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Clean Simple Eats vs Garden of Life:Which is more popular?

In September 2026, Clean Simple Eats had more branded searches than Garden of Life among protein powder brands in the United States. Clean Simple Eats had about 60,500 branded searches, while Garden of Life had 2,900. Clean Simple Eats made up 16.5% of all protein powder brand searches we track, and Garden of Life accounted for 0.79%. When we asked ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews about protein powder brands, neither Clean Simple Eats nor Garden of Life appeared in any of the five answers.

Among protein powder brands in the United States in September 2026

Who do people search for more?

Clean Simple Eats, about 21 searches for every 1 for Garden of Life

Clean Simple Eats 60.5K searchesGarden of Life 2.9K searches

Who does AI mention more?

Both were mentioned in 0 of 5 answers.

Clean Simple Eats in 0 of 5Garden of Life in 0 of 5

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Top protein powder brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, neither Clean Simple Eats nor Garden of Life showed up in any of the five answers.

Most recommended by AI

Brands get a higher ranking if they are mentioned earlier in the answers.

  1. Optimum Nutrition1st
  2. Dymatize2nd
  3. Transparent Labs3rd
  4. Vega4th
  5. Naked Nutrition5th
  6. Orgain6th
  7. Isopure7th
  8. Ghost8th
  9. Momentous9th
  10. +5 more
  11. Garden of Life–

Mentioned by AI

Each dot is one answer, filled in when that answer mentions the brand.

  • Optimum Nutrition5 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 2 of 2 Google answers
  • Dymatize3 of 5Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Transparent Labs3 of 5Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Orgain2 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Vega2 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Naked Nutrition2 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 1 of 2 Google answers
  • Isopure1 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Ghost1 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Momentous1 of 5Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers
  • Garden of Life0 of 5Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 2 Google answers

+5 more

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5 answers

Not named in any answer:

Brands are shown in the order each answer named them. The survey took place in United States on October 26, 2026.

Is Clean Simple Eats or Garden of Life more popular in search?

This chart shows how often people search Google for Clean Simple Eats and Garden of Life by name. Each line represents a brand's share of searches for all 15 protein powder brands we track, month by month, from searches in United States.

Clean Simple Eats and Garden of Life among protein powder brands in the United States, by month

Share of searches by month for Clean Simple Eats, Garden of Life. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of searches table
MonthClean Simple EatsOptimum NutritionOrgainDymatizeMyproteinRyseTransparent LabsIsopurePremier ProteinGhostVegaNaked NutritionMuscle MilkGarden of LifeMomentous
Oct 202522.9%10.3%15.3%4.6%8.4%8.4%4.6%5.6%3.7%3.1%4.6%3.1%2.1%2.1%1.4%
Nov 202531.8%9.5%9.5%4.3%11.7%9.5%4.3%4.3%2.9%2.9%3.5%2.3%1.6%1.3%0.68%
Dec 202522.4%10%12.2%5.5%10%10%4.5%5.5%3.7%3.7%5.5%3%2%1.3%0.88%
Jan 202622.7%10.2%15.3%5.6%8.4%8.4%4.6%5.6%3.7%3.1%4.6%3.7%2%1.4%0.74%
Feb 202621.8%9.8%14.6%5.4%8%9.8%4.4%6.5%4.4%3.6%4.4%3.6%2%1.3%0.7%
Mar 202624.4%11%13.4%4.9%7.4%7.4%4.9%6%4%4%4%4%2.2%1.5%0.8%
Apr 202624.7%9.1%13.6%6.1%7.4%7.4%6.1%6.1%4.1%3.3%4.1%4.1%1.8%1.2%0.81%
May 202625.1%11.3%11.3%6.2%7.5%7.5%6.2%6.2%4.1%3.4%4.1%3.4%1.8%1.2%0.66%
Jun 202618.9%12.7%12.7%6.9%6.9%8.5%5.7%6.9%4.6%3.8%3.8%3.8%2.5%1.4%0.92%
Jul 202616.3%10.9%24.3%6%6%7.3%6%6%4%3.3%2.7%3.3%2.2%0.97%0.8%
Aug 202617.2%11.5%14%7.7%7.7%7.7%7.7%6.3%5.1%4.2%3.4%3.4%2.3%1%0.83%
Sep 202616.5%13.5%13.5%7.4%7.4%7.4%7.4%6.1%5%4%4%3.3%2.7%0.79%0.79%

Garden of Life sells other things too, so only its searches that name this product count here, like “garden of life protein”.

How has the Clean Simple Eats and Garden of Life comparison changed over the last 12 months?

3 findings

How did search popularity change for United States protein powder brands in September 2026?

2 changes

  1. In September 2026, Clean Simple Eats lost share of searches among protein powder brands in the United States, from 17.2% to 16.5%.

  2. Estimated monthly branded searches for Garden of Life in the United States fell 64.2% over 12 measured months, from 8.1K to 2.9K in September 2026.

How are branded searches counted?

2 search terms

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Clean Simple Eats’ and Garden of Life’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.

Clean Simple Eats

1 branded search term

  • clean simple eats

Garden of Life

1 branded search term

  • garden of life protein

How the Brand Demand Index is measured

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