black bean noodles
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Great9.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Review moat
Good511.5avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Price range
Okay€1.81–€25.84cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Avg price
Okay€10.16avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Growth
Bad-7.5%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad€39K€39K/yr · 42K searches
Competition
Bad92%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, black bean noodles is a €39K/yr Amazon Germany market (42K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb. Verdict: Skip it — 36/100.
Data updated Jul 16, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
black bean noodles market data
- Units sold / yr
- 3K–4K
- avg 500–750/product
- Revenue / yr
- €30K–€41K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 9.3%
- Avg BSR
- #150
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 75%
- Sponsored
- 38%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 56 months
- Avg seller age
- 192 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 92% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
5 rising
Sellers
27
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
92%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Nongshim87%
- Nong Shim5%
- Paldo3%
- LEE KUM KEE2%
- Assi2%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -7.5% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
Top black bean noodles search terms
- chapagetti25K/yr
- jajangmyeon5K/yr
- jjajangmyeon6K/yr
- chapaghetti2K/yr
- black bean noodles3K/yr
Top black bean noodles 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 8 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Nong Shim Instantnudeln Chapaghetti Traditionelles koreanisches Nudelgericht - schnelle Zubereitung 1er Multipack - 5 x 140g
Nongshim€6.954.4★315 rev
NONGSHIM - Instantnudeln Chapagetti - 6 X 140 GR - Multipack
Nongshim€6.394.5★25 rev
20x140g Nongshim Chapaghetti Koreanische Instant Nudeln mit schwarzer Bohnensauce
Nong Shim€22.384.4★131 rev
NONGSHIM - Instant Nudelnsuppe Chapagetti - (1 X 140 GR)
Nongshim€1.814.4★1,877 rev
NONGSHIM Instantnudeln Shin Ramyun Toomba - Family Pack 5 x 137 g à Beutel
Nongshim€8.154.7★283 rev
Newest
by launch dateNONGSHIM - Instantnudeln Chapagetti - 6 X 140 GR - Multipack
Nongshim€6.3925 rev
NONGSHIM Instantnudeln Shin Ramyun Toomba - Family Pack 5 x 137 g à Beutel
Nongshim€8.15283 rev
Nong Shim Instantnudeln Chapaghetti Traditionelles koreanisches Nudelgericht - schnelle Zubereitung 1er Multipack - 5 x 140g
Nongshim€6.95315 rev
20x140g Nongshim Chapaghetti Koreanische Instant Nudeln mit schwarzer Bohnensauce
Nong Shim€22.38131 rev
Lee Kum Kee Schwarze Bohnen Knoblauch Sauce (aus China würzig ohne Glutamat ohne Konservierungsstoffe ohne Farbstoffe) 1 x 165 ml
LEE KUM KEE€2.78273 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumNONGSHIM Instantnudeln Shin Ramyun Toomba - Family Pack 5 x 137 g à Beutel
Nongshim€8.154.7★
NONGSHIM - Instantnudeln Chapagetti - 6 X 140 GR - Multipack
Nongshim€6.394.5★
Lee Kum Kee Schwarze Bohnen Knoblauch Sauce (aus China würzig ohne Glutamat ohne Konservierungsstoffe ohne Farbstoffe) 1 x 165 ml
LEE KUM KEE€2.784.5★
Nong Shim Instantnudeln Chapaghetti Traditionelles koreanisches Nudelgericht - schnelle Zubereitung 1er Multipack - 5 x 140g
Nongshim€6.954.4★
NONGSHIM - Instant Nudelnsuppe Chapagetti - (1 X 140 GR)
Nongshim€1.814.4★
What buyers say about black bean noodles
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Yummy”
“Schärfe war ausreichend”
“Championgeschmack”
“- Ein Must-Have in der chinesischen Küche”
“Für solche Momente sind Fertigprodukte super”
“Auch hier wieder ein sehr leckeres Gericht das seinen Preis wert ist”
“alles wie beschrieben”
“Tolle dicke Ramennudeln”
“Schöner cremiger, leicht scharfer Snack für den kleinen Hunger - zwei Packungen sind eine ganze Mahlzeit”
“Für solche Momente sind Fertigprodukte super”
What buyers complain about
“Schmeckt mehlig”
“Arg teuer”
“Nicht wirklich scharf”
“Katastrophe so salzig”
“Die Nudeln wirken für sich allein etwas geschmacklich zu schwach”
“Die gelben und rosa Farben sind mir persönlich viel zu lasch und man muss noch kräftig nachwürzen”
“Zubereitung etwas umständlicher als bei anderen”
“nicht überragend”
“schmecken sie wirklich gar nicht gesund.”
“von der Konsistenz her schmecken sie wirklich gar nicht gesund.”
Common questions
- Is black bean noodles profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
- The niche generates €39K/yr across 8 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -7.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (36/100).
- How competitive is the black bean noodles niche?
- 5 brands and 27 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 92% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in black bean noodles?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Geschmack insgesamt, Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis, Würzigkeit. The return rate is 0.1%.
- When does demand for black bean noodles peak?
- Demand peaks in Feb; the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the black bean noodles niche?
- Listings span €1.81–€25.84; the average listing price is €10.16 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 512 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.