Although turtle jelly and burnt fairy grass may be similar in appearance, their ingredients, production methods, and efficacy are different.
The main ingredients of turtle jelly are turtle plate and soil poria cocos. The turtle plate is the abdominal carapace of the turtle, which is rich in animal collagen, which is the main factor for the coagulation and freezing of the turtle jelly. Poria cocos is a medicinal herb that can be used to get wet. Other Chinese herbs, such as raw land, dandelion, honeysuckle, etc., may also be added to the cream to enhance its medicinal effects. There is no need to add jelly grass to coagulate during the making of turtle jelly, because the gum in the turtle plate is enough to make it coagulate.
Burnt fairy grass is mainly made from fairy grass, which is a grass plant with a special fragrance. The coagulation of burnt fairy grass usually relies on ordinary starch. Roasted fairy grass contains protein, dietary fiber, fat, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, calcium, zinc, potassium, magnesium, sodium, copper, niacin and other nutrients.
Burn fairy grass:
Turtle jelly:
Turtle jelly usually has a bitter taste, so it is often served with sugar or condensed milk to improve the taste. It has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, nourishing yin and nourishing the kidneys, moistening the lungs and relieving cough, etc., and is suitable for use as a medicinal diet. The roasted fairy grass has a sweet and cool taste, usually sweeter, and has the effects of clearing away heat, beautifying the skin, and preventing heat stroke.
Due to the use of Chinese medicinal materials such as turtle plates in turtle jelly, it is usually more expensive than burning fairy grass. Burning fairy grass is more common because of the lower production cost.
To sum up, although Guiling Jelly and Burnt Fairy Grass may be similar in appearance, they have obvious differences in ingredients, production methods, taste, and efficacy. Turtle jelly is more of a medicinal diet, while roasted fairy grass is a dessert.