A method of producing a composition, an water soluble extract composition and a non-water soluble extract composition, each composition being a phycobiliprotein containing micro-organism-based composition

An aqueous phycobiliprotein-containing water soluble extract composition, comprising:

• between 40 and 98 wt. % of water;
• between 0.5 and 10 wt. % of an acidifier;
• at most 0.5 wt. % of chlorophyll;
• and
• at least 0.5 wt. % of phycocyanin;

A dried phycobiliprotein-containing water soluble extract composition, comprising:

• between 20 and 60 wt. % of proteins;
• between 1 and 20 wt. % of carbohydrates;
• between 1 and 50 wt. % of one or more acids;
• between 0.5 and 10 wt. % of fat;
• at most 1 wt. % of chlorophyll;
• and
• at least 5 wt. % of phycocyanin;

An aqueous phycobiliprotein-containing non-water soluble extract composition comprising:

• between 50 and 98 wt. % of water;
• between 1 and 50 wt. % of protein;
• between 1 and 50 wt. % of an acidifier;
• at least 0.01 wt. % of chlorophyll;
• at least 0.1 wt. % of phycocyanin.

A dried phycobiliprotein-containing non-water soluble extract composition comprising:

• between 10 and 90 wt. % of proteins;
• between 1 and 40 wt. % of carbohydrates;
• between 1 and 50 wt. % of an acid
• between 1 and 40 wt. % of fat;
• at least 1 wt. % of chlorophyll;
• at most 10 wt. % of phycocyanin.