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# **Maitake Mushroom**
**Worth a look**
Shows low returns (0.0%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 28Growth 57Conversion 91Competition 47Returns 100Price range 82Avg price 95Brand share 75Review moat 69Quality gap 32
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.0%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Avg price**
**Incredible****$24.41**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Conversion**
**Great****11.0%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Price range**
**Great****$3.50–$72.33**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Brand share**
**Great****60%**
top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
**Review moat**
**Good****757.42**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Growth**
**Good****+30.9%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Competition**
**Okay****57%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Market size**
**Okay****$123K**
$123K/yr · 46K searches
**Signals**[** No Dominant Brand**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=no_dominant_brand "Top brand's click share < 20%")
## **Is maitake mushroom profitable on Amazon?**
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, maitake mushroom is a $123K/yr Amazon United States market (46K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 60% of demand. Demand peaks in May. Verdict: Worth a look — 62/100.
Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **maitake mushroom market size & sales**
Units sold, revenue, conversion and listing quality across the tracked shelf.
- **Units sold / yr**
- **5K–6K**
- avg 100–250/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$122K–$146K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **11.0%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#577**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **92%**
- **Sponsored**
- **69%**
- **Out of stock**
- **10.6%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **73 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **180 days**
## **Competition: brands, sellers & click share**
The top 5 products take 57% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**22 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**579**
**Top-5 brand share**
**60%**
Top 20: 98%
**Top-5 click share**
**57%**
Top 20: 94%
**Open market**
**34%**
- Host Defense19% - Carlyle14% - MYCOPIA12% - HOLFLYING8% - Longevity Botanicals7% - Mushroom House6%
## **maitake mushroom demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +30.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
5K4KSpike '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: May · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/health-household/maitake-mushroom/trend)
## **Top maitake mushroom search terms shoppers use**
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- **maitake mushroom**29K/yr+33.2%6.5% conv. - **maitake**10K/yr+28.7%6.5% conv. - **maitake mushrooms**4K/yr+50.2%4.7% conv. - **maitake mushroom extract**3K/yr-12.1%4.7% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/health-household/maitake-mushroom/search-terms)
## **Top maitake mushroom 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%5%$6K10%$12K15%$18K20%$25K1101001K10K 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**Host Defense Maitake Capsules - Immune & Cellular Health Support Supplement - Dietary Herbal Supplement with Maitake Mushroom & Mushroom Mycelium - 60 Capsules (30 Servings)***Host Defense**$25.30**4.7★213 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002WIZF6M) [2**Carlyle Maitake Mushroom Supplement | 400 Capsules**Carlyle**$19.92**4.7★259 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08XBJKX2F) [3**Mycopia Mushroom Maitake Organic 4 Ounce**MYCOPIA**$5.93**4.6★471 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077ZXDR66) [4**Dried Raw Maitake Mushrooms - 2.5 oz All-Natural Whole Maitake for Cooking Soup Tea and Vegan Recipes No Additives No GMO**HOLFLYING**$13.98**4.5★24 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DZVZ37R9) [5**Mushroom House Dried Mushrooms Maitake 1 Pound**Mushroom House**$33.59**4.3★152 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KHKBCUU)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**BUY THE CRAVE Organic Maitake Mushroom Extract Powder 100:1 Wild-Harvested Fruit Body Dual-Phase Hot-Water Extraction Immune-Support Adaptogen Vegan & Non-GMO 10 oz (283.5 g)**BUY THE CRAVE**$25.04**3 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH4M3VK2) [**Complete Natural Products Organic Maitake Mushroom Capsules - 100ct Immune Strength Vegan Non-GMO Gluten Free**Complete Natural Products**$18.98**34 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F8KNM517) [**Dried Raw Maitake Mushrooms - 2.5 oz All-Natural Whole Maitake for Cooking Soup Tea and Vegan Recipes No Additives No GMO**HOLFLYING**$13.98**24 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DZVZ37R9) [**BulkSupplements.com Maitake Mushroom Capsules - Mushroom Supplement Maitake Mushroom Extract - Vegan 1 Capsule per Serving 240 Veg Capsules (Pack of 1)**BulkSupplements**$19.96**32 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CXBJD6MZ) [**365 by Whole Foods Market Organic Mushroom Medley 4 OZ**365 by Whole Foods Market**$3.50**304 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CV5W4C1Z)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**BUY THE CRAVE Organic Maitake Mushroom Extract Powder 100:1 Wild-Harvested Fruit Body Dual-Phase Hot-Water Extraction Immune-Support Adaptogen Vegan & Non-GMO 10 oz (283.5 g)**BUY THE CRAVE**$25.04**4.6★**▲ 112%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH4M3VK2) [**Host Defense Stamets 7-7 Species Blend - Mushroom Supplement for Immune Support - Includes Royal Sun Blazei Cordyceps Reishi Maitake Lions Mane Chaga & Mesima - 120 Capsules**Host Defense**$46.90**4.7★**▲ 110%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QFOEX94) [**Clean Nutraceuticals Lions Mane 20in1 Mushroom Supplement with Turkey Tail Reishi Cordyceps Chaga Maitake Meshima Poria Cocos Shiitake Oyster Porcini Enoki - 1 Pack**Clean Nutraceuticals**$25.78**4.5★**▲ 65%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BG6TGKZS) [**Complete Natural Products Organic Maitake Mushroom Capsules - 100ct Immune Strength Vegan Non-GMO Gluten Free**Complete Natural Products**$18.98**4.4★**▲ 54%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F8KNM517) [**PURE ORIGINAL INGREDIENTS Maitake Mushroom (365 Capsules) No Magnesium Or Rice Fillers Always Pure Lab Verified**PURE ORIGINAL INGREDIENTS**$19.93**4.6★**▲ 32%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08PCBYQFK)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What reviews say buyers love and hate about maitake mushroom**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**17%
*“Better quality”*
**Taste-Overall**10%
*“taste are made easy to deliver”*
**Freshness**6%
*“Mushrooms are fresh on time delivery”*
**Focus Enhancement**5%
*“Enhances mental abilities”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
*“As advertised”*
**Value For Money**4%
*“Good price point”*
**Immunity Booster**4%
*“good for your immune system kids could probably use it too”*
**Efficiency**4%
*“Effective”*
**Energy Level**4%
*“Boost of energy”*
**Ingredients-Overall**3%
*“Clean ingredients”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Value For Money**15%
*“Too expensive”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**9%
*“Opposite results from what was stated in the description of this product”*
**Quality-Overall**7%
*“Shocked by bad quality”*
**Acid Regulator/Stomach Ache Relief**7%
*“Before starting these he had horrible stomach issues”*
**Functionality-Overall**6%
*“Didn't Work”*
**Sleep Quality**5%
*“This made me feel sluggish, brain fog and it gave me insomnia”*
**Side Effects**5%
*“Before starting these he had horrible stomach issues”*
**Size-Overall**4%
*“They were small”*
**Stale/Rotten/Spoiled**4%
*“every package on the shelf was moldy”*
**Pain Relief-Overall**4%
*“we both got very ill feeling”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Value For Money**100%
## **Common maitake mushroom questions**
- **Is maitake mushroom profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $123K/yr across 26 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +30.9%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (62/100).
- **How competitive is the maitake mushroom niche?**
- 22 brands and 579 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 57% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 60% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in maitake mushroom?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Advertised Vs Actual Product, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.0%.
- **When does demand for maitake mushroom peak?**
- Demand peaks in May; the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the maitake mushroom niche?**
- Listings span $3.50–$72.33; the average listing price is $24.41 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 757 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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