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Carbohydrate Powder

Carbohydrate Powder shows low returns (0.0%), but brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 97% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

52
Worth a look
Market size 54Growth 29Conversion 82Competition 45Returns 100Price range 71Avg price 85Brand share 7Review moat 80Quality gap 24
This niche Category average

Is Carbohydrate Powder profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Carbohydrate Powder is a £377K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (227K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 97% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr–May. Verdict: Worth a look — 52/100.

Carbohydrate Powder: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved +3.4% over the last 90 days and 8.8% of searches end in a purchase.

£377K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr20K
Search volume / yr+3.4%227K
Conversion rate8.8%
Avg price£18.99

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 97% of demand, so 3% of the market is open.

3%

open market share

Brands · sellers6 · 27
Top-5 product click share58%
Open market3%
Avg brand age60 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 23 products

Sponsored placement83%
New entrants (1y)1· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.6★
Avg reviews390

Top Carbohydrate Powder products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 58% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£38K£75K£113K£151K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

6 falling

Sellers

27

Top-5 brand share

97%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

58%

Top 20: 96%

Open market

0%

  • Precision Hydration75%
  • Science in Sport12%
  • Applied Nutrition4%
  • Bulk3%
  • E-TAIL 24/73%
  • HIGH53%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Carbohydrate Powder demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume227KCVR8.8%Products23Brands6Top 5 Brands97%OOS Rate3.7%Rating4.6★Reviews390Avg BSR#37
7K5KPrime Day '25Spike '25Spike '26MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.7×

Top Carbohydrate Powder search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • precision fuel88K/yr
  • precision fuel and hydration21K/yr
  • carbohydrate powder14K/yr
  • carb powder12K/yr
  • carb mix6K/yr
  • carbohydrate drink8K/yr
  • carb drink8K/yr
  • sis electrolyte powder11K/yr
  • bulk hydration powder6K/yr
  • sis go electrolyte5K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Carbohydrate Powder

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

70% of reviews
Taste-Overall16%

they dont give a strange taste

Quality-Overall14%

Good quality

Value For Money8%

Worth the money

Flavor7%

Very nice flavour

Nutritional Content5%

Theyre also refreshing

What buyers complain about

62% of reviews
Taste-Overall21%

The mixed berry just tastes horrible

Flavor8%

If it is as it should be then avoid Berry flavour like the plague

Value For Money7%

These are fairly expensive everwhere

Sweetness5%

Not sweet tasting. I like it

Ingredients-Overall5%

Absolutely disgusting and full of unhealthy ingredients

Carbohydrate Powder return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.0%

Return rate

0%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Leak-Proof
50%
2Vitamin
50%

Common Carbohydrate Powder questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Carbohydrate Powder 52/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £377K/yr across 23 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +3.4% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Carbohydrate Powder on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Apr–May, where the busiest month runs 4.7× the quietest.