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protein drink

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.1%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 14Growth 26Conversion 29Competition 67Returns 100Price range 77Avg price 95Brand share 66Review moat 88Quality gap 73

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Incredible€23.29

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Review moat

Great236.08

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Price range

Great€1.57–€60.72

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Quality gap

Good4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Good45%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Brand share

Good66%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Conversion

Okay2.3%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Growth

Okay+0.4%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Market size

Bad€55K

€55K/yr · 102K searches

Competition

The top 5 products take 45% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

18 falling

Sellers

38

Top-5 brand share

66%

Open market

27%

  • Alpro26%
  • mucki14%
  • Vilgain11%
  • Mammut Nutrition8%
  • Body Attack7%
  • Chiefs7%

Product shelf

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%4%€2K8%€4K12%€7K16%€9K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 38 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 32 weeks — +0.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KSpike '26Nov '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26

Reviews

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Geschmack insgesamt32%

“Schmeckt”

Geschmack15%

“Chocolate und Vanilla sind sichere Klassiker und genau das mag ich daran”

Ernährungs Gehalt14%

“Clear Protein”

Süße4%

“Ein bisschen süß”

Textur/Konsistenz – insgesamt3%

“Cremig”

Qualität insgesamt3%

“Bestes Produkt”

Weiches Gefühl2%

“also schön cremig”

Vegan/Biologisch2%

“Alles vegan”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit2%

“Praktisch ist außerdem die Verpackung – einfach schütteln, öffnen, trinken, ganz ohne Shaker oder Pulvermischen”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis1%

“der Preis sehr fair”

What buyers complain about

Geschmack insgesamt23%

“Schmeckt überhaupt nicht”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis12%

“Schade um's Geld”

Süße8%

“zu süß”

Künstliche Süßstoffe7%

“der gefürchtete künstliche Beigeschmack von Süßstoff oder Protein fehlt hier komplett.”

Geschmack5%

“Geschmack 0/10”

Ernährungs Gehalt3%

“ich finde dass high protein drinks oft nicht so gut schmecken.”

Textur/Konsistenz – insgesamt3%

“Die Konsistenz könnte cremiger sein”

Zufriedenheit/Vergnügen1%

“Nicht zufrieden”

Geruch1%

“wirkt das Aroma nicht komplett natürlich,”

Allergien1%

“viele Lebensmittel Allergien / Laktose Intoleranz & Süssstoffallergie”

Top return reasons

Ernährungs Gehalt25%
Geschmack insgesamt20%
Süße16%
Funktionalität insgesamt9%
Inhaltsstoffe – insgesamt9%
Zertifizierungen5%
Materialqualität5%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt5%
Geruch5%
Künstliche Süßstoffe2%