gerste
Skip itA concentrated shelf (top 5 take 94% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Great€53.08avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Review moat
Great294.57avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Conversion
Good6.2%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Price range
Okay€1.81–€197.26cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Market size
Okay€116K€116K/yr · 36K searches
Growth
Bad-3.1%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad98%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Competition
Bad94%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, gerste is a €116K/yr Amazon Germany market (36K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.
Data updated Jul 16, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
gerste market data
- Units sold / yr
- 2K–2K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- €80K–€106K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 6.2%
- Avg BSR
- #84
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 57%
- Sponsored
- 29%
- Out of stock
- 20.0%
- Avg brand age
- 65 months
- Avg seller age
- 196 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 94% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
6 falling
Sellers
15
Top-5 brand share
98%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
94%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Alnatura49%
- Davert21%
- Gerstoni17%
- BIOBUDDYS7%
- Craftfull4%
- FACAL2%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -3.1% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
Top gerste 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 7 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Alnatura Bio Rollgerste Gerstengraupen 500g
Alnatura€2.264.6★350 rev
Davert Gerste entspelzt 1 kg
Davert€3.764.7★5 rev
Gerstoni Gourmet Gerste Classic 1kg mild-nussige Reisalternative ballaststoffreiches Superfood mit 5% pflanzlichem Beta-Glucan nachhaltig & regional fertig in nur 1518 Minuten.
Gerstoni€5.824.5★231 rev
Bio Gerste 1 kg
BIOBUDDYS€9.174.4★19 rev
Gerüst CF-103A | - Trittleiter - Rollgerüst - Haushaltsleiter - Arbeitsbühne - Anlegeleiter - Alu Leiter - Leitergerüst - Baugerüst (7 Sprossen)
Craftfull€151.514.2★935 rev
Newest
by launch dateBio Gerste 1 kg
BIOBUDDYS€9.1719 rev
Alnatura Schnelle Mischung Gerste Linsen Kichererbsen 250 g
Alnatura€1.8191 rev
FACAL Kleines mobiles P6 Aluminium Gerüst für alle Arbeiten im Haus und Zuhause mit einer maximalen Arbeitshöhe von 2 90 m.
FACAL€197.26431 rev
Gerstoni Gourmet Gerste Classic 1kg mild-nussige Reisalternative ballaststoffreiches Superfood mit 5% pflanzlichem Beta-Glucan nachhaltig & regional fertig in nur 1518 Minuten.
Gerstoni€5.82231 rev
Alnatura Bio Rollgerste Gerstengraupen 500g
Alnatura€2.26350 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumDavert Gerste entspelzt 1 kg
Davert€3.764.7★
FACAL Kleines mobiles P6 Aluminium Gerüst für alle Arbeiten im Haus und Zuhause mit einer maximalen Arbeitshöhe von 2 90 m.
FACAL€197.264.6★
Gerüst CF-103A | - Trittleiter - Rollgerüst - Haushaltsleiter - Arbeitsbühne - Anlegeleiter - Alu Leiter - Leitergerüst - Baugerüst (7 Sprossen)
Craftfull€151.514.2★
Gerstoni Gourmet Gerste Classic 1kg mild-nussige Reisalternative ballaststoffreiches Superfood mit 5% pflanzlichem Beta-Glucan nachhaltig & regional fertig in nur 1518 Minuten.
Gerstoni€5.824.5★
Alnatura Schnelle Mischung Gerste Linsen Kichererbsen 250 g
Alnatura€1.814.4★
What buyers say about gerste
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Super Qualität”
“Total lecker”
“Nicht zerkocht, eher leicht bissfest”
“Praktisch, Aufbau leicht, Stand sicher, kann ich nur empfehlen”
“Top, für ein schnelles leckeres Pfannengericht”
“Kannte ich vorher nicht, echt lecker, gesund und so verschieden einsetzbar”
“Hält sicher”
“Alnatura Bio Rollgerste”
“Artikel in Ordnung, wie beschrieben”
“Aufbau leicht, Stand sicher, kann ich nur empfehlen.”
What buyers complain about
“Leider mit Öl”
“Man darf keine hohe Qualität erwarten, Schrauben, nur handfest anziehen, sonst verbiegt alles”
“Der Aufbau dauert alleine mit einer Zehnernuss”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is gerste profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
- The niche generates €116K/yr across 7 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -3.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (41/100).
- How competitive is the gerste niche?
- 6 brands and 15 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 94% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 98% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in gerste?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Ölig/fettig, Qualität insgesamt, Montage/Installation. The return rate is 0.1%.
- When does demand for gerste peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the gerste niche?
- Listings span €1.81–€197.26; the average listing price is €53.08 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 295 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.