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chickpeas

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Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($1.86–$13.73) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 18Growth 9Conversion 99Competition 46Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 19Brand share 41Review moat 97Quality gap 78

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible18.5%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Review moat

Incredible51.05

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Great4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Okay57%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Brand share

Okay80%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Avg price

Bad$7.01

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Market size

Bad$73K

$73K/yr · 56K searches

Growth

Bad-31.0%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Price range

Bad$1.86–$13.73

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

According to Flapen's Amazon United Arab Emirates niche tracking, chickpeas is a $73K/yr Amazon United Arab Emirates market (56K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 80% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.

Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

chickpeas market data

Units sold / yr
15K–20K
avg 500–750/product
Revenue / yr
$105K–$140K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
18.5%
Avg BSR
#24
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
18%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
48 months
Avg seller age
0 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 57% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

12 flat

Sellers

16

Top-5 brand share

80%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

57%

Top 20: 98%

Open market

15%

  • Del Monte23%
  • Lulu23%
  • Bayara20%
  • Generic8%
  • Natures Choice6%
  • Organic Tattva5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 15%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -31.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K2KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Top chickpeas search terms

  • chickpeas24K/yr
  • chick peas12K/yr
  • chickpea8K/yr
  • chic peas7K/yr
  • حمص حب3K/yr
  • chick pea3K/yr
All search terms

Top chickpeas 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.

0%5%$4K10%$7K15%$11K20%$15K1101001K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 22 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about chickpeas

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

الجودة الشاملة50%

“Nice product”

الخبز50%

“Always perfect for a nice recipe”

What buyers complain about

الجودة الشاملة20%

“get a better brand”

حالة المنتج20%

“Not fresh at all- very worst quality”

فاسد/فاسد/فاسد20%

“Not fresh at all- very worst quality”

المنتج المعلن عنه مقابل المنتج الفعلي20%

“Not what I expected based on the description”

لون20%

“Found many black”

Common questions

Is chickpeas profitable to sell on Amazon United Arab Emirates?
The niche generates $73K/yr across 22 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -31.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
How competitive is the chickpeas niche?
12 brands and 16 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 57% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 80% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in chickpeas?
Top complaints mined from reviews: الجودة الشاملة, حالة المنتج, فاسد/فاسد/فاسد. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for chickpeas peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the chickpeas niche?
Listings span $1.86–$13.73; the average listing price is $7.01 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 51 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.