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Schwarzkümmel

soft demand (-20.9% this quarter) — Schwarzkümmel doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

41
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Ranks 950 of 1,367 Lebensmittel & Getränke niches · −5 vs the category median of 46

Market size 35Growth 15Conversion 90Competition 17Returns 100Price range 46Avg price 45Brand share 31Review moat 58Quality gap 19
This niche Category average · 1,367 niches

Is Schwarzkümmel profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, Schwarzkümmel is a €167K/yr Amazon Germany market (138K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.

Schwarzkümmel: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -20.9% over the last 90 days and 10.7% of searches end in a purchase.

€167K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr20K
Search volume / yr-20.9%138K
Conversion rate10.7%
Avg price€11.36

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand, so 13% of the market is open.

13%

open market share

Brands · sellers9 · 10
Top-5 product click share80%
Open market13%
Avg brand age57 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.7★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 11 products

Sponsored placement91%
New entrants (1y)1· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.7★
Avg reviews1,199

Top Schwarzkümmel 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 capture 80% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

€0€17K€33K€50K€67K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

10

Top-5 brand share

87%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

80%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

8%

  • MeerBach & Rose38%
  • Alpi Nature25%
  • OmVeda11%
  • natural elements7%
  • bioKontor6%
  • vom-Achterhof5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 8%)

Schwarzkümmel demand & seasonality

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

Volume138KCVR10.7%Products11Brands9Top 5 Brands87%OOS Rate2.3%Rating4.7★Reviews1,199Avg BSR#399
5K4KSpike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Top Schwarzkümmel search terms shoppers use

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

  • schwarzkümmel89K/yr
  • schwarzkümmelsamen21K/yr
  • schwarzkümmel samen9K/yr
  • black seed6K/yr
  • schwarzkümmel bio5K/yr
  • schwarzkümmelsamen bio5K/yr
  • schwarzkümmel samen bio3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Schwarzkümmel

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

What buyers love

73% of reviews
Qualität insgesamt26%

Super Produkt

Geschmack insgesamt10%

yummy

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis8%

Das Produkt ist für diesen Preis angemessen und gut

Geschmack7%

aromatisch

Vegan/Biologisch5%

NATÜRLICH & VEGAN - Der Schwarzkümmel ist naturbelassen, vegan und frei von Zusatzstoffen

What buyers complain about

68% of reviews
Geruch14%

Riecht auch nicht nach Schwarzkümmelöl

Allergien13%

hautunreinheiten

Vegan/Biologisch8%

Jedoch nicht vegan

Gesamtgröße6%

Die Tabletten sind nicht so gross

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis6%

Ok aber teuer

Schwarzkümmel 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.

1beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt
100%

Common Schwarzkümmel questions

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

Flapen scores Schwarzkümmel 41/100 on Amazon Germany — Skip it. The niche generates €167K/yr across 11 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -20.9% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Schwarzkümmel on Amazon Germany is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.