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schwarzer sesam

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Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.71–$16.89) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 32Growth 22Conversion 89Competition 41Returns 100Price range 13Avg price 23Brand share 41Review moat 77Quality gap 23

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great10.5%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Review moat

Great455.76

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Okay60%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Brand share

Okay80%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Market size

Okay€148K

€148K/yr · 168K searches

Quality gap

Bad4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Avg price

Bad€8.36

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Bad-7.0%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Price range

Bad€2.71–€16.89

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, schwarzer sesam is a €148K/yr Amazon Germany market (168K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 80% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.

Data updated Jul 16, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

schwarzer sesam market data

Units sold / yr
20K–25K
avg 1,250–1,500/product
Revenue / yr
€167K–€209K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
10.5%
Avg BSR
#355
Page quality
0%
Prime
76%
Sponsored
76%
Out of stock
21.0%
Avg brand age
56 months
Avg seller age
196 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 60% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

12 rising

Sellers

18

Top-5 brand share

80%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

60%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

14%

  • Alpi Nature30%
  • Bamboo Garden25%
  • Emma Basic11%
  • Reformhaus7%
  • Bauernladenhelene nachhaltig-regional-saisonal7%
  • Kamelur6%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 14%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 83 weeks — -7.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
5K3KSpike '25Spike '26JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×

Top schwarzer sesam search terms

  • schwarzer sesam88K/yr
  • schwarzer sesam bio30K/yr
  • sesam schwarz21K/yr
  • black sesame seeds10K/yr
  • schwarze sesam5K/yr
  • sesam schwarz bio4K/yr
  • black sesame3K/yr
  • schwarzer sesam gemahlen3K/yr
  • schwarzer sesam geröstet3K/yr
All search terms

Top schwarzer sesam 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%€15K20%€30K30%€44K40%€59K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 17 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about schwarzer sesam

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Qualität insgesamt37%

“Super Produkt”

Geschmack insgesamt25%

“Schmeckt”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis6%

“Super Preis /Leistung”

Gesundheitliche Vorteile – insgesamt5%

“Lecker und gesund”

Geschmack4%

“Feiner Geschmack”

Ernährungs Gehalt3%

“Perfektes Superfood”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt3%

“Wie erwartet”

Würzigkeit2%

“Super Pfeffer”

Inhaltsstoffe – insgesamt2%

“Hochwertiges Produkt mit guten Zutaten”

Backen2%

“Für eine Liebhaberin von Sesam ist es perfekt für mein hausgemachtes Brot”

What buyers complain about

Geschmack insgesamt21%

“Moldy taste - Schimmeliger Geschmack”

Geruch16%

“Keine Spur des normalen nussigen Aromas/Geschmacks”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis13%

“Insofern ist der Preis Recht hoch”

Haltbarkeit10%

“Kurzes Haltbarkeitsdatum”

Abgestanden/verfault/verwöhnt9%

“Ungeziefer”

Kontamination7%

“Lebensmittel Motten Larven”

Qualität insgesamt5%

“Dann lässt die Qualität nach”

Salzgehalt3%

“Das Salz riecht sehr unangenehm”

Bitter2%

“merkwürdig bitter, irgendwie nach Chemie.”

Geschmack2%

“auch der Geschmack war metallisch”

Common questions

Is schwarzer sesam profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €148K/yr across 17 tracked products. 0 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -7.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).
How competitive is the schwarzer sesam niche?
12 brands and 18 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 60% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 80% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in schwarzer sesam?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Geschmack insgesamt, Geruch, Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for schwarzer sesam peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the schwarzer sesam niche?
Listings span €2.71–€16.89; the average listing price is €8.36 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 456 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.