with peach gum and皂角米 (saponin rice)
• Daily plant-based 'bird's nest' drink
• Seasonal nourishing congee
• Home dessert and tea-house menu ingredient

Traditional Uses

In folk food wellness practice, Snow Lotus Gum is soaked until fully swollen, then simmered into sweet soups with peach gum, saponin rice (皂角米), jujube, goji berry, and rock sugar. It is a common ingredient in daily nourishing desserts and seasonal congee, where it is valued for its silky texture and its traditional association with moistening dryness and supporting fluid balance.

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