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title: "Saure Gurken — €76K/yr Amazon DE Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **saure gurken**
**Worth a look**
Shows low returns (0.1%), but soft demand (-13.4% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 19Growth 18Conversion 81Competition 56Returns 100Price range 60Avg price 24Brand share 39Review moat 80Quality gap 62
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.1%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Great****8.5%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Review moat**
**Great****394.36**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.4★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Price range**
**Good****€1.28–€35.34**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Competition**
**Good****52%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Brand share**
**Okay****81%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Avg price**
**Bad****€8.46**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Market size**
**Bad****€76K**
€76K/yr · 106K searches
**Growth**
**Bad****-13.4%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, saure gurken is a €76K/yr Amazon Germany market (106K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 81% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.
Data updated Jul 16, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **saure gurken market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **13K–15K**
- avg 250–500/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **€106K–€127K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **8.5%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#100**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **76%**
- **Sponsored**
- **19%**
- **Out of stock**
- **4.9%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **58 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **181 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 52% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**20 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**60**
**Top-5 brand share**
**81%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**52%**
Top 20: 82%
**Open market**
**16%**
- Kühne31% - Hainich16% - HARIBO16% - Hengstenberg15% - HeartGlobal3% - SpiceMasters.co.uk2% - Open — no brand owns it (14 brands, 16%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -13.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KBlack Friday '24Holiday '24Spike '25Holiday '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/de/lebensmittel-getraenke/saure-gurken/trend)
## **Top saure gurken search terms**
- **gewürzgurken**27K/yr-9.0%10.9% conv. - **saure gurken**19K/yr-18.9%7.3% conv. - **essiggurken**14K/yr-22.7%10.8% conv. - **pickles**10K/yr-9.1%2.3% conv. - **pickle**10K/yr+2.6%1.0% conv. - **eingelegte gurken**7K/yr-17.9%3.6% conv. - **haribo saure gurken**6K/yr-16.8%5.1% conv. - **saure gurken haribo**6K/yr-22.2%6.3% conv. - **gurken im glas**4K/yr-8.0%12.2% conv. - **van holten pickle**2K/yr-1.1%0.5% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/de/lebensmittel-getraenke/saure-gurken/search-terms)
## **Top saure gurken 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%3%€2K6%€5K9%€7K12%€9K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Hengstenb. Gewürzgurken 720ml Glas Abtropfgewicht 360g**Hengstenberg**€2.79**4.6★254 rev](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B002PH3KXU) [2**HARIBO - Saure Gurken - Weingummi/Fruchtgummi - 1 35 kg Box mit 150 Stück**HARIBO**€11.98**4.5★537 rev](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07G8LSLT7) [3**Hainich Gewürzgurken Auslese 360 g**Hainich**€2.07**4.3★176 rev](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B09DQV3VHH) [4**Kühne Gewürzgurken (0.67 kg)**Kühne**€2.31**4.6★29 rev](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00A6SGZC8) [5**Kühne Gewürzgurken 370ml**Kühne**€2.07**4.6★135 rev](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0140FWLM0)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Genussleben Box Get One Gurken 9 Dosen á 250 g (100 g Abtropfgewicht) knackige eingelegte XXL Gurke mit Spießer ideal für Küche als Geschenk Party Freunde Familie & Vorrat**Genussleben**€29.92**6 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0GF36ZSMB) [**Van Holtens Pickles 3er Mix Zufällige Auswahl aus 5 Sorten (Pickle Rick Sour Sis Hot Mama Garlic Joe & Big Papa) | Amerikanischer Snackklassiker | Original USA-Import | Einzeln verpackt**HeartGlobal**€14.08**7 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0FZBKVWK3) [**Alnatura BIO Gewürzgurken (0.67 kg)**Alnatura**€3.32**8 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0DGKY1MYD) [**Hainich Gewürzgurken Auslese 360 g**Hainich**€2.07**176 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B09DQV3VHH) [**Hainich Gurkensticks Geviertelt 360 g**Hainich**€1.83**146 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0CW9SMNPQ)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Van Holtens Pickles 3er Mix Zufällige Auswahl aus 5 Sorten (Pickle Rick Sour Sis Hot Mama Garlic Joe & Big Papa) | Amerikanischer Snackklassiker | Original USA-Import | Einzeln verpackt**HeartGlobal**€14.08**3.0★**▲ 162%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0FZBKVWK3) [**Van Holtens Pickles Sour Sis Pickle-In-A-Beutel 6 Stück**Van Holten's Pickles**€21.45**4.4★**▲ 150%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B09TMRT229) [**Specht Gewürzgurken 670 g Abtropfgewicht 360 g**SPECHT**€2.61**4.7★**▲ 104%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0140FVCT8) [**Kühne Gewürzgurken (0.67 kg)**Kühne**€2.31**4.6★**▲ 51%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00A6SGZC8) [**Alnatura BIO Gewürzgurken (0.67 kg)**Alnatura**€3.32**4.6★**▲ 47%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0DGKY1MYD)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about saure gurken**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Geschmack insgesamt**51%
*“schmeckt”*
**Qualität insgesamt**12%
*“Positives:”*
**Geschmack**11%
*“Super Geschmack”*
**Würzigkeit**3%
*“Knax scharf würzig”*
**Salzgehalt**3%
*“Kühne Salzdillgurken”*
**Backen**2%
*“Beste Gurkenscheiben für Hamburger und Hotdogs”*
**Knusprigkeit**2%
*“Würzig, knackig, lecker”*
**Gesamtgröße**2%
*“Passt”*
**Weiches Gefühl**2%
*“Super weiche und schmackhafte gurken so mag ich sie am liebsten”*
**Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis**2%
*“Preiswert”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Geschmack**30%
*“Fauliger Geschmack”*
**Gesamtgröße**12%
*“Mini”*
**Geruch**7%
*“Wirklich sehr starker Geruch”*
**Sauer**7%
*“Schmecken einfach nur sauer und komisch”*
**Hartes Gefühl**7%
*“Zu weich”*
**Geschmack insgesamt**6%
*“Geschmack ist irgendwie "off".”*
**Feucht/Trocken**5%
*“Das Glas war nass”*
**Würzigkeit**4%
*“Könnten würziger sein”*
**Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis**3%
*“außer überteuert ist da nix mehr😐”*
**beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt**2%
*“Das Gurkenglas entspricht nicht ganz der Beschreibung und den Bildern”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Gesamtgröße**100%
## **Common questions**
- **Is saure gurken profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?**
- The niche generates €76K/yr across 42 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -13.4%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (50/100).
- **How competitive is the saure gurken niche?**
- 20 brands and 60 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 52% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 81% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in saure gurken?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Geschmack, Gesamtgröße, Geruch. The return rate is 0.1%.
- **When does demand for saure gurken peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the saure gurken niche?**
- Listings span €1.28–€35.34; the average listing price is €8.46 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 394 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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