So you seem to know what's complex on this products. Share your knowledge. I claim that this products are not complex or not more complex as meat based products
1. Raw materials are cheap
2. Expensive end product
3. Company is losing money
The most straightforward explanation is that the processing is expensive in some way, unless I’m missing something here. I feel like the burden of proof should be on you to establish that the straightforward explanation is not accurate beyond just a claim.