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iodized salt

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Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($1.87–$11.93) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 11Growth 31Conversion 81Competition 23Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 19Brand share 43Review moat 50Quality gap 21

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great8.5%

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

Review moat

Okay1,503.85

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Okay79%

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

Growth

Okay+4.8%

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

Competition

Bad73%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Quality gap

Bad4.7★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Avg price

Bad£6.99

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Market size

Bad£42K

£42K/yr · 71K searches

Price range

Bad£1.87–£11.93

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, iodized salt is a £42K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (71K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 38/100.

Data updated Jul 18, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

iodized salt market data

Units sold / yr
6K–8K
avg 500–750/product
Revenue / yr
£42K–£56K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
8.5%
Avg BSR
#21
Page quality
0%
Prime
62%
Sponsored
54%
Out of stock
0.6%
Avg brand age
71 months
Avg seller age
163 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 73% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

11 rising

Sellers

27

Top-5 brand share

79%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

73%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

14%

  • Pegasus42%
  • Badia12%
  • FeelGood-Sale10%
  • Cerebos8%
  • ganaric8%
  • BonneBouffe7%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 14%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 8 weeks — +4.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K2KMay '26May '26Jun '26Jun '26Jun '26Jun '26Jul '26Jul '26

Top iodized salt search terms

  • iodized salt31K/yr
  • iodised salt17K/yr
  • iodine salt9K/yr
  • iodised salt uk7K/yr
  • iodized sea salt5K/yr
All search terms

Top iodized salt 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%£4K20%£8K30%£13K40%£17K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

All 13 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about iodized salt

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

What buyers love

Salt Content36%

“Great salt”

Quality-Overall23%

“Quality great, texture how you would expect it to feel”

Taste-Overall10%

“the taste is very clean”

Value For Money9%

“Good value pack”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“as advertised”

Flavor2%

“Really nice flavour”

Health Benefits-Overall2%

“Good for health”

Size-Overall1%

“A brilliant size and great quality”

Ease Of Use1%

“Easy to use”

Vegan/Organic1%

“Natural and healthy”

What buyers complain about

Salt Content40%

“As expected Salty”

Moist/Dry6%

“A bit wet”

Value For Money6%

“Way to expensive”

Recycle/Reuse4%

“The grinder is not reusable”

Size-Overall3%

“it may not fit in standard”

Certifications3%

“I am finding many companies market their salt as organic or chemical free, however, they will not provide independent lab testing certificates to prove that they do not contain excellive and harmful levels of heavy metals”

Contamination3%

“Contaminated”

Quality-Overall3%

“Low quality”

Strength3%

“It is pretty flimsy”

Texture/Consistency-Overall2%

“The texture? Delightfully coarse—like its judging you just a little”

Top return reasons

Salt Content38%
Value For Money15%
Quality-Overall8%
Natural Ingredients8%
Blood Pressure8%
Leak-Proof8%
Taste-Overall8%
Color Fading/Discoloration4%
Smell4%

Common questions

Is iodized salt profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £42K/yr across 13 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +4.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (38/100).
How competitive is the iodized salt niche?
11 brands and 27 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 73% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 79% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in iodized salt?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Salt Content, Moist/Dry, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.1%.
What does it cost to enter the iodized salt niche?
Listings span £1.87–£11.93; the average listing price is £6.99 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,504 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.