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Sternanis

soft demand (-29.5% this quarter) — Sternanis doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

48
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Top 36% of 1,367 Lebensmittel & Getränke niches · +2 vs the category median of 46

Market size 37Growth 10Conversion 98Competition 36Returns 100Price range 42Avg price 40Brand share 45Review moat 82Quality gap 32
This niche Category average · 1,367 niches

Is Sternanis profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, Sternanis is a €181K/yr Amazon Germany market (102K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 78% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.

Sternanis: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -29.5% over the last 90 days and 16.3% of searches end in a purchase.

€181K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr20K
Search volume / yr-29.5%102K
Conversion rate16.3%
Avg price€10.86

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 78% of demand, so 22% of the market is open.

22%

open market share

Brands · sellers13 · 14
Top-5 product click share64%
Open market22%
Avg brand age54 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 · 17 products

Sponsored placement82%
New entrants (1y)2· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.6★
Avg reviews357

Top Sternanis 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 64% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

€0€18K€36K€54K€73K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

13 falling

Sellers

14

Top-5 brand share

78%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

64%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

16%

  • The Worldwide Mint31%
  • GROCER PLANET14%
  • vom-Achterhof12%
  • Biojoy11%
  • OmVeda10%
  • CBDVITAL by VITRASAN6%
  • Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 16%)

Sternanis demand & seasonality

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

Volume102KCVR16.3%Products17Brands13Top 5 Brands78%OOS Rate12.4%Rating4.6★Reviews357Avg BSR#914
6K4KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 8.3×

Top Sternanis search terms shoppers use

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

  • sternanis39K/yr
  • sternanis ganz32K/yr
  • sternanis ganz bio8K/yr
  • star anise3K/yr
  • anis sterne5K/yr
  • anissterne ganz4K/yr
  • sternanis deko3K/yr
  • sternanis ganz zum basteln5K/yr
  • anissterne zum basteln3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Sternanis

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

What buyers love

100% of reviews
Qualität insgesamt41%

Premium Qualität

Geschmack insgesamt16%

Der Anis schmeckt sehr aromatisch

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt13%

Hält was versprochen wurde

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis8%

Top Preis

Geruch8%

Riecht toll, sieht geschreddert aus

What buyers complain about

100% of reviews
Geruch50%

Der Sternanis ist leider ohne jedes Aroma, da ist nur ein starker muffig-schimmliger Geruch

Qualität insgesamt50%

Qualitätsmängel

Common Sternanis questions

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

Flapen scores Sternanis 48/100 on Amazon Germany — Skip it. The niche generates €181K/yr across 17 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -29.5% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Sternanis on Amazon Germany peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 8.3× the quietest.