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Food Gloves

Fail

Prices span $2.62–$7.96, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Food Gloves is a Fail.

Flapen Score
42
42 / 100
Ranks 1,704 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −7 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£104K/yr201K searches / yr
90-day growth
-7.2%search demand this quarter
Competition
68%top-5 click share · 10 brands · 21 sellers

Flapen Score

Food Gloves against its category

The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Food Gloves is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

42Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Food Gloves market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Food Gloves 201K times last year and spent an estimated £104K. The top 5 brands take 87% of clicks. Flapen scores it 42 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

11.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 201K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 11.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -7.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £104K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
201K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-7.2%
Conversion, latest week
11.8%
Market size, estimated
£104Ka year
Peak month
February1.3× the quietest month
Top search term
food gloves44K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £4.37.

Listings sell for £4.37 on average, from £2.62 to £7.96. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 20K to 25K a year. The average listing sells 1,000 to 1,250 of them. At £4.37 that is £4K to £5K a year per listing.

Average price
£4.37under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.62–£7.96
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
20K–25K
Units per listing a year
1,000–1,250
Revenue per listing a year
£4K–£5K
Returns
0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

88% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 94% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #31 within Safety & Security. It carries 6,810 reviews at 4.34 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
88%
Prime listings
94%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#31in Safety & Security
Average rating
4.34 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
6,810per listing
Listings tracked
16

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are established.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 60 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
0
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
60 months

Products

Top Food Gloves products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 68% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£10K£21K£31K£42K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

10 falling

Sellers

21

Top-5 brand share

87%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

68%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

9%

  • PRAIMA56%
  • by Amazon10%
  • 1ABOVE9%
  • Healthy Home6%
  • OKIAAS5%
  • Spontex4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 9%)

Demand

Food Gloves search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

5K4KHoliday '24Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Search terms

Top Food Gloves search terms shoppers use

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

  • food gloves44K/yr
  • food safe gloves29K/yr
  • food prep gloves28K/yr
  • food grade gloves19K/yr
  • food gloves disposable food safe20K/yr
  • cooking gloves disposable food safe15K/yr
  • catering gloves11K/yr
  • food handling gloves6K/yr
  • disposable gloves food safe6K/yr
  • gloves for food preparation3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Food Gloves

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Size-Overall28%−0.21

Not true to size

not fit for purpose

Smaller than expected

Quality-Overall13%+0.78

Not great quality, they break and split while wearing

Absolutely rubbish quality

Not great quality

Thickness11%−0.07

The black too thick for my needs

wanted them to be thicker

Bit on the thin side

Durability9%−0.02

breaks easily

they are not very durable

breaks in a minutes

Tear Resistance4%−0.03

Tear

Tear easily

Rip easy

Love

Quality-Overall24%+0.78

Good quality performance

Reliable quality

Excellent product

Size-Overall15%−0.21

Nice size as advertised

Fit good

Fits like a glove

Value For Money11%+1.07

Excellent value for money

Good value for money

Cost effective

Grip8%+0.73

Grip is good

Strong gloves

Good quality gloves

Ease Of Use6%+0.44

Easy to use

Easy to put on

Easy to wear

Return

0.1% Return rate 77% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall72%█▅▆▇▇█

Not true to size

not fit for purpose

Smaller than expected

Quality-Overall8%▂▃█▃▃▄

Not great quality, they break and split while wearing

Absolutely rubbish quality

Not great quality

Smell2%▄█▁▁▅▁

Bad odor

Strong sulphur smell for too much accelerator

These smell disgusting

Functionality-Overall2%▁█▁▂▂▂
Leak-Proof2%▁▁▁█▄▁

FAQ

Common Food Gloves questions

Answered from the same tracked data.