How competitive is the Sesame Oil niche on Amazon United Arab Emirates?

16 brands and 30 sellers compete in Sesame Oil on Amazon United Arab Emirates. The top 5 Sesame Oil products take 59% of clicks and its top 5 brands hold 74% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in Sesame Oil?

Sesame Oil buyers on Amazon United Arab Emirates complain most about يشم, الذوق العام, مر, the themes mined from the niche's reviews. Its return rate is 0.1%.

What does it cost to enter the Sesame Oil niche?

Sesame Oil sells for $20.25 on average on Amazon United Arab Emirates, inside our $15–$100 sweet spot. Listings span $6.33–$40.27. The average incumbent carries 171 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

Sesame Oil

Sesame Oil shows low returns (0.1%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Signals Low Review Barrier

Flapen Score

Worth a look

Top 22% of 419 Grocery niches · +6 vs the category median of 52

This niche Category average · 419 niches

Is Sesame Oil profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Arab Emirates niche tracking, Sesame Oil is a $148K/yr Amazon United Arab Emirates market (77K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 74% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 58/100.

Sesame Oil: 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 -14.5% over the last 90 days and 9.5% of searches end in a purchase.

$148K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr8K

Search volume / yr-14.5%77K

Conversion rate9.5%

Avg price$20.25

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 74% of demand, so 26% of the market is open.

26%

open market share

Brands · sellers16 · 30

Top-5 product click share59%

Open market26%

Avg brand age53 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 19 products

Top Sesame Oil products & what they sell for

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

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Bharat Cold Pressed Sesame Oil (Gingelly Oil) 1 Litre | 100% Pure & Natural | Wood Pressed | Rich in Vitamin E | Ideal for Cooking Pickling & Asian Cuisine

Price: $18.76
Rating: 4.0/5
Reviews: 123
Age: 4y ago

Norir 100% Pure Sesame Oil (Gingelly Oil) | Cold Pressed Unrefined Zero Cholesterol | Natural Oil for Cooking Skin & Hair | 500ml

Price: $18.48
Rating: 4.0/5
Reviews: 33
Age: 4y ago

Lee Kum Kee Sesame Oil Edible Vegetable Oil Flavor Enhancer Aromatic Taste Slightly Coarse Texture Thick & Delicious No Added Color & Flavor Natural & pure - 207 ml

Price: $17.78
Rating: 4.4/5
Reviews: 33
Age: 13y ago

Blue Dragon Sesame Oil 150ml

Price: $15.01
Rating: 4.5/5
Reviews: 110
Age: 13y ago

Nellara Gingelly Sesame Oil 1 Liters

Price: $21.63
Rating: 4.4/5
Reviews: 44
Age: 2y ago

Newest

by launch date

Swarnam Gingelly Oil 1 Litre

Price: $16.31
Rating: 5.0/5
Reviews: 1
Age: 6mo ago

Green Farm Sesame Oil 200 ml

Price: $6.33
Rating: 4.2/5
Reviews: 3
Age: 9mo ago

Natural Forever Virgin Sesame Seed Oil 250ml | 100% Pure & Natural | For Skin & Hair | Reduces Hair Fall | Moisturizing | Protect Skin From Sun Damage

Price: $36.10
Rating: 4.2/5
Reviews: 6
Age: 1y ago

organic forest Premium Sesame Oil - Cold Pressed Sesame Seed Oil for Skin & Hair - Nutrient-Rich Sesame Seeds - Natural & Pure - Non-GMO Vegan Cruelty-Free Hexane-Free - 1 fl oz

Price: $30.43
Rating: 4.2/5
Reviews: 2,282
Age: 2y ago

Nellara Gingelly Sesame Oil 1 Liters

Price: $21.63
Rating: 4.4/5
Reviews: 44
Age: 2y ago

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 59% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

16 falling

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

74%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

59%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

19%

Bharat24%
NORIR21%
Lee Kum Kee12%
ATD10%
Blue Dragon7%
Nellara7%

Sesame Oil demand & seasonality

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

Volume77KCVR9.5%Products19Brands16Top 5 Brands74%OOS Rate7.7%Rating4.3★Reviews171Avg BSR#61

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Top Sesame Oil search terms shoppers use

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

sesame oil69K/yr -11.7%8.4% conv.
sesame oil for cooking4K/yr -48.8%4.8% conv.
زيت السمسم3K/yr -17.9%3.1% conv.

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Sesame Oil

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

What buyers love

65% of reviews

القيمة مقابل المال25%

“Price wise good”

زيتي/دهني13%

“Quality Sesame Oil”

الجودة الشاملة13%

“Very good product”

نباتي/عضوي8%

“Although, this product has the organic USDA certificate, it goes in a transparent plastic bottle with a plastic cap”

المكونات الطبيعية6%

“natural”

What buyers complain about

92% of reviews

يشم36%

“Rancid smelling”

الذوق العام27%

“some weird taste”

مر10%

“Bitter and funny smell”

زيتي/دهني7%

“Rancid”

القيمة مقابل المال5%

“Waste of money”

Sesame Oil return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.1%

Return rate

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1الحجم الكلي

67%

2مانع للتسرب

33%

Common Sesame Oil questions

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

Flapen scores Sesame Oil 58/100 on Amazon United Arab Emirates — Worth a look. The niche generates $148K/yr across 19 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -14.5% over the last 90 days.