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Protein Porridge

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.0% of orders. But demand is soft, at -6.5% this quarter, so Protein Porridge is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
55
55 / 100
Top 14% of 2,976 Grocery niches · +9 vs the category median of 46
Market size
£187K/yr313K searches / yr
90-day growth
-6.5%search demand this quarter
Competition
50%top-5 click share · 12 brands · 36 sellers

Flapen Score

Protein Porridge against its category

The dotted line is the Grocery average. Past it, Protein Porridge is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

55Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Protein Porridge market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Protein Porridge 313K times last year and spent an estimated £187K. The top 5 brands take 85% of clicks. Demand peaks in Feb–Mar–May. Flapen scores it 55 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

4.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 313K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 4.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -6.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £187K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
313K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-6.5%
Conversion, latest week
4.2%
Market size, estimated
£187Ka year
Peak month
May3.5× the quietest month
Top search term
overnight oats144K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £14.31.

Listings sell for £14.31 on average, from £3.06 to £34.76. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £14.31 that is £7K to £11K a year per listing.

Average price
£14.31under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.06–£34.76
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
15K–20K
Units per listing a year
500–750
Revenue per listing a year
£7K–£11K
Returns
0.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

77% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 96% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #8 within Breakfast Cereal. It carries 310 reviews at 4.22 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
77%
Prime listings
96%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#8in Breakfast Cereal
Average rating
4.22 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
310per listing
Listings tracked
26

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 4 launches as successful.

4 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 40 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
4
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
40 months

Products

Top Protein Porridge products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 50% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£19K£37K£56K£75K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

12 falling

Sellers

36

Top-5 brand share

85%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

50%

Top 20: 93%

Open market

11%

  • Linwoods51%
  • Protein Works12%
  • ELEAT11%
  • FUEL10K7%
  • Grain Up4%
  • Applied Nutrition4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 11%)

Demand

Protein Porridge search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

8K6KSpike '25Spike '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Feb, Mar, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.5×

Search terms

Top Protein Porridge search terms shoppers use

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

  • overnight oats144K/yr
  • protein porridge39K/yr
  • protein oats35K/yr
  • linwoods overnight oats32K/yr
  • quaker overnight oats5K/yr
  • high protein oats11K/yr
  • fuel porridge pots13K/yr
  • protein overnight oats9K/yr
  • protein porridge pots9K/yr
  • bio and me overnight oats4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Protein Porridge

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Rusts/Corrodes27%−0.14

They rust

Rusty lids

Lids rust easily

Taste-Overall11%+1.09

tastes a bit artificial

the taste is horrid

Not very tasty

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%−0.04

threw it away not like the advert

Not as described

Product not as pictured

Value For Money7%+0.51

Waste of money

expensive

expensive for the amount of servings you get from one bag

Sweetness5%−0.04

Too sweet

This is way too sweet for my tastes

its not very sweet either

Love

Taste-Overall23%+1.09

It tastes amazing

Great taste

Great for breakfast, delicious

Quality-Overall15%+0.56

Product is lovely

Good quality oats

Excellent Product

Value For Money9%+0.51

Good price

Good value for money

Good value for money

Ease Of Use7%+0.62

very handy for when youve got to look after the grandchildren as I can make at home

Nice and easy

Easy to make

Nutritional Content7%+0.20

Filling, high protein breakfast option

Possible Health Benefits

Maybe good if you want the protein

Return

0.0% Return rate 20% Fixable by listing

Rusts/Corrodes21%▁▂▁▅▅█

They rust

Rusty lids

Lids rust easily

Defective Material/Parts19%▁█▂▄▄▁
Size-Overall19%▁█▆█▄▁
Leak-Proof13%▁▃▅▂▁█
Weight Heavy6%▁▁▁▁█▁

FAQ

Common Protein Porridge questions

Answered from the same tracked data.