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protein powder samples

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.0%), but soft demand (-23.3% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 40Growth 13Conversion 36Competition 34Returns 100Price range 93Avg price 95Brand share 21Review moat 89Quality gap 76

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Incredible$32.34

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great$13.76–$54.70

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

Review moat

Great222

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Great4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Okay$202K

$202K/yr · 217K searches

Conversion

Okay2.9%

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

Competition

Okay65%

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

Brand share

Bad92%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Growth

Bad-23.3%

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

Competition

The top 5 products take 65% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

446

Top-5 brand share

92%

Open market

6%

  • Just Move63%
  • Clean Simple Eats14%
  • Truvani8%
  • Happy Viking4%
  • FlavCity3%
  • JUST INGREDIENTS3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 6%)

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%10%$20K20%$40K30%$61K40%$81K1101001K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 17 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -23.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
6K4KPrime Day '24Spike '24Black Friday '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Mar, Apr · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Taste-Overall26%

“Delicious Smoothie”

Flavor20%

“Good flavor selection”

Nutritional Content17%

“Adequate amount of protein”

Blend/Ratio4%

“They blend easily”

Solubility4%

“Mixes easily”

Quality-Overall3%

“Excellent product”

Sweetness2%

“Very sweet”

Ingredients-Overall2%

“Clean ingredients”

Value For Money1%

“Worth every penny”

Texture/Consistency-Overall1%

“Good texture”

What buyers complain about

Taste-Overall16%

“Horrible aftertaste”

Flavor9%

“the flavors are horrific”

Value For Money6%

“way too expensive”

Nutritional Content6%

“Im not a protein person”

Sweetness5%

“Its VERY sugary”

Texture/Consistency-Overall4%

“Very chalky texture”

Artificial Sweeteners3%

“I can be super picky about artificial flavors or the taste of artificial sweeteners”

Solubility3%

“Won't dissolve”

Quality-Overall2%

“Poor Quality Control”

Dilute/Watery1%

“it's horrible with just water”