Are Plant Based Cookies More Expensive? Here's the Real Price Breakdown
Walk into any Indian grocery store and pick up a pack of plant-based cookies next to a regular butter cookie tin. Nine times out of ten, the plant-based version costs anywhere from thirty to seventy rupees more. That price gap has made a lot of shoppers pause at the checkout counter and wonder if they are simply paying for a trendy label. Here is a number that might surprise you. A 2023 market report by Grand View Research noted that the global plant-based food market crossed forty billion dollars, yet ingredient costs for allergen-friendly substitutes like almond flour and coconut oil remain two to four times higher than their conventional counterparts. That single fact explains a lot of what you see on the shelf. If you have ever stood in the biscuit aisle doing mental math, comparing a pack of regular cream biscuits to a box of vegan oatmeal cookies, you are not alone. The question is simple. Is the extra cost justified, or are brands cashing in on the word vegan? This blog breaks d...