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Oblaten

a small market ($40K/yr) — Oblaten doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

45
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Ranks 687 of 1,367 Lebensmittel & Getränke niches · −1 vs the category median of 46

Market size 10Growth 11Conversion 54Competition 70Returns 100Price range 37Avg price 40Brand share 39Review moat 94Quality gap 32
This niche Category average · 1,367 niches

Is Oblaten profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, Oblaten is a €40K/yr Amazon Germany market (82K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 82% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.

Oblaten: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -27.4% over the last 90 days and 4.5% of searches end in a purchase.

€40K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr10K
Search volume / yr-27.4%82K
Conversion rate4.5%
Avg price€10.82

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 82% of demand, so 18% of the market is open.

18%

open market share

Brands · sellers13 · 27
Top-5 product click share43%
Open market18%
Avg brand age62 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 29 products

Sponsored placement59%
New entrants (1y)6· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.6★
Avg reviews120

Top Oblaten products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 43% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

€0€1K€2K€4K€5K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

13 rising

Sellers

27

Top-5 brand share

82%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

43%

Top 20: 91%

Open market

13%

  • Küchle37%
  • Wetzel20%
  • Kolonada Opavia10%
  • ostprodukte-versand9%
  • Tortenbild6%
  • Kolonada5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 13%)

Oblaten demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume82KCVR4.5%Products29Brands13Top 5 Brands82%OOS Rate4.2%Rating4.6★Reviews120Avg BSR#693
5K3KPrime Day '25Spike '25Holiday '25DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.2×

Top Oblaten search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • oblaten47K/yr
  • karlsbader oblaten original8K/yr
  • karlsbader oblaten9K/yr
  • backoblaten15K/yr
  • obladen3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Oblaten

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

92% of reviews
Qualität insgesamt17%

Top produkt

Backen17%

Super für größere Lebkuchen

Geschmack insgesamt16%

Super lecker

Gesamtgröße15%

Passt,

Benutzerfreundlichkeit6%

Einfache Handhabung

What buyers complain about

78% of reviews
Künstliche Süßstoffe11%

Das ist einfach nur zucker

Haltbarkeit11%

Halten keinen Tag durch, da sie schnell gefuttert werden

Abgestanden/verfault/verwöhnt11%

hat massiv nachgelassen

Feucht/Trocken11%

Trocken

Stärke11%

Manche Oblaten waren etwas brüchig/gerissen am Rand

Oblaten return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.1%

Return rate

0%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Gesamtgröße
43%
2Defekt Material/Teile
14%
3Funktionalität insgesamt
14%
4Stärke
14%
5Haftung/Klebrigkeit
14%

Common Oblaten questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Oblaten 45/100 on Amazon Germany — Skip it. The niche generates €40K/yr across 29 tracked products. 0 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -27.4% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Oblaten on Amazon Germany peaks in Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 4.2× the quietest.