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Just Ingredients Protein Powder

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A $7.8M/yr market growing +15.1% this quarter with returns at 0.0% — clears our launch bar.

Market size 100Growth 44Conversion 62Competition 49Returns 100Price range 95Avg price 94Brand share 7Review moat 54Quality gap 63

Market size

Incredible$7.8M

$7.8M/yr · 3.0M searches

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Price range

Incredible$22.91–$76.48

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

Avg price

Great$48.10

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Conversion

Good5.4%

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

Review moat

Good1,320.54

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Okay55%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Growth

Okay+15.1%

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

Brand share

Bad97%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Is just ingredients protein powder profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, just ingredients protein powder is a $7.8M/yr Amazon United States market (3.0M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 97% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul. Verdict: Launch it — 64/100.

Data updated Jul 10, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

just ingredients protein powder market size & sales

Units sold, revenue, conversion and listing quality across the tracked shelf.
Units sold / yr
150K–200K
avg 8,000–10,000/product
Revenue / yr
$7.2M–$9.6M
units × avg price
Conversion rate
5.4%
Avg BSR
#26
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
88%
Out of stock
0.4%
Avg brand age
70 months
Avg seller age
134 days

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 55% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

7 rising

Sellers

567

Top-5 brand share

97%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

55%

Top 20: 95%

Open market

1%

  • Truvani39%
  • Ballerina Farm23%
  • JUST INGREDIENTS20%
  • Levels Nutrition12%
  • Flexfinity3%
  • FlavCity2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 1%)

just ingredients protein powder demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +15.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
125K75KPrime Day '24Spike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.1×

Top just ingredients protein powder search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
  • truvani protein powder817K/yr
  • just ingredients protein powder755K/yr
  • ballerina farm protein powder382K/yr
  • levels whey protein grass fed powder255K/yr
  • truvani268K/yr
  • levels protein powder134K/yr
  • truvani plant protein powder vanilla39K/yr
  • ballerina farms protein powder42K/yr
  • levels protein32K/yr
  • orgain simple protein powder35K/yr
All search terms

Top just ingredients protein powder products & what they sell for

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

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%10%$779K20%$1.6M30%$2.3M40%$3.1M101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market 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.

What reviews say buyers love and hate about just ingredients protein powder

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

What buyers love

Taste-Overall25%

“Clean taste”

Nutritional Content21%

“Great Protein Supplement”

Flavor11%

“the flavor is accurate”

Ingredients-Overall5%

“Excellent Ingredients”

Quality-Overall5%

“Amazing quality”

Solubility4%

“Mixes easily”

Blend/Ratio3%

“Blends well”

Value For Money2%

“Great price”

Vegan/Organic2%

“Organic Natural Flavors”

Sweetness1%

“not overly sweet”

What buyers complain about

Taste-Overall23%

“Taste is overpowering”

Value For Money9%

“Too expensive”

Flavor8%

“Weird flavor”

Nutritional Content6%

“I don't count calories or look at protein amounts”

Texture/Consistency-Overall4%

“texture are horrible”

Sweetness4%

“Sickeningly sweet”

Artificial Sweeteners2%

“Tastes like artificial sweetener- do not recommend :”

Solubility2%

“not easily soluble”

Smell2%

“It stinks”

Advertised Vs Actual Product1%

“false advertising”

Common just ingredients protein powder questions

Is just ingredients protein powder profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $7.8M/yr across 24 tracked products. 8 of 8 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +15.1%. Flapen's verdict: Launch it (64/100).
How competitive is the just ingredients protein powder niche?
7 brands and 567 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 55% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 97% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in just ingredients protein powder?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Value For Money, Flavor. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for just ingredients protein powder peak?
Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul; the busiest month runs 4.1× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the just ingredients protein powder niche?
Listings span $22.91–$76.48; the average listing price is $48.10 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,321 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.