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# **zinc picolinate**
**Launch it**
A $2.0M/yr market growing +11.2% this quarter with returns at 0.0% — clears our launch bar.
Market size 95Growth 39Conversion 96Competition 45Returns 100Price range 69Avg price 82Brand share 36Review moat 24Quality gap 17
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.0%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Incredible****13.2%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Market size**
**Incredible****$2.0M**
$2.0M/yr · 856K searches
**Avg price**
**Great****$17.91**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Good****$3.50–$40.20**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Competition**
**Okay****58%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Growth**
**Okay****+11.2%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Brand share**
**Okay****83%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Review moat**
**Bad****5,807.48**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Quality gap**
**Bad****4.7★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, zinc picolinate is a $2.0M/yr Amazon United States market (856K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 83% of demand. Verdict: Launch it — 61/100.
Data updated Jul 28, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **zinc picolinate market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **125K–150K**
- avg 5,000–6,000/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$2.2M–$2.7M**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **13.2%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#95**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **78%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **85 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **157 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 58% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**12 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**43**
**Top-5 brand share**
**83%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**58%**
Top 20: 97%
**Open market**
**10%**
- Nutricost25% - THORNE21% - NOW Foods20% - Solgar9% - Pure Encapsulations9% - Sports Research7% - Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 10%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 102 weeks — +11.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
25K15KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Spike '26 seasonDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/health-household/zinc-picolinate/trend)
## **Top zinc picolinate search terms**
- **zinc picolinate**643K/yr-1.1%13.6% conv. - **picolinato de zinc**65K/yr+117.3%3.1% conv. - **zinc picolinate 50mg**47K/yr+14.5%10.8% conv. - **picolinato de zinc para el cabello**10K/yr>1,000%1.8% conv. - **nutricost zinc**15K/yr-0.8%8.3% conv. - **zink picolinate**16K/yr-9.8%10.6% conv. - **zinc picolinate supplements**12K/yr+20.0%6.3% conv. - **now zinc picolinate**13K/yr-19.7%18.6% conv. - **zinc nutricost**7K/yr-3.0%10.5% conv. - **nutricost zinc picolinate**4K/yr+6.6%20.3% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/health-household/zinc-picolinate/search-terms)
## **Top zinc picolinate 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%5%$101K10%$202K15%$303K20%$404K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 23 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**NOW Foods Supplements Zinc Picolinate 50 mg Supports Enzyme Functions* Immune Support* 120 Veg Capsules (Packaging may vary)**NOW Foods**$9.59**4.7★8,572 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000TMJZ4G) [2**Nutricost Zinc Picolinate 50mg 240 Vegetarian Capsules Gluten Free**Nutricost**$17.76**4.7★11,497 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07735XF2K) [3**THORNE - Zinc Picolinate 15 mg - Highly Absorbable Zinc Supplement - Supports Immune System Eye Skin & Reproductive Health* - Third-Party Certified - Gluten Dairy & Soy-Free - 60 Capsules**THORNE**$14.51**4.7★5,913 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0797NSHQX) [4**Solgar Zinc Picolinate 22 mg 100 Tablets - Promotes Healthy Skin - Supports Immune System Normal Taste & Vision - Antioxidant Non-GMO Vegan Gluten Free Kosher - 100 Servings**Solgar**$8.37**4.7★9,338 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00020ICLC) [5**THORNE - Zinc Picolinate 30 mg - Highly Absorbable Zinc Supplement - Supports Immune System Eye Skin & Reproductive Health* - Third-Party Certified - Gluten Dairy & Soy-Free - 180 Capsules**THORNE**$39.92**4.8★11,051 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B8YTP12)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Micro Ingredients Zinc