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title: "Bob's Red Mill vs Merchant Gourmet: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Bob's Red Mill or Merchant Gourmet? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Lentil 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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# Bob's Red Mill vs Merchant Gourmet: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Bob's Red Mill or Merchant Gourmet? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Lentil 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**: Bob's Red Mill and Merchant Gourmet
- **Competitive set**: Lentil brands
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Bob's Red Mill Share of Search**: 0.02%
- **Merchant Gourmet Share of Search**: 0.04%

## Which is more popular in search, Bob's Red Mill or Merchant Gourmet?

- In August 2026, Merchant Gourmet had more branded searches than Bob's Red Mill among lentil brands worldwide. Merchant Gourmet was estimated to have 6.6K branded searches compared to Bob's Red Mill’s 3.6K, and held a 0.04% Share of Search versus Bob's Red Mill’s 0.02%.
- Merchant Gourmet was ahead of Bob's Red Mill in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Bob's Red Mill’s estimated Share of Search among lentil brands worldwide moved from <0.01% to 0.02%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1K to 3.6K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Merchant Gourmet’s estimated Share of Search among lentil brands worldwide moved from 0.03% to 0.04%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5.4K to 6.6K.

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

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Bob's Red Mill worldwide rose 260% over 11 measured months, from 1K to 3.6K in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Merchant Gourmet worldwide rose 22.2% over 11 measured months, from 5.4K to 6.6K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Bob's Red Mill estimated searches | Bob's Red Mill Share of Search | Bob's Red Mill rank | Merchant Gourmet estimated searches | Merchant Gourmet Share of Search | Merchant Gourmet rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 1K | <0.01% | 6 | 5.4K | 0.03% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 1K | <0.01% | 6 | 5.4K | 0.03% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 1K | <0.01% | 6 | 4.4K | 0.02% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.3K | <0.01% | 6 | 8.1K | 0.05% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.6K | 0.01% | 6 | 5.4K | 0.04% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.9K | 0.01% | 6 | 6.6K | 0.04% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.9K | 0.01% | 6 | 6.6K | 0.04% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 2.4K | 0.01% | 6 | 5.4K | 0.03% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.9K | 0.02% | 6 | 5.4K | 0.04% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.9K | 0.02% | 6 | 5.4K | 0.03% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 3.6K | 0.02% | 6 | 6.6K | 0.04% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bob's Red Mill’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.

- **Bob's Red Mill**: Measured on the search term “bobs red mill”.
- **Merchant Gourmet**: Measured on the search term “merchant gourmet”.

- [Bob's Red Mill profile](/demand/global-en/brands/bob-s-red-mill)
- [Merchant Gourmet profile](/demand/global-en/brands/merchant-gourmet)
- [All lentil brands worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/lentil-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, Bob's Red Mill or Merchant Gourmet?

In August 2026, Merchant Gourmet had more branded searches than Bob's Red Mill among lentil brands worldwide. Merchant Gourmet was estimated to have 6.6K branded searches compared to Bob's Red Mill’s 3.6K, and held a 0.04% Share of Search versus Bob's Red Mill’s 0.02%.

## Cite this page

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