In the last 100 years, food companies started to create store-bought versions to help consumers save time in the kitchen. And while they did this, they stopped using actual animal bones and started using processed ingredients instead. The store-bought cartons of chicken stock, beef broth or vegetable broth are loaded with preservatives and artificial ingredients that can be high in sodium. These are nothing like the homemade version. However, it is definitely much cheaper to make it yourself! To tell the difference between the good quality store-bought bone broth and the poor quality, just read the ingredients label.