--- title: "Garden of Life vs Naked Nutrition: Which is searched more in the United States?" description: "Is Garden of Life or Naked Nutrition more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Protein powder brands set in the United States. 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/garden-of-life-vs-naked-nutrition" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Garden of Life vs Naked Nutrition: Which is searched more in the United States? Is Garden of Life or Naked Nutrition more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Protein powder brands set in the United States. 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**: Garden of Life and Naked Nutrition - **Competitive set**: Protein powder brands - **Market**: United States - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Garden of Life Share of Search**: 0.79% - **Naked Nutrition Share of Search**: 3.3% ## Is Garden of Life or Naked Nutrition more popular in search? - In September 2026, Naked Nutrition had more branded searches than Garden of Life among protein powder brands in the United States. Naked Nutrition had about 12,100 branded searches, while Garden of Life had 2,900. Naked Nutrition made up 3.3% of all protein powder brand searches we track, and Garden of Life accounted for 0.79%. - Naked Nutrition was ahead of Garden of Life in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Garden of Life’s share of searches among protein powder brands in the United States moved from 2.1% to 0.79%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 8.1K to 2.9K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Naked Nutrition’s share of searches among protein powder brands in the United States moved from 3.1% to 3.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 12.1K. ## Top protein powder brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Naked Nutrition was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Garden of Life did not appear in any of the five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Optimum Nutrition | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Dymatize | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Transparent Labs | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Vega | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Naked Nutrition | 5th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Orgain | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Isopure | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Ghost | 8th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Momentous | 9th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Clean Simple Eats | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Myprotein | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Ryse | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Premier Protein | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Muscle Milk | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Garden of Life | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about protein powder brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which protein powder should I buy?": 1. Optimum Nutrition, 2. Transparent Labs, 3. Vega - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best protein powder brands?": 1. Optimum Nutrition, 2. Dymatize, 3. Transparent Labs, 4. Isopure, 5. Naked Nutrition, 6. Orgain, 7. Momentous - Asked ChatGPT "What is the best tasting protein powder?": 1. Dymatize, 2. Optimum Nutrition, 3. Ghost, 4. Transparent Labs - Searched Google, AI Overview "protein powder": 1. Optimum Nutrition, 2. Vega, 3. Orgain - Searched Google, AI Overview "best protein powder": 1. Optimum Nutrition, 2. Dymatize, 3. Naked Nutrition Not named in any answer: Clean Simple Eats, Myprotein, Ryse, Premier Protein, Muscle Milk and Garden of Life. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United States on October 26, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United States protein powder brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, Vega overtook Naked Nutrition to rank 11th among protein powder brands in the United States, with 4% of the searches. - 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. ## Month by month | Month | Garden of Life estimated searches | Garden of Life Share of Search | Garden of Life rank | Naked Nutrition estimated searches | Naked Nutrition Share of Search | Naked Nutrition rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 8.1K | 2.1% | 13 | 12.1K | 3.1% | 12 | | Nov 2025 | 5.4K | 1.3% | 14 | 9.9K | 2.3% | 12 | | Dec 2025 | 4.4K | 1.3% | 14 | 9.9K | 3% | 12 | | Jan 2026 | 6.6K | 1.4% | 14 | 18.1K | 3.7% | 10 | | Feb 2026 | 5.4K | 1.3% | 14 | 14.8K | 3.6% | 12 | | Mar 2026 | 6.6K | 1.5% | 14 | 18.1K | 4% | 10 | | Apr 2026 | 5.4K | 1.2% | 14 | 18.1K | 4.1% | 9 | | May 2026 | 5.4K | 1.2% | 14 | 14.8K | 3.4% | 12 | | Jun 2026 | 5.4K | 1.4% | 14 | 14.8K | 3.8% | 11 | | Jul 2026 | 4.4K | 0.97% | 14 | 14.8K | 3.3% | 11 | | Aug 2026 | 4.4K | 1% | 14 | 14.8K | 3.4% | 11 | | Sep 2026 | 2.9K | 0.79% | 14 | 12.1K | 3.3% | 12 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Garden of Life’s and Naked Nutrition’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. - **Garden of Life**: Measured on the search term “garden of life protein”. - **Naked Nutrition**: Measured on the search term “naked whey”. - [Garden of Life profile](/demand/us/brands/garden-of-life) - [Naked Nutrition profile](/demand/us/brands/naked-nutrition) - [All protein powder brands in the United States](/demand/us/categories/us-protein-powder-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 15 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Garden of Life or Naked Nutrition more popular in search? In September 2026, Naked Nutrition had more branded searches than Garden of Life among protein powder brands in the United States. Naked Nutrition had about 12,100 branded searches, while Garden of Life had 2,900. Naked Nutrition made up 3.3% of all protein powder brand searches we track, and Garden of Life accounted for 0.79%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Garden of Life vs Naked Nutrition: Which is searched more in the United States?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/garden-of-life-vs-naked-nutrition This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/us/compare/garden-of-life-vs-naked-nutrition. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.