Why and how processed food is cheaper than healthy and unprocessed food?

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Why and how processed food is cheaper than healthy and unprocessed food?

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Answer 1

Processed food swaps out some of the more expensive parts for cheaper fillers. Like taking adding bread crumbs/flour to a meat mixture.

Sometimes that complete healthy unprocessed food can make more money to the manufacturer by selling it in two parts. Just like skimming milk and selling as milk, plus cream, that can be done to many foods.