balance bars
Skip it46/100a small market ($350K/yr) — balance bars doesn't clear our bar today.
Market/yr
$350K
Growth (1y)
+82.0%
Products
29
Brands
13
was 12 a year ago
Sellers
663
Price range
$4.81–$24.76
Returns
0.0%
Rating
4.5★
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Scored 46/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 103 weeks — +82.0% year over year.Seasonality
Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.Peak months: Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×
Competition
- Quest38%
- CLIF Bar23%
- Pure Protein14%
- ONE4%
- Perfect Bar4%
- CLIF BUILDER'S3%
- Other (7 brands)13%
The top 5 products take 61% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them. 13 brands and 663 sellers compete here.
Brands
13 rising
was 12 a year ago
Sellers
663
Top 5 brand share
84%
Product shelf
All 29 tracked products in this niche.
CLIF BAR - Energy Protein Bars - Crunchy Peanut Butter - Made with Organic Oats - Energy Bars - Non-GMO - (15 Pack)
CLIF Bar
$16.084.8★2,531 reviews
Quest Nutrition Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars 20g Protein 1g Sugar 4g Net Carb Gluten Free Keto Friendly 12 Count
Quest
$24.764.4★5,887 reviews
Pure Protein Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Bars 20g Protein 3g Sugar 190 Calories (12 count) Low Sugar* High Protein Snack - Gluten Free - Perfect for a Healthy Snack
Pure Protein
$14.674.5★22,411 reviews
Quest Nutrition Crispy Chocolate Peanut Butter Hero Protein Bar 18g Protein 1g Sugar 3g Net Carb Gluten Free Protein Snack Keto Friendly 4 Count
Quest
$7.844.5★433 reviews
ONE Protein Bars Reeses Peanut Butter Lovers Gluten Free with 18g Protein and 3g Sugar Pantry Staples 2.12 oz (12 Count)
ONE
$23.724.4★2,836 reviews
CLIF BUILDERS Protein Bars - Chocolatey Peanut Butter - 20g Plant Based Protein - Gluten Free - Non-GMO - Low Glycemic - No Artificial Sweeteners - 2.4 oz. (12 Pack)
CLIF BUILDER'S
$18.104.5★4,235 reviews
CLIF Nut Butter Bar - Chocolate Peanut Butter - Energy Snack Bars - Non-GMO - USDA Organic - Plant Based - Low Glycemic - 1.76 oz. (5 Pack)
CLIF Bar
$7.514.3★2,025 reviews
think! Protein Bars High Protein Snacks Gluten Free Kosher Friendly Creamy Peanut Butter Nutrition Bars 2.1 Oz per Bar 12 Count (Packaging May Vary)
think!
$19.134.1★2,026 reviews
Reviews
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Absolutely Delicious”
“Good amount of protein”
“Nice balanced flavor”
“Good quality bar”
“sweet tasting snack”
“Good deal”
“Great taste and healthy”
“Not too chewy either”
“Clean ingredients”
“Smooth texture”
What buyers complain about
“Bad taste”
“I dont like high protein at one time”
“Bad flavor”
“Very expensive”
“HARD as a rock”
“this box was all dried out”
“Very chewy”
“Not as sweet”
“seem to be of lower quality”
“texture are both terrible”
Top return reasons
- Taste-Overall27%
- Flavor12%
- Stale/Rotten/Spoiled9%
- Hard Feel7%
- Value For Money6%
- Nutritional Content6%
- Storage Temperature4%
- Ingredients-Overall4%
- Quality-Overall3%
- Advertised Vs Actual Product2%