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title: "Protein Cereal — £259K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 59/100 · £259K/yr market. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **protein cereal**
**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 48Growth 29Conversion 65Competition 61Returns 100Price range 63Avg price 79Brand share 5Review moat 90Quality gap 95
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.1%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Quality gap**
**Incredible****4.0★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Review moat**
**Great****202.55**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Avg price**
**Great****£16.59**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Conversion**
**Good****5.9%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Price range**
**Good****£2.83–£35.97**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Competition**
**Good****49%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Market size**
**Okay****£259K**
£259K/yr · 267K searches
**Growth**
**Okay****+3.6%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Brand share**
**Bad****98%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Signals**[** Quality Gap**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=quality_gap "Avg rating < 4.0")
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, protein cereal is a £259K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (267K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb. Verdict: Worth a look — 59/100.
Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **protein cereal market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **15K–20K**
- avg 500–750/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£249K–£332K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **5.9%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#0**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **62%**
- **Out of stock**
- **7.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **56 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **162 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 49% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**7 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**58**
**Top-5 brand share**
**98%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**49%**
Top 20: 90%
**Open market**
**1%**
- Surreal72% - Weetabix14% - Kellogg's9% - FUEL10K3% - Cheeky Pete's1% - UFIT1% - Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 1%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +3.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
8K6KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Jan, Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.4×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/protein-cereal/trend)
## **Top protein cereal search terms**
- **surreal cereal**105K/yr+17.2%3.9% conv. - **protein cereal**68K/yr-4.6%4.3% conv. - **surreal**29K/yr+2.7%4.9% conv. - **weetabix protein**22K/yr+10.5%5.8% conv. - **protein weetabix**13K/yr-7.1%4.2% conv. - **high protein cereal**12K/yr-7.8%2.4% conv. - **surreal protein cereal**6K/yr-51.5%5.4% conv. - **magic spoon cereal**6K/yr-16.7%0.1% conv. - **sureal**3K/yr+0.0%4.1% conv. - **sureally healthy cereal**3K/yr-27.3%3.3% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/protein-cereal/search-terms)
## **Top protein cereal 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%5%£13K10%£26K15%£39K20%£52K1101001K10K 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**Surreal Variety Pack - High Protein Cereal Zero Sugar- Healthy Plant Based Cereal - High in Fibre - Low Carb Gluten Free - Vegan - 17-18g of Protein 0g of Sugar - 240g per Box - 4 Pack (1 x each)**Surreal**£23.55**3.8★664 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BM4VY4QG) [2**Kellogg Protein 400g**Kellogg's**£2.87**4.2★95 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F7X8PM13) [3**Surreal High Protein Low Sugar Granola - 13g Protein Vegan Snack or Breakfast Cereal - High Fibre Plant-Based Granola Clusters 300 g (5 Packs Chocolate & Hazelnut)**Surreal**£18.85**4.3★104 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FRHX4MCK) [4**Weetabix Protein 24 Biscuits High Protein Wholegrain Breakfast Plant-Based Goodness Low Sugar & High Fibre 12g Protein per Serving Source of Iron & Vitamin B1 UKs No.1 Cereal**Weetabix**£3.37**4.6★967 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01E6MWHO4) [5**Surreal Choc Hazelnut - High Protein Cereal - Zero Sugar- Healthy Plant Based Cereal - High in Fibre - Low Carb - Gluten Free - Vegan - 18g of Protein 0g of Sugar - 240g per Box - 4 Pack**Surreal**£20.81**3.5★26 