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Tofu

soft demand (-19.5% this quarter) — Tofu doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

49
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Top 32% of 1,367 Lebensmittel & Getränke niches · +3 vs the category median of 46

Market size 37Growth 15Conversion 79Competition 30Returns 100Price range 42Avg price 32Brand share 31Review moat 95Quality gap 68
This niche Category average · 1,367 niches

Is Tofu profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, Tofu is a €185K/yr Amazon Germany market (237K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.

Tofu: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -19.5% over the last 90 days and 7.9% of searches end in a purchase.

€185K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr40K
Search volume / yr-19.5%237K
Conversion rate7.9%
Avg price€9.88

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand, so 14% of the market is open.

14%

open market share

Brands · sellers11 · 21
Top-5 product click share67%
Open market14%
Avg brand age50 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 17 products

Sponsored placement35%
New entrants (1y)6· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews95

Top Tofu 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 67% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

€0€18K€37K€55K€74K1101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

11 flat

Sellers

21

Top-5 brand share

86%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

67%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

9%

  • Alnatura51%
  • Planeo15%
  • Mori-Nu8%
  • HeldenPilz6%
  • Reishunger6%
  • KoRo5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 9%)

Tofu demand & seasonality

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

Volume237KCVR7.9%Products17Brands11Top 5 Brands86%OOS Rate5.3%Rating4.3★Reviews95Avg BSR#72
6K4KSpike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×

Top Tofu search terms shoppers use

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

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  • räuchertofu13K/yr
  • tofu geräuchert8K/yr
  • tofu natur4K/yr
  • tempeh bio fertig6K/yr
  • tempeh bio4K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Tofu

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

What buyers love

78% of reviews
Geschmack insgesamt37%

Mega lecker

Qualität insgesamt12%

top produkt

Geschmack9%

Guter Geschmack

Textur/Konsistenz – insgesamt6%

-Die Konsistenz ist angenehm fest

Knusprigkeit3%

Yummi

What buyers complain about

63% of reviews
Geschmack insgesamt21%

Lecker abgelaufen

Geschmack10%

Latschig und schlechter Geschmack

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis6%

Leider etwas teuer

Textur/Konsistenz – insgesamt6%

Die Konsistenz ist undefinierbar

Pulverisiert/zerbröselt5%

Kam zerbröselt an leider

Common Tofu questions

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

Flapen scores Tofu 49/100 on Amazon Germany — Skip it. The niche generates €185K/yr across 17 tracked products. 0 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -19.5% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Tofu on Amazon Germany is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 2.3× the quietest.