kakao nibs
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.0%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.0%return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Incredible€22.89avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Conversion
Great10.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Great€5.54–€55.50cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Market size
Good€503K€503K/yr · 213K searches
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Competition
Okay58%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Brand share
Okay79%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Review moat
Okay2,869.1avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Growth
Bad-25.8%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, kakao nibs is a €503K/yr Amazon Germany market (213K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.
Data updated Jul 16, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
Market data
- Units sold / yr
- 15K–20K
- avg 750–1,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- €343K–€458K
- units × avg price
- Launch success
- —
- 0 of 1 new (360d)
- Conversion rate
- 10.3%
- Avg BSR
- #60
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 80%
- Sponsored
- 85%
- Out of stock
- 4.8%
- Avg brand age
- 52 months
- Avg seller age
- 182 days
Competition
The top 5 products take 58% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
12 falling
Sellers
14
Top-5 brand share
79%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
58%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
16%
- bioZentrale22%
- sevenhills wholefoods18%
- vom-Achterhof17%
- NaturaleBio17%
- RUF5%
- KoRo5%
- Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 16%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -25.8% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
Product shelf
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 20 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
biozentrale Kakaonibs | 200 g Bio Superfood | zuckerarme geröstete Kakaobohnenstückchen | zum Verfeinern von Müslis Smoothies und mehr
bioZentrale€7.144.5★218 rev
NaturaleBio Roh Kakao Nibs 1Kg. Bio Roh Kakao Nibs. Rohkost natürlich und rein. Produziert aus der Theobroma Pflanze. Quelle für Magnesium Kalium und Eisen.
NaturaleBio€35.554.5★15,012 rev
Sevenhills Wholefoods Roh Kakaonibs Bio 500g
sevenhills wholefoods€19.154.5★2,972 rev
Kakaonibs Bio 1kg | aus der Criollo Kakao-Bohne | ohne Süßungsmittel | für Schokomuffins Schokoglasuren eine heiße Schokolade & als Zugabe in Porridges Müslis & Co | vom Achterhof
vom-Achterhof€37.304.3★470 rev
Sevenhills Wholefoods Roh Kakaonibs Bio 1kg
sevenhills wholefoods€30.984.5★2,972 rev
Newest
by launch date
KoRo - Bio Fairtrade Kakaonibs 500 g - Geschälte & geröstete Kakaobohnenstücke - Herb-schokoladiger Geschmack - Ballaststoffreich
KoRo€21.71617 rev
Kakao Nibs Bio 2kg | kleine Stücke der gebrochenen Kakaobohne | knackig und aromatisch mit wertvollen Inhaltsstoffen | Achterhof
vom-Achterhof€55.50470 rev
CLASEN BIO Kakao Nibs 6x200g Bundle Klein geschrotete Kakaobohnen herb-aromatisch & schokoladig Kakaonibs ideal für Desserts Smoothiebowls & Gebäck Reich an Ballaststoffen & Magnesium
Clasen Bio€31.9477 rev
PAKKA Bio Fairtrade Kakao Nibs 600g Öko & Fair Cacao Cocoa Nibs direkt hergestellt und abgefüllt vom Produzenten in Kolumbien vegan 600 g (1er Pack))
pakka€18.43124 rev
RUF Bio Kakao Nibs 100% grob gehackte Kakao-Bohnen mit zart herber Kakao-Note vegan & in Bio-Qualität als Topping für Bowls & Desserts 1 x 150g
RUF€5.54195 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
FOODIN Kakao Nibs Bio 750g Ungesüßte Kakaonibs aus Bio Rohkakao Organic Cacao Nibs & Raw Cocoa Nibs für Müsli Smoothies Backen & Vegane Rezepte
FOODIN€18.204.6★
FOODIN Kakao Nibs Bio 200g Ungesüßte Kakaonibs aus Bio Rohkakao Organic Cacao Nibs & Raw Cocoa Nibs für Müsli Smoothies Backen & Vegane Rezepte
FOODIN€6.534.6★
NaturaleBio Roh Kakao Nibs 200g. Bio Roh Kakao Nibs. Rohkost natürlich und rein. Produziert aus der Theobroma Pflanze. Quelle für Magnesium Kalium und Eisen.
NaturaleBio€11.914.5★
süssundclever.de Bio Kakaonibs | 1 0 kg | Rohkost | Premium Qualität | plastikfrei und ökologisch-nachhaltig abgepackt
SÜSSUNDCLEVER.DE est 2016€32.424.6★
KoRo - Bio Fairtrade Kakaonibs 500 g - Geschälte & geröstete Kakaobohnenstücke - Herb-schokoladiger Geschmack - Ballaststoffreich
KoRo€21.714.6★
Reviews
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Super Produkt”
“Tip top & lecker”
“Guter Geschmack”
“Preis-Wert”
“Heiße Schokolade vom Feinsten”
“Sehr crunchy”
“Super gesund”
“Riechen super, schmecken super, sind nicht so hart wie die von Purasana”
“Die KakaoNibs sind nicht nur gesund”
“perfekt für alle, die Bio-Rohkost lieben.”
What buyers complain about
“Stinken und schmecken fürchterlich”
“Etwas bitter”
“Unerträglicher Geschmack”
“Etwas teurer”
“Zum so knabbern nicht unbedingt geeignet”
“Trinkschokolade. zur Herstellung von Trinkkakakao in Rohkostqualität nicht zu empfehlen da sehr viele "Brösel" nach dem Schmelzen zurückbleiben!”
“Schmeckt alt”
“Stinkend”
“sind und mehr sehr harte Stückchen”
“Nur mittelmäßige Qualität”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is kakao nibs profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
- The niche generates €503K/yr across 20 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -25.8%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (56/100).
- How competitive is the kakao nibs niche?
- 12 brands and 14 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 58% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 79% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in kakao nibs?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Geschmack insgesamt, Bitter, Geschmack. The return rate is 0.0%.
- When does demand for kakao nibs peak?
- Demand peaks in Nov; the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the kakao nibs niche?
- Listings span €5.54–€55.50; the average listing price is €22.89 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,869 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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