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title: "1kg Sweets — £148K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 49/100 · £148K/yr market · 318K searches/yr · £7.79 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **1kg sweets**
**Skip it**
Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($5.28–$15.09) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 32Growth 19Conversion 67Competition 57Returns 100Price range 1Avg price 22Brand share 56Review moat 56Quality gap 62
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.0%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Good****6.0%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.4★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Competition**
**Good****51%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Brand share**
**Good****71%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Review moat**
**Good****1,244.63**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Market size**
**Okay****£148K**
£148K/yr · 318K searches
**Avg price**
**Bad****£7.79**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Growth**
**Bad****-12.4%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Price range**
**Bad****£5.28–£15.09**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, 1kg sweets is a £148K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (318K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 71% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **1kg sweets market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **15K–20K**
- avg 500–750/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£117K–£156K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **6.0%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#23**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **92%**
- **Sponsored**
- **42%**
- **Out of stock**
- **4.4%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **46 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **163 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 51% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**18 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**66**
**Top-5 brand share**
**71%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**51%**
Top 20: 96%
**Open market**
**25%**
- Monmore Confectionery26% - SoSweet16% - Bargain Gateway15% - Bonds of London9% - Sweet Treat Gifting Co.5% - Skittles4%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -12.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
13K8KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/1kg-sweets/trend)
## **Top 1kg sweets search terms**
- **1kg sweets**150K/yr-6.7%4.4% conv. - **sweets 1kg**129K/yr-19.7%3.7% conv. - **pick and mix sweets 1kg**16K/yr-9.3%4.4% conv. - **1 kg sweets**10K/yr+8.2%3.9% conv. - **1kg bag of sweets**4K/yr-11.1%3.9% conv. - **1kg sweet bags**2K/yr-22.2%5.2% conv. - **1kg pick n mix sweets**5K/yr-67.8%10.3% conv. - **1kg sweets pick and mix**1K/yr-58.3%7.5% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/1kg-sweets/search-terms)
## **Top 1kg sweets 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%5%£7K10%£15K15%£22K20%£30K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Pick n Mix Sweets Bulk 3kg | Fizzy Jelly and Blue Mix | Large Retro Candy Sweeties Assortment | Sharing & Gifting | Monmore Confectionery**Monmore Confectionery**£11.69**4.5★134 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FNRBPZ8P) [2**Bargain Gateway Mixed Quality Pick & Mix Sweets - Large Retro Candy Sweeties Assortment 1kg Pouch Gummy Jelly Fizzy Gift Chewy PicknMix**Bargain Gateway**£8.71**4.4★4,265 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08CJQ9VP1) [3**2kg Pick N Mix Sweets | Bulk Bag Party Sweets | 1kg Fizzy & 1kg Jelly Mix |As Seen On TikTok | Sharing & Gifting | Monmore Confectionery**Monmore Confectionery**£8.12**4.5★1,260 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CCL99LF6) [4**SoSweet Jelly Sweet Mix 1kg Bulk Bag of Classic Chewy Sweets | Party Pick & Mix Sharing Treats | Jelly Selection | Long Shelf Life**SoSweet**£5.86**4.3★215 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F48S4R8S) [5**1kg Pick. n Mix Sweets - Classic Retro Pick and Mix Candy Selection - More than 20 Different Sweet Selection**Sweet Treat Gifting Co.**£8.65**4.4★2,388 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B097N3XMC7)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Pick and Mix Sweets Fizzy Sour Sweet Mix 1 Kilo Bulk Bag 1KG Assorted Sweets for Parties Gifts and Sharing.**Berrymans**£7.38**68 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GVTHHHW3) [**SweetCrate Happy Birthday Sweet Hamper 1kg Fizzy & Jelly Pick n Mix Sweets Gift Box Ready Wrapped Present for Kids Women & Men**SWEETCRATE**£11.24**87 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FTMS4442) [**Pick n Mix Sweets Bulk 3kg | Fizzy Jelly and Blue Mix | Large Retro Candy Sweeties Assortment | Sharing & Gifting | Monmore Confectionery**Monmore Confectionery**£11.69**134 rev11mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FNRBPZ8P) [**SoSweet Jelly Sweet Mix 1kg Bulk Bag of Classic Chewy Sweets | Party Pick & Mix Sharing Treats | Jelly Selection | Long Shelf Life**SoSweet**£5.86**215 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F48S4R8S) [**SoSweet Fizzy Sweet Mix 1kg Bulk Bag of Tangy Pick & Mix Sweets | Sour Party Candy Sharing Treats | Fizzy Fruit Flavour Favourites | Long Shelf Life**SoSweet**£5.40**186 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F48VBSN8)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Haribo Tangfastics Party Tub 1kg**HARIBO**£6.28**4.7★**▲ 375%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07CQL6319) [**Pick and Mix Sweets Fizzy Sour Sweet Mix 1 Kilo Bulk Bag 1KG Assorted Sweets for Parties Gifts and Sharing.**Berrymans**£7.38**4.3★**▲ 372%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GVTHHHW3) [**Jelly Sweet Mix 1kg**Unknown**£6.20**4.2★**▲ 239%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07NVYB4D6) [**Bonds of London Pick n Mix Station Choco Mix 1 kg (Pack of 1)**Bonds of London**£7.40**4.5★**▲ 206%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DK9DSHKH) [**SweetCrate Happy Birthday Sweet Hamper 1kg Fizzy & Jelly Pick n Mix Sweets Gift Box Ready Wrapped Present for Kids Women & Men**SWEETCRATE**£11.24**4.7★**▲ 111%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FTMS4442)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about 1kg sweets**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Sweetness**30%
*“Great variety of sweets”*
**Value For Money**18%
*“Amazing value”*
**Taste-Overall**16%
*“Lovely treat”*
**Quality-Overall**7%
*“Excellent quality”*
**Flavor**5%
*“Flavours tasty”*
**Gifting Purpose**5%
*“are great for gifting”*
**Blend/Ratio**2%
*“The mix was a good mixture”*
**Size-Overall**2%
*“Fit for purpose”*
**Sour**2%
*“I like the sour taste that gives the feeling it should”*
**Freshness**2%
*“Bag sealed great so all fresh”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Sweetness**15%
*“there's lots of sugar on each one”*
**Taste-Overall**12%
*“this batch has a chemical after taste”*
**Quality-Overall**6%
*“Sweets are now poor quality”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%
*“not as described”*
**Size-Overall**4%
*“Very large bag”*
**Value For Money**4%
*“I feel like it could be better for the price you pay”*
**Stale/Rotten/Spoiled**4%
*“Stale”*
**Sour**4%
*“More sour than fuzzy”*
**Blend/Ratio**3%
*“Not a great mix”*
**Flavor**3%
*“Not as I expected the banana flavour ones are okay”*
## **Common questions**
- **Is 1kg sweets profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £148K/yr across 24 tracked products. 3 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -12.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
- **How competitive is the 1kg sweets niche?**
- 18 brands and 66 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 51% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 71% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in 1kg sweets?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Sweetness, Taste-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.0%.
- **When does demand for 1kg sweets peak?**
- Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the 1kg sweets niche?**
- Listings span £5.28–£15.09; the average listing price is £7.79 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,245 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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