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Mush Bar

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

Market size 17Growth 14Conversion 76Competition 4Returns 100Price range 42Avg price 18Brand share 0Review moat 67Quality gap 77

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Quality gap

Great4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Conversion

Great7.2%

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

Review moat

Good830.29

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Price range

Okay$2.01–$24.31

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

Avg price

Bad$6.51

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Market size

Bad$68K

$68K/yr · 144K searches

Growth

Bad-22.8%

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

Competition

Bad95%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Is mush bar profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, mush bar is a $68K/yr Amazon United States market (144K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 37/100.

Data updated Jul 8, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

mush bar market size & sales

Units sold, revenue, conversion and listing quality across the tracked shelf.
Units sold / yr
25K–30K
avg 3,000–4,000/product
Revenue / yr
$163K–$195K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
7.2%
Avg BSR
#315
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
100%
Out of stock
14.3%
Avg brand age
61 months
Avg seller age
129 days

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products capture 95% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

3 rising

Sellers

563

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

95%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • MUSH90%
  • MOSH8%
  • RXBAR2%

mush bar demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 14 weeks — -22.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KApr '26Apr '26May '26May '26May '26Jun '26Jun '26

Top mush bar search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
  • mush bar54K/yr
  • mush protein bar43K/yr
  • mush bars25K/yr
  • mush mini protein bars9K/yr
  • mush protein bars8K/yr
  • mush bars protein3K/yr
  • mush bar protein3K/yr
All search terms

Top mush bar 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%$7K20%$14K30%$20K40%$27K1001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 7 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What reviews say buyers love and hate about mush bar

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

What buyers love

Taste-Overall43%

“These are delicious and satisfying”

Nutritional Content13%

“Great protein bars”

Flavor7%

“The best flavor”

Health Benefits-Overall6%

“Healthy and tasty”

Sweetness2%

“low sugar”

Ingredients-Overall2%

“They have ingredients that are clean”

Quality-Overall2%

“The bars are actually decent”

Value For Money2%

“Great value”

Ease Of Use2%

“convenient”

Size-Overall1%

“Perfect size”

What buyers complain about

Taste-Overall28%

“Horrible after taste”

Value For Money16%

“a bit expensive”

Texture/Consistency-Overall8%

“Weird texture”

Nutritional Content5%

“Stupid purchase, little protein, lots of calories, not that much or good”

Flavor5%

“flavor is bland”

Size-Overall4%

“Small”

Moist/Dry3%

“Chocolate one was so dry”

Sweetness3%

“a bit to much chocolate”

Stale/Rotten/Spoiled2%

“definitely spoiled”

Quality-Overall2%

“Im very disappointed as I thought these were going to be good according to the reviews please read my review to help you decide to not buy these bars if anything you could get 12 built bars for the same money, better macros and much much better tasting”

Top return reasons

Value For Money18%
Flavor18%
Advertised Vs Actual Product18%
Hard Feel18%
Size-Overall14%
Indigestion9%
Texture/Consistency-Overall5%

Common mush bar questions

Is mush bar profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $68K/yr across 7 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -22.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (37/100).
How competitive is the mush bar niche?
3 brands and 563 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 95% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in mush bar?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Value For Money, Texture/Consistency-Overall. The return rate is 0.0%.
What does it cost to enter the mush bar niche?
Listings span $2.01–$24.31; the average listing price is $6.51 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 830 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.