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Amino Acids

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

Flapen Score

57
Worth a look
Market size 35Growth 15Conversion 68Competition 62Returns 100Price range 60Avg price 59Brand share 76Review moat 76Quality gap 63
This niche Category average

Is Amino Acids profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Amino Acids is a £172K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (214K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 59% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep. Verdict: Worth a look — 57/100.

Amino Acids: 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 -20.3% over the last 90 days and 6.2% of searches end in a purchase.

£172K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr13K
Search volume / yr-20.3%214K
Conversion rate6.2%
Avg price£13.02

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 59% of demand, so 41% of the market is open.

41%

open market share

Brands · sellers17 · 62
Top-5 product click share48%
Open market41%
Avg brand age56 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 27 products

Sponsored placement78%
New entrants (1y)3· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews482

Top Amino Acids 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 48% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£9K£17K£26K£34K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

17 rising

Sellers

62

Top-5 brand share

59%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

48%

Top 20: 92%

Open market

33%

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  • Horbäach8%
  • swiss bioenergetics8%

Amino Acids demand & seasonality

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

Volume214KCVR6.2%Products27Brands17Top 5 Brands59%OOS Rate1.5%Rating4.4★Reviews482Avg BSR#49
8K6KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Top Amino Acids search terms shoppers use

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

  • amino acids78K/yr
  • amino acid supplements57K/yr
  • essential amino acids28K/yr
  • perfect amino20K/yr
  • amino acid10K/yr
  • amino acid nutritional supplements13K/yr
  • amino acids tablets5K/yr
  • perfect aminos3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Amino Acids

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

What buyers love

62% of reviews
Quality-Overall15%

The product feels well made

Value For Money9%

worth noting

Taste-Overall8%

have no unpleasant taste or smell

Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing6%

They are swallowed easily

Energy Level5%

An energy boost naturally

What buyers complain about

50% of reviews
Dosage11%

For me, the issue is the size of the B6 dose that would be taken in two capsules, at 20mg it is far in excess of the typical daily requirement

Taste-Overall11%

Tastes terrible

Size-Overall9%

Size big

Vitamin3%

has way too much Vitamin B6

Functionality-Overall3%

Doesnt work

Common Amino Acids questions

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

Flapen scores Amino Acids 57/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £172K/yr across 27 tracked products. 1 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -20.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Amino Acids on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Sep, where the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.