Is chili con carne profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?

The niche generates €58K/yr across 29 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -31.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).

How competitive is the chili con carne niche?

16 brands and 25 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 55% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 80% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in chili con carne?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Geschmack insgesamt, Geschmack, Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis. The return rate is 0.1%.

When does demand for chili con carne peak?

Demand peaks in Aug–Sep–Oct; the busiest month runs 4.6× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the chili con carne niche?

Listings span €1.29–€25.59; the average listing price is €6.14 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 192 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

chili con carne

Skip it

Soft demand (-31.8% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Great192.41

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Great9.7%

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

Quality gap

Good4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Okay55%

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

Price range

Okay€1.29–€25.59

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

Brand share

Okay80%

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

Avg price

Bad€6.14

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Market size

Bad€58K

€58K/yr · 98K searches

Growth

Bad-31.8%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, chili con carne is a €58K/yr Amazon Germany market (98K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 80% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug–Sep–Oct. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.

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

chili con carne market data

Units sold / yr: 15K–20K; avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr: €92K–€123K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 9.7%
Avg BSR: #154
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 76%
Sponsored: 24%
Out of stock: 6.8%
Avg brand age: 69 months
Avg seller age: 182 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 55% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

16 falling

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

80%

Top 20: 98%

Top-5 click share

55%

Top 20: 92%

Open market

17%

Kühne50%
ostprodukte-versand13%
Hengstenberg7%
SIMON6%
Erasco3%
DREISTERN3%
Open — no brand owns it (10 brands, 17%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -31.8% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Aug, Sep, Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.6×

Open Trend

Top chili con carne search terms

rouladen29K/yr -34.2%2.5% conv.
rotkohl27K/yr -32.0%11.6% conv.
rinderrouladen15K/yr -28.7%1.5% conv.
roladen5K/yr +16.2%0.4% conv.
rotkraut7K/yr -28.2%10.5% conv.
rinderrouladen in dosen6K/yr -40.3%4.4% conv.
rotkohl im beutel5K/yr -47.4%11.0% conv.
rotkohl im glas5K/yr -53.0%8.4% conv.

All search terms

Top chili con carne 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.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Kühne Rotkohl 2 Minuten 400g

Kühne€1.794.6★220 rev

Dreistern Gourmet 2 Rinder-Rouladen 500g handgerollt in pikanter Sauce

ostprodukte-versand€8.554.2★118 rev

Kühne Apfelrotkohl 2 Minuten 370ml

Kühne€1.294.6★173 rev

Kühne Rotkohl 720ml

Kühne€2.004.5★288 rev

Hengstenberg Mildessa Rotkraut Traditionelle Art 285 g

Hengstenberg€1.504.4★134 rev

Newest

by launch date

Rotkohl 1 Stk. (2.15 kg)

Generisch€3.703 rev

1y ago

Bio Rotkraut 700 - 1400 g

Frisches Gemüse€3.852 rev

2y ago

Alnatura Bio Rotkohl 0.68 kg

--€1.980 rev

3y ago

Gourmet Rinderrouladen in pikanter Sauce 3x500gr

DREISTERN€23.8813 rev

4y ago

SIMON Kohlrouladen 800 g I Zwei Krautwickel mit Schweinefleisch in pikanter Sauce I Fleischspezialität in recyclebarer Konserve I Authentische Hausmannskost

SIMON€4.67323 rev

4y ago

What buyers say about chili con carne

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

What buyers love

Geschmack insgesamt56%

“Schmeckt super”

Geschmack9%

“Geschmack super”

Qualität insgesamt7%

“Super Produkt”

Kochanleitung4%

“Schnellküche”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis3%

“Enofelens wert”

Vegan/Biologisch2%

“Gewohnte alnatura Qualität”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt2%

“Wie erwartet”

Würzigkeit2%

“Leckerer Sauerbraten”

Süße2%

“sehr süß”

Gesamtgröße1%

“Passt”

What buyers complain about

Geschmack insgesamt25%

“Schmeckt nicht”

Geschmack7%

“Geschmacklich I different und pampig”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis6%

“für den Preis zu teuer”

Inhaltsstoffe – insgesamt5%

“Schlechteste Kohlroulade aller Zeiten”

Feucht/Trocken5%

“Die Verpackung kam nass”

Sauer4%

“Sauerbraten schmeckt nicht sauer”

Süße3%

“Nicht wirklich süß sauer”

Gesamtgröße3%

“2 Stück drin, groß”

Haltbarkeit3%

“Die Haltbarkeitsdauer um fast 4 Wochen überschritten,”