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title: "Protein Dessert — $2.7M/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 63/100 · $2.7M/yr market. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **protein dessert**
**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 96Growth 20Conversion 67Competition 50Returns 100Price range 70Avg price 95Brand share 0Review moat 81Quality gap 92
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.0%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Market size**
**Incredible****$2.7M**
$2.7M/yr · 1.8M searches
**Avg price**
**Incredible****$24.39**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Quality gap**
**Great****4.0★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Review moat**
**Great****386.3**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Price range**
**Good****$3.78–$40.95**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Conversion**
**Good****6.0%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Competition**
**Okay****55%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Growth**
**Bad****-9.6%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Brand share**
**Bad****100%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Signals**[** Out of Stock**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=out_of_stock "OOS rate > 10%")
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, protein dessert is a $2.7M/yr Amazon United States market (1.8M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Jul. Verdict: Worth a look — 63/100.
Data updated Jul 8, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **protein dessert market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **100K–125K**
- avg 3,000–4,000/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$2.4M–$3.0M**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **6.0%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#59**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **100%**
- **Out of stock**
- **34.9%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **62 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **121 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 55% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**4 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**19**
**Top-5 brand share**
**100%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**55%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**0%**
- Legendary Foods82% - Pop-Tarts12% - My Cookie Dealer3% - FLINGS3% - Open — no brand owns it (0%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -9.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
60K40KPrime Day '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/health-household/protein-dessert/trend)
## **Top protein dessert search terms**
- **legendary protein pastry**749K/yr-3.6%6.2% conv. - **legendary foods**273K/yr-11.3%3.9% conv. - **protein poptarts**165K/yr-6.0%7.5% conv. - **legendary**151K/yr-24.8%2.9% conv. - **legendary protein**89K/yr-8.5%4.0% conv. - **protein dessert**72K/yr-4.4%0.3% conv. - **protein pastry**64K/yr+5.8%3.2% conv. - **protein pop tarts**49K/yr+6.6%9.0% conv. - **legendary pop tarts**27K/yr+6.0%4.9% conv. - **protein desserts**26K/yr-10.4%0.3% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/health-household/protein-dessert/search-terms)
## **Top protein dessert products on Amazon**
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%10%$267K20%$533K30%$800K40%$1.1M101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 20 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Legendary Foods Protein Pastry Campfire Smores Low Carb/Low Sugar Snack**Legendary Foods**$26.72**4.3★559 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DGL9VPYN) [2**Legendary Foods High Protein Pastry Cherry Low Carb/Low Sugar Snack**Legendary Foods**$26.85**4.1★636 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DGLF4JJH) [3**Legendary Foods Cinnamon Roll 22g Protein Bars Gluten-Free Low Carb Meal Option Sweet Zero Sugar Snack Keto-Friendly 10-Pack High Protein Pre- or Post-Workout Nutrition Bars**Legendary Foods**$31.17**4.0★1,316 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D6RYPXYM) [4**Legendary Foods High Protein Pastry Blueberry Low Carb/Low Sugar Snack**Legendary Foods**$25.84**3.8★697 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D6RZDYGK) [5**Legendary Foods High Protein Pastry Cinnamon Low Carb/Low Sugar Snack**Legendary Foods**$26.98**4.1★852 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CV4DFK75)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**My Cookie Dealer Protein Toaster Pastry Snacks Variety 5 Pack - 20g High Protein Snacks for Adults - Healthy Post Workout & On-The-Go Travel Treats - 5 Pack of Individually Wrapped Toaster Pastries**My Cookie Dealer**$19.97**66 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHTCB81X) [**Legendary Foods High Protein Pastry Strawberry Low Carb/Low Sugar Snack**Legendary Foods**$24.16**31 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GK2MRHQ5) [**Legendary Foods 47g High Protein Easy Mac and Cheese Cups - Low Carb Diet and High Fiber Pasta - 7g Net Carbs Microwave Instant Macaroni Cup Post-workout Quick Meal Gluten Free Keto Pasta 6 Pack**Legendary Foods**$34.71**245 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GCFBM5Z8) [**Pop-Tarts Protein Toaster Pastries 10g Protein Boostin Brown Sugar Cinnamon (3 Boxes 24 Pop-Tarts)**Pop-Tarts**$10.00**211 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1CKWC62) [**Pop-Tarts Protein Toaster Pastries 10g Protein Slammin Strawberry (3 Boxes 24 Pop-Tarts)**Pop-Tarts**$9.80**142 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1CMQX7T)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Legendary Foods High Protein Pastry Strawberry Low Carb/Low Sugar Snack**Legendary Foods**$24.16**3.7★**▲ 250%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GK2MRHQ5) [**My Cookie Dealer Protein Toaster Pastry Snacks Variety 5 Pack - 20g High Protein Snacks for Adults - Healthy Post Workout & On-The-Go Travel Treats - 5 Pack of Individually Wrapped Toaster Pastries**My Cookie Dealer**$19.97**3.9★**▲ 244%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHTCB81X) [**Pop-Tarts Protein Toaster Pastries 10g Protein Boostin Brown Sugar Cinnamon (12 Boxes 96 Pop-Tarts)**Pop-Tarts**$40.95**4.5★**▲ 114%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FSG9245B) [**Pop-Tarts Protein Toaster Pastries 10g Protein Slammin Strawberry 14.3oz Box (8 Pop-Tarts)**Pop-Tarts**$3.78**4.0★**▲ 103%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FS2PGDRW) [**FLINGS Protein Toaster Pastries 14g Protein 4g Fiber 160 Calories Low Sugar Snack Bars Gluten Free Frosted Strawberry (8 Pack)**FLINGS**$24.05**3.8★**▲ 91%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1SYZ5RC)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about protein dessert**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Taste-Overall**30%
*“Absolutely Delicious”*
**Nutritional Content**22%
*“High protein”*
**Flavor**9%
*“The flavor variety was nice”*
**Sweetness**4%
*“Super sweet”*
**Quality-Overall**3%
*“Excellent product”*
**Texture/Consistency-Overall**3%
*“Excellent texture”*
**Health Benefits-Overall**2%
*“Healthy and easy”*
**Value For Money**2%
*“Great value”*
**Ease Of Use**1%
*“It's fairly easy to use”*
**Soft Feel**1%
*“It gives you that creamy”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Taste-Overall**24%
*“Bland taste”*
**Value For Money**9%
*“too expensive”*
**Moist/Dry**6%
*“Could be dry”*
**Flavor**5%
*“very artificial flavoring”*
**Nutritional Content**5%
*“Its not healthy at all”*
**Texture/Consistency-Overall**4%
*“Texture is awful”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
*“Not as advertised”*
**Quality-Overall**2%
*“No Quality Control”*
**Sweetness**2%
*“full of sugar. almost as much as a candybar”*
**Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing**2%
*“Couldnt even swallow it”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Taste-Overall**41%
**Stale/Rotten/Spoiled**8%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**7%
**Value For Money**5%
**Flavor**5%
**Sweetness**3%
**Nutritional Content**3%
**Artificial Sweeteners**3%
**Smell**3%
**Moist/Dry**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is protein dessert profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $2.7M/yr across 20 tracked products. 9 of 9 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -9.6%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (63/100).
- **How competitive is the protein dessert niche?**
- 4 brands and 19 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 55% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in protein dessert?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Value For Money, Moist/Dry. The return rate is 0.0%.
- **When does demand for protein dessert peak?**
- Demand peaks in Jul; the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the protein dessert niche?**
- Listings span $3.78–$40.95; the average listing price is $24.39 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 386 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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