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vegan protein powder unflavored

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A concentrated shelf (top 5 take 80% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 30Growth 36Conversion 37Competition 16Returns 100Price range 91Avg price 95Brand share 31Review moat 22Quality gap 78

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Incredible$29.79

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great$12.49–$57.62

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

Quality gap

Great4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Conversion

Okay2.9%

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

Growth

Okay+8.8%

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

Brand share

Okay86%

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

Market size

Okay$137K

$137K/yr · 156K searches

Review moat

Bad9,892.09

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Bad80%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Competition

The top 5 products capture 80% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

9 flat

Sellers

582

Top-5 brand share

86%

Open market

9%

  • Orgain51%
  • Garden of Life12%
  • Anthony's11%
  • NAKED8%
  • BetterBody Foods5%
  • Truvani4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 9%)

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%15%$21K30%$41K45%$62K60%$82K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 11 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.
18K13KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.2×

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Nutritional Content23%

“excellent amount of protein”

Taste-Overall14%

“Amazing taste”

Quality-Overall9%

“Best quality”

Flavor7%

“Excellent flavor”

Vegan/Organic6%

“Great vegan protein”

Blend/Ratio4%

“Blends well”

Value For Money4%

“Great buy”

Solubility4%

“It mixes great”

Ingredients-Overall2%

“has clean ingredients”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“As advertised”

What buyers complain about

Taste-Overall28%

“Gross taste”

Flavor8%

“Neutral flavor”

Nutritional Content6%

“doesnt even have lots of protein”

Texture/Consistency-Overall6%

“very grainy texture”

Sweetness3%

“an odd chemical like sweetness too”

Solubility3%

“Does not disolve”

Value For Money3%

“Waste of money”

Artificial Sweeteners2%

“Very chalky and artificial sweetener tasting”

Dilute/Watery1%

“its so watery”

Bitter1%

“chalky and bitter”