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protein kaffee

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.1%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 50Growth 96Conversion 29Competition 70Returns 99Price range 79Avg price 95Brand share 44Review moat 87Quality gap 78

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Growth

Incredible+144.4%

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

Avg price

Incredible€26.98

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Review moat

Great266.6

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Price range

Great€8.92–€38.73

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

Quality gap

Great4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Good43%

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

Market size

Good€280K

€280K/yr · 454K searches

Brand share

Okay78%

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

Conversion

Okay2.3%

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

Signals Trending

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, protein kaffee is a €280K/yr Amazon Germany market (454K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 78% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–May–Jun. Verdict: Worth a look — 70/100.

Data updated Jul 11, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

protein kaffee market data

Units sold / yr
10K–13K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
€270K–€337K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.3%
Avg BSR
#51
Page quality
0%
Prime
91%
Sponsored
91%
Out of stock
14.3%
Avg brand age
58 months
Avg seller age
182 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 43% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

16 rising

Sellers

36

Top-5 brand share

78%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

43%

Top 20: 86%

Open market

17%

  • MaxiNutrition25%
  • MORE NUTRITION22%
  • ESN17%
  • Body Attack10%
  • Nutri +5%
  • Mammut Nutrition4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (10 brands, 17%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +144.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
200K150KSpike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Feb, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.2×

Top protein kaffee search terms

  • protein iced coffee85K/yr
  • protein kaffee143K/yr
  • protein coffee51K/yr
  • protein eiskaffee38K/yr
  • iced coffee protein pulver29K/yr
  • protein pulver kaffee21K/yr
  • ice coffee protein11K/yr
  • eiskaffee proteinpulver11K/yr
  • protein eiskaffee ohne zucker7K/yr
  • protein pulver iced coffee7K/yr
All search terms

Top protein kaffee 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%3%€8K6%€17K9%€25K12%€34K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market 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.

What buyers say about protein kaffee

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

What buyers love

Geschmack insgesamt34%

“Yummy”

Geschmack13%

“Super Whey toller Kaffee Geschmack”

Ernährungs Gehalt12%

“Beste Protein eiskafees”

Löslichkeit6%

“Im Wechsel mit anderen Shakes eine gute Mischung”

Süße5%

“auch die Karamell-Note, die dem Ganzen eine angenehme Süße gibt”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis3%

“Zusammensetzung für den Preis okay”

Qualität insgesamt2%

“Produkt OK”

Koffeingehalt2%

“Absolutes Favorite Whey für alle coffee Junkies”

Textur/Konsistenz – insgesamt2%

“auch Konsistenz.”

Inhaltsstoffe – insgesamt1%

“Inhalte super”

What buyers complain about

Süße18%

“Endlich mal ein Protein Kaffee der nicht so übermäßig süß ist”

Geschmack insgesamt17%

“Schmeckt nach Stevia”

Geschmack10%

“Schlechter Geschmack und Mundgefühl”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis5%

“Schade um das Geld”

Löslichkeit4%

“Pulver löst sich nicht auf”

Künstliche Süßstoffe3%

“schlecht nach Süßungsmitteln”

Ernährungs Gehalt3%

“Leider vertrage ich dieses vegane Protein Pulver nicht”

Textur/Konsistenz – insgesamt1%

“Jedoch fehlt den Pulvern von DM das gute „Mundgefühl“, also die Cremigkeit.”

Funktionalität insgesamt1%

“Löst sich nicht auf”

Geruch1%

“Schmeckt und riecht im Vergleich zu anderen leider irgendwie ranzig”

Top return reasons

Geschmack insgesamt42%
Geschmack15%
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis6%
Löslichkeit4%
Ernährungs Gehalt4%
Auslaufsicher3%
Inhaltsstoffe – insgesamt3%
Bitter3%
Süße3%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt2%

Common questions

Is protein kaffee profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €280K/yr across 35 tracked products. 6 of 9 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +144.4%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (70/100).
How competitive is the protein kaffee niche?
16 brands and 36 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 43% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 78% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in protein kaffee?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Süße, Geschmack insgesamt, Geschmack. The return rate is 0.1%.
When does demand for protein kaffee peak?
Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–May–Jun; the busiest month runs 5.2× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the protein kaffee niche?
Listings span €8.92–€38.73; the average listing price is €26.98 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 267 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.