Baby Food
MaybeReturns run at only 0.0% of orders. But products sell for $3.74 on average, outside the sweet spot, so Baby Food is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 59 / 100Top 7% of 2,976 Grocery niches · +13 vs the category median of 4659
- Market size
- £253K/yr525K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -4.2%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 19%top-5 click share · 15 brands · 81 sellers
Flapen Score
Baby Food against its category
The dotted line is the Grocery average. Past it, Baby Food is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Baby Food market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Baby Food 525K times last year and spent an estimated £253K. The top 5 brands take 74% of clicks. Flapen scores it 59 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
12.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 525K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 12.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -4.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £253K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 525K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -4.2%
- Conversion, latest week
- 12.9%
- Market size, estimated
- £253Ka year
- Peak month
- January1.6× the quietest month
- Top search term
- baby food380K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £3.74.
Listings sell for £3.74 on average, from £0.54 to £25.49. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 60K to 80K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £3.74 that is £935 to £2K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £3.74under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £0.54–£25.49
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 60K–80K
- Units per listing a year
- 250–500
- Revenue per listing a year
- £935–£2K
- Returns
- 0.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
22% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 3.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #31 within Baby Foods. It carries 180 reviews at 4.62 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 22%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 3.5%
- Average rank
- #31in Baby Foods
- Average rating
- 4.62 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 180per listing
- Listings tracked
- 101
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 3 of last year's 4 launches as successful.
4 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 3 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 61 months on average, so the names here are established.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 4
- Successful launches
- 3Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 61 months
Products
Top Baby Food products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Heinz Baby Food Apple and Banana Fruit Pots 4x100g
- Price
- £2.29
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 203
- Age
- 6y ago

by Amazon Organic Apple Banana & Oat Pouch - 6 x 90g - Previously Mama Bear
- Price
- £3.53
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 697
- Age
- 4y ago

HiPP Organic Vegetables with Rice & Chicken Baby Food Jar 6+ Months 125g (Pack of 6)
- Price
- £4.48
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 95
- Age
- 15y ago

Heinz Baby Food Spaghetti Bolognese Tray 5x200g
- Price
- £6.29
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 88
- Age
- 8y ago

by Amazon Organic Apple Pear Banana Apricot Pouch - 6 x 90g - Previously Mama Bear
- Price
- £3.42
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 836
- Age
- 4y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
ORGANIX APPLE RICE CAKE 40G
- Price
- £1.62
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 82
- Age
- 4y ago

Nutmeg Baby Organic Tomato & Courgette Spaghet
- Price
- £1.21
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 4
- Age
- 8mo ago

Little Freddie Organic Strawberries Blueberries & Oats Smooth Stage 1 +6m 100g
- Price
- £1.23
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 20
- Age
- 2y ago

by Amazon Organic Apple Pear Banana Apricot Pouch - 6 x 90g - Previously Mama Bear
- Price
- £3.42
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 836
- Age
- 4y ago

Heinz Baby Food Spaghetti Bolognese Tray 5x200g
- Price
- £6.29
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 88
- Age
- 8y ago
Newest
by launch date
Nutmeg Baby Organic Tomato & Courgette Spaghet
- Price
- £1.21
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 4
- Age
- 8mo ago

Cow & Gate Baby Food - Apple Strawberry & Banana - Baby Toddler and Kids Snacks - Fruit Pot Multipack - 6+ Months - 4x100g (24 Pots)
- Price
- £10.33
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 61
- Age
- 1y ago

Cow & Gate Apple Strawberry & Banana Baby Food Fruit Pot Multipack 6+ Months 4x100g
- Price
- £1.87
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 10
- Age
- 1y ago

Kiddylicious Apple & Oat Bedtime Blend with Chamomile Pouch 100g
- Price
- £1.05
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 20
- Age
- 1y ago

Little Freddie Organic Strawberries Blueberries & Oats Smooth Stage 1 +6m 100g
- Price
- £1.23
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 20
- Age
- 2y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take only 19% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.
Brands
15 falling
Sellers
81
Top-5 brand share
74%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
19%
Top 20: 49%
Open market
17%
- HEINZ25%
- Ella's Kitchen15%
- Cow & Gate12%
- by Amazon12%
- Kiddylicious10%
- HiPP9%
- Open — no brand owns it (9 brands, 17%)
Demand
Baby Food search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
Search terms
Top Baby Food search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- baby food380K/yr
- heinz baby food46K/yr
- baby food 6 months18K/yr
- baby food 12 months14K/yr
- baby meals12K/yr
- baby food 10 months10K/yr
- baby food 7 months11K/yr
- toddler food12K/yr
- organic baby food7K/yr
- baby breakfast7K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Baby Food
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Expensive
Overpriced too
a bit expensive
Bad taste
Tastes quite bland
tasted really really weird
because of the smell of coconut
Bad taste and smell
finger food for the little one grate for little hands the are a little smelly
Complete scam and false advertising
False advertising
I will admit that the description of cauliflower, broccoli and cheese porridge does not sound amazingly appealing at first,
All smashed
Love
But good as a smoothie
Good taste
Great taste and easy for babies to enjoy
Good deal
Excellent value for money
Excellent value
Fabulous variety
Fantastic quality
Great stuff from a reliable brand
It is also completely gluten-free
Good nutritional value
Perfect snack
easy to prepare
Easy to use
its easy to open
Return
0.0% Return rate 100% Fixable by listing
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