cardamom
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.1%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Incredible53.82avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Incredible$35.38avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Conversion
Great8.0%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Quality gap
Great4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Competition
Good52%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Price range
Okay$6.97–$191.12cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Brand share
Okay80%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Market size
Okay$189K$189K/yr · 67K searches
Growth
Bad-1.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United Arab Emirates niche tracking, cardamom is a $189K/yr Amazon United Arab Emirates market (67K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 80% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb. Verdict: Worth a look — 59/100.
Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
cardamom market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $212K–$283K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 8.0%
- Avg BSR
- #56
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 95%
- Sponsored
- 23%
- Out of stock
- 3.3%
- Avg brand age
- 52 months
- Avg seller age
- 73 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 52% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
15 rising
Sellers
29
Top-5 brand share
80%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
52%
Top 20: 98%
Open market
16%
- Bayara26%
- Lulu23%
- Emperor Akbar14%
- Reema9%
- Nitra9%
- Unifresh3%
- Open — no brand owns it (9 brands, 16%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -1.2% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
Top cardamom search terms
- cardamom41K/yr
- هيل حب6K/yr
- هيل8K/yr
- elaichi6K/yr
- cardamon3K/yr
- green cardamom3K/yr
Top cardamom products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 22 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Newest
by launch date
AWAFI MILL Whole Green Cardamom (Elaichi | Elettaria cardamomum) Premium Aromatic Pods for Chai Arabic Coffee Biryani & Desserts | Food-Grade Spice - 100 g | 3.5 Oz
AWAFI MILL$46.662 rev
Nitra Green Cardamom 100 g
Nitra$13.637 rev
Tasty Food Green Cardamom 20 g
tasty food$7.953 rev
Unifresh Green Cardamom 50grams Pack of 1
Unifresh$8.3642 rev
FreshToHome Cardamom Green 50g (UAE)
FRESHTOHOME$10.913 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Jimidar Extra Green Cardamom Pods Whole Green Cardamom Spice All Natural Vegan Non-GMO Product of India 100 g (3.5 oz)
jimidar$62.034.6★
Nitra Green Cardamom 100 g
Nitra$13.634.1★
AWAFI MILL Whole Green Cardamom (Elaichi | Elettaria cardamomum) Premium Aromatic Pods for Chai Arabic Coffee Biryani & Desserts | Food-Grade Spice - 100 g | 3.5 Oz
AWAFI MILL$46.664.5★
EMPEROR AKBAR Purple Grade (8 mm & above) Cardamom (250G)
Emperor Akbar$71.814.5★
Cardamom DGEJ 8mm 100g Approx. Weight
Lulu$18.953.4★
What buyers say about cardamom
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Very good quality”
“Its look fresh”
What buyers complain about
“Small size”
“scam for the price of AED 19 for 100 gms”
“Size is not same as like website picture”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is cardamom profitable to sell on Amazon United Arab Emirates?
- The niche generates $189K/yr across 22 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -1.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (59/100).
- How competitive is the cardamom niche?
- 15 brands and 29 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 52% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 80% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in cardamom?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: الحجم الكلي, القيمة مقابل المال, المنتج المعلن عنه مقابل المنتج الفعلي. The return rate is 0.1%.
- When does demand for cardamom peak?
- Demand peaks in Feb; the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the cardamom niche?
- Listings span $6.97–$191.12; the average listing price is $35.38 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 54 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.