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buttercreme

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Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 99% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 17Growth 24Conversion 85Competition 17Returns 100Price range 23Avg price 25Brand share 4Review moat 69Quality gap 57

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great9.4%

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

Review moat

Good728.93

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Avg price

Okay€8.88

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Bad-1.6%

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

Price range

Bad€1.45–€19.06

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

Market size

Bad€67K

€67K/yr · 80K searches

Competition

Bad80%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Brand share

Bad99%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, buttercreme is a €67K/yr Amazon Germany market (80K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 99% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.

Data updated Jul 16, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

buttercreme market data

Units sold / yr
8K–10K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
€71K–€89K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
9.4%
Avg BSR
#90
Page quality
0%
Prime
93%
Sponsored
79%
Out of stock
6.2%
Avg brand age
50 months
Avg seller age
193 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 80% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

6 falling

Sellers

27

Top-5 brand share

99%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

80%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

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Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -1.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K2KSpike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Top buttercreme search terms

  • buttercreme29K/yr
  • buttercreme fertigmischung22K/yr
  • frosting11K/yr
  • buttercreme für torten9K/yr
  • betty crocker frosting5K/yr
  • frosting cream5K/yr
All search terms

Top buttercreme 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%10%€7K20%€13K30%€20K40%€27K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about buttercreme

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

What buyers love

Geschmack insgesamt25%

“Mega lecker”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit21%

“Easy”

Qualität insgesamt11%

“Super Produkt”

Geschmack9%

“schmeckt gut, nicht zu süß oder butterig”

Backen7%

“Luftig leichte Tortencreme”

Farbe5%

“pures schönes Weiss”

Textur/Konsistenz – insgesamt5%

“Die Creme ist sehr einfach zu verarbeiten und eignet sich bestens, um Muster und Spritztupfen auf eine Torte zu zaubern”

Kochanleitung3%

“Sie ist in der Zubereitung sehr schnell”

Funktionalität insgesamt3%

“Macht genauso viel Arbeit”

Löslichkeit2%

“Kaufe das Pulver immer wieder”

What buyers complain about

Geschmack17%

“auch kein Geschmack”

Geschmack insgesamt17%

“Schmeckt son bisschen nach Marshmellow”

Süße17%

“Zu süß und die creme ist kriselig”

Funktionalität insgesamt17%

“Hat leider nicht funktioniert, 3 x probiert :(”

Geruch6%

“für Blüchen/Boden usw riecht es nicht man für eine Ansatz.”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt6%

“Auch passen sie Angaben nicht, man bekommt eine 20 cm Torte grade grade so eingestrichen (wenn man schon Übung hat),”

Ölig/fettig6%

“extrem butterlastig im Geschmack”

Anleitung/Benutzerhandbuch/Fehlerbehebung4%

“Die Anleitung auf der Packung besteht nur aus Bildern und ist etwas spärlich”

Common questions

Is buttercreme profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €67K/yr across 14 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -1.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
How competitive is the buttercreme niche?
6 brands and 27 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 80% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 99% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in buttercreme?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Geschmack, Geschmack insgesamt, Süße. The return rate is 0.1%.
When does demand for buttercreme peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the buttercreme niche?
Listings span €1.45–€19.06; the average listing price is €8.88 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 729 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.