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title: "Alter Eco vs Merchant Gourmet: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Alter Eco or Merchant Gourmet? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Quinoa brands set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Alter Eco vs Merchant Gourmet: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Alter Eco or Merchant Gourmet? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Quinoa brands set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Alter Eco and Merchant Gourmet
- **Competitive set**: Quinoa brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Alter Eco Share of Search**: 3.2%
- **Merchant Gourmet Share of Search**: 3.2%

## Which is more popular in search, Alter Eco or Merchant Gourmet?

- In August 2026, Alter Eco and Merchant Gourmet were level on Share of Search among quinoa brands worldwide, with an estimated 6.6K branded searches each, at 3.2% estimated Share of Search each.
- Alter Eco was ahead of Merchant Gourmet in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Alter Eco’s estimated Share of Search among quinoa brands worldwide moved from 4.2% to 3.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.1K to 6.6K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Merchant Gourmet’s estimated Share of Search among quinoa brands worldwide moved from 2.8% to 3.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5.4K to 6.6K.

## How did search popularity change for quinoa brands worldwide in August 2026?

- In August 2026, Bob's Red Mill overtook Alter Eco to rank 3rd among quinoa brands worldwide, at 3.5%.
- In August 2026, Merchant Gourmet gained estimated Share of Search among quinoa brands worldwide, from 2.7% to 3.2%.
- Alter Eco’s estimated Share of Search among quinoa brands worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 4% to 3.2% in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Alter Eco estimated searches | Alter Eco Share of Search | Alter Eco rank | Merchant Gourmet estimated searches | Merchant Gourmet Share of Search | Merchant Gourmet rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 8.1K | 4.2% | 3 | 5.4K | 2.8% | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 8.1K | 4.1% | 3 | 5.4K | 2.7% | 4 |
| Dec 2025 | 8.1K | 3.5% | 3 | 4.4K | 1.9% | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 9.9K | 4.1% | 3 | 8.1K | 3.4% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 9.9K | 4.9% | 3 | 5.4K | 2.7% | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 9.9K | 4.8% | 3 | 6.6K | 3.2% | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 8.1K | 4% | 3 | 6.6K | 3.3% | 4 |
| May 2026 | 8.1K | 4% | 3 | 5.4K | 2.7% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 6.6K | 3.3% | 3 | 5.4K | 2.7% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 6.6K | 3.3% | 3 | 5.4K | 2.7% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 6.6K | 3.2% | 4 | 6.6K | 3.2% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Alter Eco’s and Merchant Gourmet’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Alter Eco**: Measured on the search term “alter eco”.
- **Merchant Gourmet**: Measured on the search term “merchant gourmet”.

- [Alter Eco profile](/demand/global-en/brands/alter-eco)
- [Merchant Gourmet profile](/demand/global-en/brands/merchant-gourmet)
- [All quinoa brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/quinoa-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Alter Eco or Merchant Gourmet?

In August 2026, Alter Eco and Merchant Gourmet were level on Share of Search among quinoa brands worldwide, with an estimated 6.6K branded searches each, at 3.2% estimated Share of Search each.

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