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protein granola

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Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 29Growth 24Conversion 89Competition 20Returns 100Price range 22Avg price 21Brand share 0Review moat 88Quality gap 37

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great10.6%

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

Review moat

Great240.19

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Okay£125K

£125K/yr · 158K searches

Growth

Bad-1.5%

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

Price range

Bad£1.48–£18.85

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

Avg price

Bad£7.51

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Competition

Bad76%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, protein granola is a £125K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (158K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.

Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

protein granola market data

Units sold / yr
15K–20K
avg 1,000–1,250/product
Revenue / yr
£113K–£150K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
10.6%
Avg BSR
#1
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
50%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
59 months
Avg seller age
175 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 76% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

4 rising

Sellers

59

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

76%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

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Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -1.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
5K4KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Mar · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Top protein granola search terms

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All search terms

Top protein granola 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%10%£13K20%£25K30%£38K40%£50K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 16 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about protein granola

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

What buyers love

Taste-Overall45%

“Great taste & healthy”

Value For Money10%

“alot cheaper than buying from the company”

Nutritional Content9%

“Easy high protein breakfast on the go”

Quality-Overall6%

“No complaints”

Flavor6%

“Great flavour and very filling”

Health Benefits-Overall5%

“a good, average granola”

Crispiness4%

“Crunch is good”

Energy Level2%

“Excellent breakfast energy booster, worked for me, smooth delivery, thank you”

Blend/Ratio2%

“add a banana blend delicious”

Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing2%

“Good if you struggle to eat”

What buyers complain about

Value For Money21%

“Too expensive”

Nutritional Content11%

“Poor quality protein content”

Taste-Overall8%

“Didnt enjoy the taste - tasted medicinal and heavy - I use very small quantity of this and supplement it with other cereal and fruits and nuts”

Flavor6%

“Not much flavour”

Chunk/Clump/Collection6%

“Tasted bad/off and lumpy”

Spiciness6%

“The spices ruin it”

Sweetness5%

“not as sickly sweet as clusters”

Texture/Consistency-Overall4%

“The granola used to be slightly softer too”

Weight Heavy3%

“Too heavy”

Side Effects3%

“My consumption of a serving for b'fast resulted in a dramatic”

Common questions

Is protein granola profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £125K/yr across 16 tracked products. 2 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -1.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (40/100).
How competitive is the protein granola niche?
4 brands and 59 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 76% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in protein granola?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Nutritional Content, Taste-Overall. The return rate is 0.1%.
When does demand for protein granola peak?
Demand peaks in Mar; the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the protein granola niche?
Listings span £1.48–£18.85; the average listing price is £7.51 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 240 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.