knödel
Skip itSoft demand (-31.5% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Great162.19avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Conversion
Great8.2%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Competition
Okay55%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Price range
Okay€1.29–€22.41cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Brand share
Okay87%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Avg price
Bad€5.26avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Market size
Bad€46K€46K/yr · 105K searches
Growth
Bad-31.5%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, knödel is a €46K/yr Amazon Germany market (105K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.
Data updated Jul 16, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
knödel market data
- Units sold / yr
- 15K–20K
- avg 500–750/product
- Revenue / yr
- €79K–€105K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 8.2%
- Avg BSR
- #160
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 81%
- Sponsored
- 10%
- Out of stock
- 5.1%
- Avg brand age
- 64 months
- Avg seller age
- 185 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 55% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
14 falling
Sellers
25
Top-5 brand share
87%
Top 20: 99%
Top-5 click share
55%
Top 20: 90%
Open market
10%
- Kühne43%
- Pfanni30%
- Hengstenberg6%
- Alnatura4%
- Henglein4%
- EDEKA3%
- Open — no brand owns it (8 brands, 10%)
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 34 weeks — -31.5% search growth over the last 90 days.Top knödel search terms
- knödel27K/yr
- rotkohl27K/yr
- semmelknödel17K/yr
- klöße11K/yr
- rotkraut7K/yr
- kartoffelknödel6K/yr
- rotkohl im beutel5K/yr
- rotkohl im glas5K/yr
Top knödel 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 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Pfanni Kartoffel Klöße mit rohen Kartoffeln 1er-Pack (1 x 200 g)
Pfanni€1.894.3★608 rev
Kühne Rotkohl 2 Minuten 400g
Kühne€1.794.6★220 rev
Kühne Apfelrotkohl 2 Minuten 370ml
Kühne€1.294.6★173 rev
Pfanni Semmel Knödel Der Klassiker für leckere Semmelknödel im praktischen Kochbeutel 7x 200g
Pfanni€11.493.6★150 rev
Kühne Rotkohl 720ml
Kühne€2.004.5★288 rev
Newest
by launch date
Rotkohl 1 Stk. (2.15 kg)
Generisch€3.703 rev
Gut & Günstig Semmel Knödel fein Gewürzt 14er Pack (14 x 200g)
EDEKA€22.415 rev
Bio Rotkraut 700 - 1400 g
Frisches Gemüse€3.852 rev
Gut & Günstig Semmel-Knödel im Kochbeutel fein gewürzt 4er Pack (4 x 200g) Ideal zum Sonntagsessen Festessen und zum Braten | 4 x 6 Knödel im Kochbeutel
EDEKA€8.3913 rev
Alnatura Bio Rotkohl 0.68 kg
--€1.980 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Kühne Rotkohl 2 Minuten 720ml
Kühne€1.804.5★
Alnatura Bio Rotkohl 0.68 kg
--€1.980.0★
Henglein Mini-Knödel
Henglein€2.535.0★
Werner Serviettenknödel im Kochbeutel Klassische Knödelbeilage Ohne Palmöl ohne Geschmacksverstärker & ohne Farbstoffe
ostprodukte-versand€3.084.5★
Rotkohl 1 Stk. (2.15 kg)
Generisch€3.704.6★
What buyers say about knödel
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Schmeckt super”
“Super Produkt”
“Geschmack super”
“So wird's am besten, und man hat schnell 2 Portionen flaumiges Püree”
“Gewohnte alnatura Qualität”
“Gut und günstig”
“sehr süß”
“Auch die Portionierung ist gut”
“Passt”
“Probiert es aus - ist ein Muss 👌🏼 Zutaten (2–3 Personen).”
What buyers complain about
“Schmeckt nicht”
“hätte mir einen etwas besseren Geschmack vorgestellt.”
“Gelieferte Packungen sahen anders als Angebotsfoto aus”
“Ich hätte da noch einen wunsch da es bei mir einen Wasser gab ist leider das Kochbuch zerstört worden”
“Seit gestern habe ich Durchfall”
“viel zu teuer”
“Willkürlich zerquetschte Tuben”
“Für meine Begriffe zu süß”
“Die Verpackung kam nass”
“Ppenetrant überzuckert und ungenießbar”
Common questions
- Is knödel profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
- The niche generates €46K/yr across 31 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -31.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (43/100).
- How competitive is the knödel niche?
- 14 brands and 25 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 55% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 87% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in knödel?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Geschmack insgesamt, Geschmack, beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt. The return rate is 0.1%.
- What does it cost to enter the knödel niche?
- Listings span €1.29–€22.41; the average listing price is €5.26 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 162 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.