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Ketchup

Ketchup shows low returns (0.1%), but brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 91% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

51
Worth a look

Ranks 211 of 419 Grocery niches · −1 vs the category median of 52

Market size 38Growth 23Conversion 92Competition 53Returns 100Price range 60Avg price 56Brand share 22Review moat 54Quality gap 40
This niche Category average · 419 niches

Is Ketchup profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Arab Emirates niche tracking, Ketchup is a $194K/yr Amazon United Arab Emirates market (137K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 91% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.

Ketchup: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved -3.7% over the last 90 days and 11.2% of searches end in a purchase.

$194K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr25K
Search volume / yr-3.7%137K
Conversion rate11.2%
Avg price$12.71

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 91% of demand, so 9% of the market is open.

9%

open market share

Brands · sellers10 · 25
Top-5 product click share53%
Open market9%
Avg brand age48 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 31 products

Sponsored placement10%
New entrants (1y)2· 2 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews1,344

Top Ketchup products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 53% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

$0$8K$15K$23K$31K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

10 rising

Sellers

25

Top-5 brand share

91%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

53%

Top 20: 90%

Open market

6%

  • HEINZ69%
  • American Harvest10%
  • Tiffany5%
  • American Garden4%
  • Generic3%
  • Hellmann's3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 6%)

Ketchup demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume137KCVR11.2%Products31Brands10Top 5 Brands91%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.5★Reviews1,344Avg BSR#25
3K2KBlack Friday '25Spike '26Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Mar '26May '26Jun '26

Top Ketchup search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • ketchup74K/yr
  • tomato ketchup18K/yr
  • heinz ketchup15K/yr
  • heinz12K/yr
  • كاتشب8K/yr
  • ketchup heinz9K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Ketchup

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

93% of reviews
الذوق العام43%

Very tasty

القيمة مقابل المال29%

Value for money

حلاوة14%

To me this is the best ketchup especially if you do not like your ketchup sweet

الجودة الشاملة7%

Quality

What buyers complain about

50% of reviews
الحجم الكلي50%

small

Common Ketchup questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Ketchup 51/100 on Amazon United Arab Emirates — Worth a look. The niche generates $194K/yr across 31 tracked products. 2 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -3.7% over the last 90 days.
Ketchup buyers on Amazon United Arab Emirates complain most about الحجم الكلي, the themes mined from the niche's reviews. Its return rate is 0.1%.