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title: "Kümmel — €79K/yr Amazon DE Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 41/100 · €79K/yr market · 71K searches/yr · €6.67 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **kümmel**
**Skip it**
Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.14–$15.84) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 20Growth 9Conversion 98Competition 45Returns 100Price range 6Avg price 19Brand share 28Review moat 78Quality gap 21
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.1%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Incredible****16.5%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Review moat**
**Great****430.8**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Competition**
**Okay****58%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Brand share**
**Okay****88%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Quality gap**
**Bad****4.7★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Market size**
**Bad****€79K**
€79K/yr · 71K searches
**Avg price**
**Bad****€6.67**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Growth**
**Bad****-32.1%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Price range**
**Bad****€2.14–€15.84**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, kümmel is a €79K/yr Amazon Germany market (71K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 88% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.
Data updated Jul 16, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **kümmel market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **10K–13K**
- avg 500–750/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **€67K–€83K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **16.5%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#493**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **93%**
- **Sponsored**
- **87%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **72 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **199 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 58% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**8 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**10**
**Top-5 brand share**
**88%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**58%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**7%**
- vom-Achterhof44% - Fuchs20% - Ostmann11% - Kotanyi7% - Alpi Nature6% - OmVeda5% - Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 7%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -32.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
7K5KSpike '24Spike '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.6×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/de/lebensmittel-getraenke/kuemmel/trend)
## **Top kümmel search terms**
- **kümmel**40K/yr-25.4%6.4% conv. - **kümmel ganz**24K/yr-41.4%8.1% conv. - **kümmelsamen**4K/yr-31.6%7.4% conv. - **kümmel ganz 1kg**3K/yr-21.8%3.7% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/de/lebensmittel-getraenke/kuemmel/search-terms)
## **Top kümmel 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%€8K20%€16K30%€24K40%€31K101001K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 15 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**500 g Kümmel ganz Kümmelsamen vom-Achterhof Gewürze Brotgewürz**vom-Achterhof**€7.49**4.8★700 rev](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00I2957JU) [2**Fuchs Kümmel ganz (1 x 450 g)**Fuchs**€6.28**4.8★692 rev](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00LUI7WAC) [3**1 kg Kümmel ganz Kümmelsamen vom-Achterhof Gewürze Brotgewürz**vom-Achterhof**€11.28**4.8★700 rev](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00I29596G) [4**Alpi Nature Kümmel ganz 250g Kümmelsamen Kümmelkörner Kümmel ganz zum Kochen und Backen**Alpi Nature**€6.37**4.6★829 rev](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B086J995T4) [5**Ostmann Gewürze -Kümmel gemahlen | Würziges Aroma für Kohl- Kartoffel- und Fleischgerichte | 35 g in der Streudose**Ostmann**€2.14**4.8★143 rev](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B012I6MD7G)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Wagner Gewürze - Kümmel ganz Optimal 100 g im Beutel**Wagner Gewürze**€2.96**55 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0016ZN492) [**BIO Kümmel Samen 200g | Ganze Kümmelsamen für Kochen Backen Brotgewürz Kümmeltee | Premium Bio Kümmel ohne Zusatzstoffe | Vegan glutenfrei | kümmel für herzhafte Rezepte & Teemischungen | OmVeda**OmVeda**€6.60**72 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0965Z83PW) [**Fuchs Gewürze - Kümmel ganz - kräftiges Gewürz für Kohl- und Fleischgerichte oder zu Bratkartoffeln - natürliche Zutaten - 60 g in wiederverwendbarer recyclebarer Dose**Fuchs**€3.90**68 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0CHFVM5NX) [**Kotanyi Kümmel ganz - Glas 80 ml**Kotanyi**€2.14**497 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0B9BJRY6P) [**Kotanyi Kümmel ganz Gewürze für Großverbraucher und Gastronomie 600 g**Kotanyi**€11.32**36 rev6y ago](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0873MPN97)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Samenliebe BIO Kümmel Samen | Echter Kümmel - winterhart - samenfestes BIO Saatgut**Samenliebe**€2.74**4.4★**▲ 281%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07YZL4G2Z) [**Kotanyi Kümmel ganz - Glas 80 ml**Kotanyi**€2.14**4.8★**▲ 116%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0B9BJRY6P) [**Bio Kümmel ganz echt (1kg) Kümmelsamen Kümmeltee vom-Achterhof Kümmelsaat Caraway Whole Organic**vom-Achterhof**€15.84**4.7★**▲ 90%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B072MFJ2VX) [**BIO Kümmel Samen 200g | Ganze Kümmelsamen für Kochen Backen Brotgewürz Kümmeltee | Premium Bio Kümmel ohne Zusatzstoffe | Vegan glutenfrei | kümmel für herzhafte Rezepte & Teemischungen | OmVeda**OmVeda**€6.60**4.4★**▲ 27%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0965Z83PW) [**Alpi Nature Kümmel ganz 250g Kümmelsamen Kümmelkörner Kümmel ganz zum Kochen und Backen**Alpi Nature**€6.37**4.6★**▲ 17%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B086J995T4)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about kümmel**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Qualität insgesamt**28%
*“Super Ware”*
**Geschmack insgesamt**19%
*“schmeckt super”*
**Würzigkeit**9%
*“Guchs Gewürze”*
**Frische**7%
*“Frische Qualität”*
**Geruch**6%
*“Spitzen-Qualität und intensives Aroma”*
**Geschmack**4%
*“Spitzen-Qualität und intensives Aroma”*
**Mischung/Verhältnis**3%
*“Gute Würzmischung”*
**Backen**3%
*“Sehr lecker für unsere Brote”*
**Gesamtgröße**3%
*“Ausserdem passt die Größe gut in meine Schublade”*
**Inhaltsstoffe – insgesamt**3%
*“Sehr gute Kräuter”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt**75%
*“Hätte ich gerne vorab gewusst, ohne jedes Artikelbild zu durchsuchen”*
**Kochanleitung**25%
*“Offenbar ist der Artikel, vermutlich aufgrund hygiensicher Bedenken, nicht zum Mahlen / Brotbacken geeignet”*
## **Common questions**
- **Is kümmel profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?**
- The niche generates €79K/yr across 15 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -32.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (41/100).
- **How competitive is the kümmel niche?**
- 8 brands and 10 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 58% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 88% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in kümmel?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt, Kochanleitung. The return rate is 0.1%.
- **When does demand for kümmel peak?**
- Demand peaks in Oct–Nov; the busiest month runs 3.6× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the kümmel niche?**
- Listings span €2.14–€15.84; the average listing price is €6.67 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 431 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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