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Umami

Umami shows low returns (0.0%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

57
Worth a look

Top 9% of 1,367 Lebensmittel & Getränke niches · +11 vs the category median of 46

Market size 55Growth 12Conversion 72Competition 81Returns 100Price range 81Avg price 56Brand share 32Review moat 94Quality gap 32
This niche Category average · 1,367 niches

Is Umami profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, Umami is a €399K/yr Amazon Germany market (472K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb–Mar–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 57/100.

Umami: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved -26.6% over the last 90 days and 6.7% of searches end in a purchase.

€399K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr40K
Search volume / yr-26.6%472K
Conversion rate6.7%
Avg price€12.74

Who owns the niche?

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

14%

open market share

Brands · sellers15 · 22
Top-5 product click share34%
Open market14%
Avg brand age49 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 · 53 products

Sponsored placement64%
New entrants (1y)9· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.6★
Avg reviews126

Top Umami 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

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (34% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

€0€8K€16K€24K€32K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

15 falling

Sellers

22

Top-5 brand share

86%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

34%

Top 20: 74%

Open market

11%

  • POTLUCK Gewürzfreunde64%
  • stay spiced!8%
  • He-Ju6%
  • MeerBach & Rose4%
  • Bremer-Gewürzhandel Genuss leben.4%
  • Hanse&Pepper Gewürzkontor4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (9 brands, 11%)

Umami demand & seasonality

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

Volume472KCVR6.7%Products53Brands15Top 5 Brands86%OOS Rate4.0%Rating4.6★Reviews126Avg BSR#536
20K15KPrime Day '24Spike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Feb, Mar, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.8×

Top Umami search terms shoppers use

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

  • potluck gewürze142K/yr
  • potluck81K/yr
  • umami gewürz106K/yr
  • umami45K/yr
  • stay spiced20K/yr
  • potluck gewürze set14K/yr
  • umami gewürz ohne glutamat17K/yr
  • stay spiced gewürze11K/yr
  • gewürze potluck6K/yr
  • pottluck5K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Umami

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

What buyers love

87% of reviews
Geschmack insgesamt30%

Jummy

Qualität insgesamt13%

Super Produkt

Würzigkeit10%

Favorit: Stullen Spice

Geschmack10%

Super Geschmack

Mischung/Verhältnis8%

Eine sehr interessante Gewürzmisching

What buyers complain about

71% of reviews
Geschmack19%

Geschmacksfrage

Salzgehalt16%

Grobkörniges Zitronensalz

Geschmack insgesamt13%

Geschmacksfrage

Farbe6%

nicht wie abgebildet gelb

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis5%

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Common Umami questions

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

Flapen scores Umami 57/100 on Amazon Germany — Worth a look. The niche generates €399K/yr across 53 tracked products. 1 of 9 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -26.6% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Umami on Amazon Germany peaks in Feb–Mar–Dec, where the busiest month runs 2.8× the quietest.