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protein greens

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.0%), but a small market ($91K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 23Growth 34Conversion 96Competition 39Returns 100Price range 58Avg price 74Brand share 57Review moat 23Quality gap 53

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible13.2%

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

Avg price

Good$14.86

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Good$3.02–$31.36

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

Brand share

Good71%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Okay61%

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

Growth

Okay+7.6%

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

Market size

Bad$91K

$91K/yr · 47K searches

Review moat

Bad6,955.25

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, protein greens is a $91K/yr Amazon United States market (47K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 71% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 53/100.

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

protein greens market data

Units sold / yr
8K–10K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
$119K–$149K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
13.2%
Avg BSR
#446
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
63%
Out of stock
2.5%
Avg brand age
82 months
Avg seller age
165 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 61% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

12 rising

Sellers

606

Top-5 brand share

71%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

61%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

22%

  • AEROFARMS21%
  • Garden of Life21%
  • SURVIVAL GARDEN SEEDS12%
  • Orgain9%
  • Paradise Herbs8%
  • Earthbound Farm7%

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 44 weeks — +7.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KSpike '25Spike '26Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Mar '26May '26

Top protein greens 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%$9K20%$18K30%$27K40%$36K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 16 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about protein greens

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

What buyers love

Taste-Overall21%

“Makes a great tasting smoothie”

Freshness12%

“Arrived fresh”

Nutritional Content12%

“Good nutrition”

Quality-Overall10%

“food quality is good”

Flavor5%

“generally enjoy the natural flavor”

Value For Money5%

“Great price, great product”

Vegan/Organic3%

“Organic”

Health Benefits-Overall2%

“Healthy, fresh taste”

Blend/Ratio2%

“it blends easily”

Energy Level2%

“Gives me energy”

What buyers complain about

Taste-Overall24%

“Has a very chalky taste”

Flavor10%

“Flavor was unremarkable”

Value For Money7%

“Price has increased :”

Stale/Rotten/Spoiled6%

“Not fresh”

Nutritional Content4%

“the entire point of my buying this is that I struggle to eat well/enough for medical reasons”

Moist/Dry3%

“The leaves were dry”

Size-Overall2%

“could only fit half of the package”

Smell2%

“Smell is alittle funky at first in the package”

Dilute/Watery2%

“gross”

Solubility2%

“doesnt dissolve at all”

Top return reasons

Ease Of Use30%
Functionality-Overall20%
Ingredients-Overall20%
Smell10%
Vitamin10%
Taste-Overall10%

Common questions

Is protein greens profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $91K/yr across 16 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +7.6%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (53/100).
How competitive is the protein greens niche?
12 brands and 606 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 61% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 71% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in protein greens?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Flavor, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.0%.
What does it cost to enter the protein greens niche?
Listings span $3.02–$31.36; the average listing price is $14.86 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 6,955 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.