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title: "Protein Shake — $124K/yr Amazon AE Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 55/100 · $124K/yr market · 37K searches/yr. Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($4.28–$405.69) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **protein shake**
**Worth a look**
Shows low returns (0.0%), but prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($4.28–$405.69) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 28Growth 51Conversion 46Competition 59Returns 100Price range 21Avg price 78Brand share 58Review moat 31Quality gap 75
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.0%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Avg price**
**Great****$92.86**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Quality gap**
**Great****4.3★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Competition**
**Good****50%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Brand share**
**Good****71%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Growth**
**Good****+21.0%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Conversion**
**Okay****3.6%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Review moat**
**Okay****3,420.31**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Market size**
**Okay****$124K**
$124K/yr · 37K searches
**Price range**
**Bad****$4.28–$405.69**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Signals**[** Low Review Barrier**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=ae&signal=low_review_barrier "Top brand's reviews < 500") [** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=ae&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50")
According to Flapen's Amazon United Arab Emirates niche tracking, protein shake is a $124K/yr Amazon United Arab Emirates market (37K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 71% of demand. Demand peaks in May. Verdict: Worth a look — 55/100.
Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **protein shake market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **2K–3K**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$186K–$232K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **3.6%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#199**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **86%**
- **Sponsored**
- **40%**
- **Out of stock**
- **8.4%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **59 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **61 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 50% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**19 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**41**
**Top-5 brand share**
**71%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**50%**
Top 20: 86%
**Open market**
**25%**
- MaxiNutrition28% - Nada13% - Barebells11% - NADA11% - Ensure8% - Premier Protein4%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +21.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
1K600Spike '24Spike '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: May · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/ae/grocery/protein-shake/trend)
## **Top protein shake products on Amazon**
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%4%$5K8%$10K12%$15K16%$20K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Nada Protein Milk Chocolate 320ml**Nada**$4.71**4.6★72 rev](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B09Y4LF8XP) [2**MaxiNutrition MaxShake Protein Milk Shake Chocolate Flavour (Pack of 12 x 330ml Each) with 25g of High-Protein Lactose Free No Added Sugar No Artifitial Colour**MaxiNutrition**$92.54**4.3★28 rev](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B0CT8MJW43) [3**Barebells Protein Milkshake 8 x 330ml Bottles| High Protein Shake | No Added Sugar | Lactose Free| 24g of Protein | Delicious Creamy Flavour (Chocolate)**Barebells**$92.08**4.6★613 rev](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B07DLFZW31) [4**MaxiNutrition MaxShake Protein Milk Shake Vanilla Flavour (Pack of 12 x 330ml Each) with 25g of High-Protein Lactose Free No Added Sugar No Artificial Colour**MaxiNutrition**$84.29**4.5★56 rev](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B0CT89F8JD) [5**Ensure Max Protein Chocolate Protein Shake Ready to Drink 330ml**Ensure**$13.52**3.9★141 rev](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B0821CSFZM)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**MaxiNutrition MaxShake Protein Coffee Flavour Milk Shake (Pack of 12 x 330 ml Each) with 25g of High-Protein Lactose Free No Added Sugar & Artifitial Colour**MaxiNutrition**$108.90**14 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B0F7RS3NLQ) [**Almarai Protein Milk Vanilla NAS 400ML**Almarai**$6.37**13 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B0FJ8P3Q12) [**Yopro Chocolate Protein Milk 300ml**YoPRO**$5.69**42 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B0FCYD1V44) [**Yopro Vanilla Protein Milk 300ml**YoPRO**$5.78**24 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B0FCYDKXTR) [**MaxiNutrition MaxShake Protein Milk Shake Chocolate Flavour (Pack of 12 x 330ml Each) with 25g of High-Protein Lactose Free No Added Sugar No Artifitial Colour**MaxiNutrition**$92.54**28 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B0CT8MJW43)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**MaxiNutrition MaxShake Protein Coffee Flavour Milk Shake (Pack of 12 x 330 ml Each) with 25g of High-Protein Lactose Free No Added Sugar & Artifitial Colour**MaxiNutrition**$108.90**4.5★**▲ 214%**](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B0F7RS3NLQ) [**Almarai Protein Milk Vanilla NAS 400ML**Almarai**$6.37**4.2★**▲ 143%**](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B0FJ8P3Q12) [**Nada Protein Greek Yoghurt Drink Plain Low Fat 330ml**NADA**$4.82**4.6★**▲ 134%**](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B0B94PCTFM) [**Yopro Vanilla Protein Milk 300ml**YoPRO**$5.78**3.8★**▲ 116%**](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B0FCYDKXTR) [**Ensure Max Protein Mocha Protein Shake Ready to Drink 330ml**Ensure**$14.24**4.0★**▲ 79%**](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B0821BV43J)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about protein shake**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**المحتوى الغذائي**50%
*“High protein”*
**الذوق العام**20%
*“Just love the taste”*
**نكهة**15%
*“Like the flavor”*
**المحليات الصناعية**3%
*“Great taste with no added sugar”*
**نضارة**2%
*“Also, delivered fresh and chilled, all thanks to Amazon and Lulu”*
**الجودة الشاملة**1%
*“Really nice quality”*
**قطعة/كتلة/مجموعة**1%
*“as its already mixed no clumps or powdery taste”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**الذوق العام**29%
*“Tastes bad”*
**حلاوة**14%
*“Extremely sweet”*
**المحتوى الغذائي**11%
*“Just mix water with protein powder: will taste better than this junk, and will cost you less, too”*
**المحليات الصناعية**7%
*“it's awfully synthetic”*
**القيمة مقابل المال**7%
*“high price”*
**نكهة**4%
*“I have so many questions about the thickness, flavor, and everything else”*
**مخفف/مائي**4%
*“Impossible to drink”*
### **Top return reasons **
**حالة المنتج**33%
**المنتج المعلن عنه مقابل المنتج الفعلي**17%
**الذوق العام**17%
**مانع للتسرب**17%
**القيمة مقابل المال**17%
## **Common questions**
- **Is protein shake profitable to sell on Amazon United Arab Emirates?**
- The niche generates $124K/yr across 35 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +21.0%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (55/100).
- **How competitive is the protein shake niche?**
- 19 brands and 41 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 50% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 71% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in protein shake?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: الذوق العام, حلاوة, المحتوى الغذائي. The return rate is 0.0%.
- **When does demand for protein shake peak?**
- Demand peaks in May; the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the protein shake niche?**
- Listings span $4.28–$405.69; the average listing price is $92.86 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,420 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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