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protein smoothie pouch

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.1%), but soft demand (-8.8% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 24Growth 21Conversion 45Competition 56Returns 100Price range 76Avg price 95Brand share 46Review moat 50Quality gap 82

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Incredible$28.87

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Great4.2★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Price range

Great$1.96–$56.83

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

Competition

Good51%

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

Review moat

Okay1,540.2

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Okay78%

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

Conversion

Okay3.6%

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

Market size

Bad$98K

$98K/yr · 93K searches

Growth

Bad-8.8%

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

Competition

The top 5 products take 51% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

16 rising

Sellers

539

Top-5 brand share

78%

Open market

17%

  • Designer Wellness37%
  • NOKA19%
  • Frog Fuel8%
  • GoGo SqueeZ7%
  • Reup6%
  • FLIMEAL5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (10 brands, 17%)

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%$4K8%$8K12%$12K16%$16K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 30 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -8.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
18K13KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Feb, Mar, Apr · busiest ÷ quietest = 7.0×

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Taste-Overall27%

“tasty snack”

Nutritional Content17%

“Good nutrition”

Flavor10%

“The variety of flavors is great”

Quality-Overall5%

“High quality and great tasting”

Ease Of Use5%

“Easy to open”

Health Benefits-Overall4%

“Good Healthy Snacks”

Value For Money2%

“Good value for money”

Ingredients-Overall2%

“Healthy ingredients”

Energy Level1%

“A great energy boost as well”

Portability1%

“It is portable”

What buyers complain about

Taste-Overall27%

“Did not like the taste”

Flavor6%

“Different Flavors than Listed”

Value For Money6%

“too expensive”

Texture/Consistency-Overall4%

“Odd Texture”

Nutritional Content4%

“Can't speak to the long term effects or the amino acids as I'm not a nutritionist”

Sour3%

“too sour”

Sweetness2%

“Not overly sweet”

Thickness2%

“VERY thick”

Bitter2%

“slightly bitter”

Ingredients-Overall1%

“Beware – ingredients unknowable until received”

Top return reasons

Taste-Overall33%
Leak-Proof12%
Flavor11%
Nutritional Content8%
Advertised Vs Actual Product4%
Smell3%
Ingredients-Overall3%
Stale/Rotten/Spoiled3%
Sour2%
Contamination2%