Unrefined sugar, pasta, and etc...?

Question

If essentially all that happened was the products were taken in their natural state then why do they tend to cost more. Am I missing something? I mean that question in the literal sense. One example is that you can get a 5 pound bag or refined sugar for 2-3 dollars but a 2 pound box of sugar in the raw cost me almost 4 dollars

Answer 1

good question.i hadn't thought about it like that. all that i can think of is supply and demand.i need to find out myself,so thanks for the Q

Answer 2

Because the unrefined products are seen as "better" or more exclusive -- hence the higher price. There's also less demand.