.... Any diacetyl in the obsidian ?
100$ for 60ml, this price is outrageous to me. I can, in 10 minutes, DIY twice that volume for at least 90$ less and it is without diketones![]()
That's a great start. Now let's assume you want to sell your juice to others. First, devise a process that will enable you to consistently produce it in gallons, not milliliters. For that, you will need a lot more expensive equipment, and a designated clean room in which to produce it.
And don't forget the city, county, state, and federal business licenses you will need. And you'll probably need employees, and that means more expense, including taxes, health care, OSHA, and accountants, and don't forget the retainers for your attorneys.
Then devise a process to fill the bottles in mass quantities, and of course you'll have to purchase the bottles and equipment to fill them. Then devise your label, marketing, and advertising methods. You'll need space to safely store your supply.
You'll need to pay salespeople to go door to door in B&M stores pushing your product. You'll need to develop and maintain an attractive web presence. You'll need to price your product comparably so B&M stores can make a profit.
You'll need to develop a following, because no B&M store will want to stock an "unknown" juice.
Then you can set back and watch people puke on your product, proclaiming that it tastes "like sour milk." Or even better, if you're successful, you can stand back and watch everybody else duplicate your successful recipe and sell knock off, cheaper juice that tastes "just like yours."
Then perhaps you would better understand the "outrageous" prices, and truly begin to understand "unscrupulous vendors" as they steal your ideas and recipes, sell a junk product proclaimed "as good as yours" and try to run a business and make a profit in a hostile, very competitive marketplace.
I promise you, it's more difficult than it appears.