Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the production of a composition comprising a fungal biomass, characterized in that said composition has a particular colour, as well as a composition and a supernatant obtainable according to the method of the present invention, and their use in the production of a food product, in particular a food product characterized by a particular colour.

Abstract: The present invention provides edible non-animal dairy substitute products comprising fibrous mycelium as protein component. The substitute products offer an even higher nutritional value compared to dairy products in terms of its high prebiotic insoluble fiber content critical for gut health. Such high fibrous ingredient is not known to be contained with such properties in dairy products. The edible non-animal dairy substitute product of the present invention is selected from products substituting milk, yoghurt, fresh cheese, whey cheese, cream cheese, medium-hard cheese, hard-cheese, and soft-mould cheese. The present invention is also concerned with methods of producing the edible non-animal dairy substitute products.