Is fortimel profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?

The niche generates €159K/yr across 17 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -10.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (47/100).

How competitive is the fortimel niche?

7 brands and 35 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 60% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 96% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in fortimel?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Geschmack, Süße, Gesamtgröße. The return rate is 0.0%.

When does demand for fortimel peak?

Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the fortimel niche?

Listings span €15.14–€106.87; the average listing price is €39.55 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 712 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

fortimel

Skip it

Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 96% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Incredible€39.55

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great€15.14–€106.87

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

Review moat

Good711.59

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Good4.5%

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

Competition

Okay60%

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

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Okay€159K

€159K/yr · 88K searches

Growth

Bad-10.7%

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

Brand share

Bad96%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, fortimel is a €159K/yr Amazon Germany market (88K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.

Data updated Jul 10, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

fortimel market data

Units sold / yr: 4K–5K; avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr: €158K–€198K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 4.5%
Avg BSR: #141
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 29%
Sponsored: 24%
Out of stock: 0.0%
Avg brand age: 77 months
Avg seller age: 187 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 60% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

7 rising

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

96%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

60%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

Nutricia70%
FORTIMEL8%
Fresubin6%
RWmedical Ihr Partner im Beschaffungsprozess6%
MCM Klosterfrau Vertriebsgesellschaft GmbH5%
Fresenius3%
Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 1%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -10.7% search growth over the last 90 days.

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Open Trend

Top fortimel search terms

fortimel trinknahrung48K/yr -7.5%3.4% conv.
fortimel26K/yr -10.3%3.1% conv.
nutricia fortimel6K/yr -28.4%3.6% conv.
nutricia4K/yr +1.8%1.6% conv.
fortimel compact4K/yr -28.2%5.4% conv.
fortimel trinknahrung hochkalorisch443/yr -46.9%1.2% conv.

All search terms

Top fortimel 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.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

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

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Nutricia Fortimel 1.5 kcal Vanille Hochkalorische Trinknahrung mit allen wichtigen Nährstoffen Vitaminen Mineralien und Spurenelementen 300 kcal und 12 g Eiweiß pro Flasche 4 x 200 ml

Nutricia€15.144.5★193 rev

Fortimel Compact 2.4 Erdbeergeschmack

Nutricia€16.294.5★55 rev

Fortimel Compact 2.4 Vanillegeschmack

Nutricia€16.974.3★47 rev

Nutricia Fortimel Pulver Neutral I Bei erhöhtem Energie und Eiweißbedarf I Trinknahrung in Pulverform zum Anrühren als Getränk oder zum Anreichern von Speisen I10g Protein 200 kcal pro Portion I670gr

Nutricia€32.014.5★126 rev

Fresubin Energy Drink - Mischkarton Hochkalorische Trinknahrung von Fresenius Kabi in 6 Geschmacksrichtungen 300 kcal pro Flasche (200 ml (24er Pack) Mischkarton)

Fresubin€45.414.6★612 rev

Newest

by launch date

Fresubin Energy Drink Medizinische Trinknahrung Vanille Schokolade und Erdbeere Best of 3 Sorten

RWmedical Ihr Partner im Beschaffungsprozess€34.365 rev

2mo ago

Fresubin Energy Drink - Mischkarton Hochkalorische Trinknahrung von Fresenius Kabi in 6 Geschmacksrichtungen 300 kcal pro Flasche (200 ml (24er Pack) Mischkarton)

Fresubin€45.41612 rev

1y ago

Fresenius Kabi Energy Drink Mischkarton 6x4x200 ml

Fresenius€44.431,382 rev

3y ago

Fresubin Energy Drink Probierset 6x200 ml

RWmedical Ihr Partner im Beschaffungsprozess€22.46351 rev

4y ago

Sneaker Socken Herren Quarter Sportsocken Gepolstert Frotteesohle Atmungsaktiv Baumwolle 16215/20 (47-50 6 Paar)

sockenkauf24€17.388,355 rev

4y ago

What buyers say about fortimel

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

What buyers love

Geschmack insgesamt28%

“Schmeckt super”

Qualität insgesamt17%

“Sehr gutes Produkt”

Ernährungs Gehalt17%

“Gute Nahrungsergänzung”

Geschmack8%

“gnaz gut”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt7%

“entspricht den Erwartungen”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis6%

“Top Preis-Leistung”

Gesamtgröße3%

“es passt”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit2%

“Sehr hilfreich, wurde gut vertragen”

Energieniveau2%

“Der Energy Drink ist sehr sättigen”

Alkoholgeschmack1%

“Fresubin Energy Drink”

What buyers complain about

Geschmack21%

“Leider waren nicht alle Geschmacksrichtungen in dem Paket, die angegeben waren”

Süße19%

“Zu süß”

Gesamtgröße9%

“sehr schmal”

Gewichtsverlust7%

“Hat viele Kalorien”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt7%

“Reklamation”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis6%

“Preis leider hoch”

Mischung/Verhältnis3%

“Gutes Nahrungsergänzungsmittel, allerdings schlechtes Mischverhältnis”

Qualität insgesamt3%

“Aber die ganze Sendung sollte diese Qualitätsstufe haben”