Should you buy an ingredient that is disappearing from supermarkets?
Availability is not the same as value.
Many shoppers assume disappearing products must have failed.
The reality is more complicated.
The hidden mechanism is retail economics. Supermarkets compete for shelf space, and every product must justify its existence financially.
An ingredient can remain delicious and useful while becoming commercially inconvenient.
People often think markets reward quality alone.
More often, they reward the combination of quality, convenience, and timing.