Picolinate 100 mg Per Serving 300 Softgels | Zinc Supplement for Women & Men | Made with MCT Oil | Non-GMO**Micro Ingredients**$18.83**75 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1CY7BXX) [**SOLARAY Zinc Picolinate 25 mg - Zinc Supplements for Men and Women - Immune Support Supplement - Vegan Gluten Free Lab Verified - 60-Day Guarantee - 60 Servings 60 Tablets**SOLARAY**$8.86**48 rev11mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FNS465H4) [**Now Supplements Zinc Picolinate 50 mg Supports Enzyme Functions Immune Support Non-GMO Kosher Suitable for Vegans - 240 Vegetarian Capsules**NOW Foods**$19.54**438 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CSDZ4HC2) [**Sports Research Zinc Picolinate 30mg w/Organic Coconut Oil 90 Softgels**Sports Research**$14.46**3,200 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CP6HWCK7) [**Now Foods Supplements Zinc Picolinate 50 mg Supports Enzyme Functions* Immune Support* 30 Veg Capsules**NOW Foods**$3.50**8,572 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CGF7Q56Y)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Micro Ingredients Zinc Picolinate 100 mg Per Serving 300 Softgels | Zinc Supplement for Women & Men | Made with MCT Oil | Non-GMO**Micro Ingredients**$18.83**4.6★**▲ 149%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1CY7BXX) [**Nutricost Zinc Picolinate 50mg 120 Vegetarian Capsules Gluten-Free**Nutricost**$14.75**4.7★**▲ 81%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08D71G6LT) [**SOLARAY Zinc Picolinate 25 mg - Zinc Supplements for Men and Women - Immune Support Supplement - Vegan Gluten Free Lab Verified - 60-Day Guarantee - 60 Servings 60 Tablets**SOLARAY**$8.86**4.6★**▲ 77%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FNS465H4) [**Sports Research Zinc Picolinate 30mg w/Organic Coconut Oil 90 Softgels**Sports Research**$14.46**4.8★**▲ 76%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CP6HWCK7) [**Nutricost Zinc Picolinate 30mg 120 Capsules - Gluten Free and GMO-Free**Nutricost**$13.94**4.8★**▲ 41%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09JTQGBB9)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about zinc picolinate**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**28%
*“Great products all around”*
**Vitamin**8%
*“Excellent vitamin”*
**Value For Money**8%
*“very affordable”*
**Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing**6%
*“Easy To Swallow”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%
*“Arrived as described”*
**Dosage**3%
*“Perfect dosage”*
**Immunity Booster**3%
*“Immunity support”*
**Iron**3%
*“Good product, favorite zinc supplement”*
**Ingredients-Overall**3%
*“Clean & healthier ingredients”*
**Nutritional Content**3%
*“Good supplement”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Dosage**11%
*“Dosage too high”*
**Size-Overall**11%
*“These are small”*
**Value For Money**4%
*“Way too overpriced”*
**Side Effects**4%
*“it can cause problems”*
**Quality-Overall**2%
*“Garbage”*
**Sleep Quality**2%
*“I couldnt sleep at night”*
**Allergies**2%
*“this one caused a rash that started on my neck”*
**Iron**2%
*“There should be a warning on the package that it can cause copper deficiency and anemia because zinc doses beyond 40mg blocks the absorption of copper and iron”*
**Color**2%
*“This blue dye is somehow bleeding off both bottles/ caps and getting everywhere”*
**Ingredients-Overall**2%
*“As a cursory examination. since my request for a COA from Micro Ingredients went unanswered”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Dosage**39%
**Vitamin**11%
**Acid Regulator/Stomach Ache Relief**11%
**Smell**6%
**Strength**6%
**Magnesium**6%
**Contamination**6%
**Inflammation**6%
**Value For Money**6%
**Joint Pain**6%
## **Common questions**
- **Is zinc picolinate profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $2.0M/yr across 23 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +11.2%. Flapen's verdict: Launch it (61/100).
- **How competitive is the zinc picolinate niche?**
- 12 brands and 43 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 58% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 83% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in zinc picolinate?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Dosage, Size-Overall, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.0%.
- **When does demand for zinc picolinate peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the zinc picolinate niche?**
- Listings span $3.50–$40.20; the average listing price is $17.91 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 5,807 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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