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DMN68LDF)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Surreal High Protein Low Sugar Granola - 15g Protein Vegan Snack or Breakfast Cereal - High Fibre Plant-Based Granola Clusters 300 g (5 Packs Peanut Butter)**Surreal**£18.49**12 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GLJ2CLYM) [**Surreal High Protein Low Sugar Granola - 13g Protein Vegan Snack or Breakfast Cereal - High Fibre Plant-Based Granola Clusters 300 g (5 Packs Mixed Berry)**Surreal**£18.08**33 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GFBK3BPT) [**Surreal High Protein Low Sugar Chocolate & Hazelnut Granola 300g**Surreal**£3.52**1 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G2MCSD1M) [**FUEL10K Chocolate Chunks Granola 650 g (Pack of 1)**FUEL10K**£5.04**70 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FTGGPYJR) [**Surreal High Protein Low Sugar Granola - 13g Protein Vegan Snack or Breakfast Cereal - High Fibre Plant-Based Granola Clusters 300 g (5 Packs Chocolate & Hazelnut)**Surreal**£18.85**104 rev10mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FRHX4MCK)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Surreal High Protein Low Sugar Granola - 15g Protein Vegan Snack or Breakfast Cereal - High Fibre Plant-Based Granola Clusters 300 g (5 Packs Peanut Butter)**Surreal**£18.49**4.3★**▲ 280%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GLJ2CLYM) [**Surreal High Protein Low Sugar Chocolate & Hazelnut Granola 300g**Surreal**£3.52**1.0★**▲ 189%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G2MCSD1M) [**Surreal Mixed Pack - High Protein Cereal - Zero Sugar - High in Fibre - Low Carb - Gluten Free - Vegan - 17g of Protein 0g of Sugar - 240g per Box - 4 Pack (2x Chocolate 1x Cinnamon 1x Frosted)**Surreal**£23.21**3.8★**▲ 154%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BQ756YYM) [**Surreal High Protein Low Sugar Granola - 13g Protein Vegan Snack or Breakfast Cereal - High Fibre Plant-Based Granola Clusters 300 g (5 Packs Mixed Berry)**Surreal**£18.08**4.2★**▲ 153%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GFBK3BPT) [**Surreal Frosted - High Protein Cereal 6 Pack - Zero Sugar- Healthy Plant Based Cereal - High in Fibre - Low Carb - Gluten Free - Vegan - 17g of Protein 0g of Sugar - 240g per Box**Surreal**£28.99**3.8★**▲ 141%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CTVMXT32)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about protein cereal**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Taste-Overall**31%
*“Amazing taste”*
**Nutritional Content**17%
*“High Protein”*
**Flavor**8%
*“Such strong flavours”*
**Sweetness**7%
*“Its tasty, sweet, crunchy and really good”*
**Crispiness**5%
*“Super Crunchy”*
**Health Benefits-Overall**4%
*“its a relief to have found a healthy”*
**Value For Money**3%
*“alot cheaper than buying from the company”*
**Quality-Overall**2%
*“They are visually very appealing”*
**Texture/Consistency-Overall**2%
*“The texture is just right”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**2%
*“Item as described”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Taste-Overall**18%
*“Artificial taste”*
**Value For Money**13%
*“bit pricey”*
**Sweetness**11%
*“No sugar”*
**Flavor**7%
*“And they have a very artificial flavour”*
**Artificial Sweeteners**5%
*“is so full of artificial sweetener that it leaves a chemically aftertaste in your mouth”*
**Smell**3%
*“got a strong smell”*
**Nutritional Content**3%
*“Poor quality protein content”*
**Hard Feel**2%
*“the cereal is really hard”*
**Size-Overall**2%
*“Packet smaller than expected”*
**Crispiness**2%
*“a bit too crunchy”*
## **Common questions**
- **Is protein cereal profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £259K/yr across 29 tracked products. 5 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +3.6%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (59/100).
- **How competitive is the protein cereal niche?**
- 7 brands and 58 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 49% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 98% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in protein cereal?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Value For Money, Sweetness. The return rate is 0.1%.
- **When does demand for protein cereal peak?**
- Demand peaks in Jan–Feb; the busiest month runs 2.4× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the protein cereal niche?**
- Listings span £2.83–£35.97; the average listing price is £16.59 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 203 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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