Category · United States
Food Items
17.6M estimated AI asks a month. AI answers name 349 brands with no clear leader, show native product carousels in 28.7% of AI Mode and 21.2% of ChatGPT answers, and carry ads in 59.2% of ChatGPT answers.
Taxonomy #422Level 2n = 520 answers520 promptsupdated Oct 28, 2026AI Mode260ChatGPT260
AI demand / mo
17.6M
42.5M Google searches
CPC $0.49 · Low comp.
12-month trend
0%
Peak Sep
Oct 2025 – Sep 2026
Brands seen
349
Fragmented · HHI 36
n = 260 answers
Native catalog
AI Mode28.7%
ChatGPT21.2%
257 distinct products
n = 520 answers
Ad rate
59.2%ChatGPT
154 ads · 20+ advertisers
n = 260 answers
Opportunity
90
High
90 / 100
- Demand
- p100
- Open
- 96
- Ads
- 59
n = 520 answers
Subcategories
19 subcategories · size = AI demand · colour = opportunity
95Fruits & Vegetables61.2%10.8M AI asks / mo90Bakery7.6%1.3M AI asks / mo93Cooking & Baking Ingredients5.1%905.4K AI asks / mo93Snack Foods5%886.5K AI asks / mo91Condiments & Sauces4%706.6K AI asks / mo88Dairy Products4%703.6K AI asks / mo92Seasonings & Spices3.8%669K AI asks / mo86Grains, Rice & Cereal3.4%604.4K AI asks / mo94Dips & Spreads2.9%504.9K AI asks / moTofu, Soy & Vegetarian Products1.3%
What AI answers show
Brands, stores, products, ads and sources in the sampled answers
n = 520 answers520 promptsOct 28, 2026
Brands AI recommends
Share of brand mentions in Food Items answers
n = 260 answersGoogle AI Mode and AI Overviews answers
Market concentrationFragmented
FragmentedModerateConcentrated
HHI 36Leader 1.2%Top 3 3.7%
Fragmented: no brand dominates. The top 3 hold 3.7% of mentions; the leader 1.2%.
Answers behind the ranking
Product categories: Google answers only, for now
- Google AI Mode260