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Baby Porridge

Fail

Prices span $2.33–$14.32, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Baby Porridge is a Fail.

Flapen Score
40
40 / 100
Ranks 2,270 of 2,976 Grocery niches · −6 vs the category median of 46
Market size
£191K/yr261K searches / yr
90-day growth
-17.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
70%top-5 click share · 7 brands · 48 sellers

Flapen Score

Baby Porridge against its category

The dotted line is the Grocery average. Past it, Baby Porridge is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

40Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Baby Porridge market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Baby Porridge 261K times last year and spent an estimated £191K. The top 5 brands take 94% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov. Flapen scores it 40 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

10.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 261K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 10.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -17.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £191K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
261K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-17.7%
Conversion, latest week
10.3%
Market size, estimated
£191Ka year
Peak month
November1.9× the quietest month
Top search term
cerelac86K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £7.06.

Listings sell for £7.06 on average, from £2.33 to £14.32. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 25K to 30K a year. The average listing sells 750 to 1,000 of them. At £7.06 that is £5K to £7K a year per listing.

Average price
£7.06under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.33–£14.32
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
25K–30K
Units per listing a year
750–1,000
Revenue per listing a year
£5K–£7K
Returns
0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

10% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 11.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #24 within Baby Foods. It carries 376 reviews at 4.66 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
10%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
11.1%
Average rank
#24in Baby Foods
Average rating
4.66 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
376per listing
Listings tracked
20

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 3 of last year's 3 launches as successful.

3 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 74 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
3
Successful launches
3Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
74 months

Products

Top Baby Porridge 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 70% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£19K£38K£57K£76K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

7 falling

Sellers

48

Top-5 brand share

94%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

70%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

3%

  • Cerelac70%
  • Cow & Gate9%
  • HEINZ5%
  • Nestlé5%
  • Organix4%
  • Aptamil3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 3%)

Demand

Baby Porridge search demand

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

7K5KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Search terms

Top Baby Porridge search terms shoppers use

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

  • cerelac86K/yr
  • baby porridge64K/yr
  • baby cereal11K/yr
  • cerelac 12 months 1kg10K/yr
  • heinz baby porridge13K/yr
  • cerelac 12 months+ 1kg8K/yr
  • cerelac 6+ months9K/yr
  • cerelac 6 months8K/yr
  • dairy free baby porridge6K/yr
  • milk free baby porridge4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Baby Porridge

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

Complain

Value For Money33%−0.02

Expensive

Wont be buying again due to the price increase that makes it cost more than if I was to go to the shop near me

Artificial Sweeteners31%−0.11

WAY TOOO MUCH Sugar

30% is sugar

Crazy high sugar content plus ultra processed

Sweetness22%−0.08

Very high in sugar

WAY TOOO MUCH Sugar

too sweet, sickly sweet

Size-Overall8%−0.02

The pack is small for the price too

Ingredients-Overall6%−0.02

❌ Sugar is the 3rd ingredient — not ideal for a 2-year-old

Love

Quality-Overall36%−0.01

Good quality

Fantastic product

Quite decent

Taste-Overall24%+2.68

Great taste and easy for babies to enjoy

the fruity taste seems appealing

Good taste

Value For Money14%−0.02

Value for money

Good value porridge

Good price

Texture/Consistency-Overall7%+0.62

has a nice smooth texture

Great, I love the fact that it has smooth texture and not sugar content is not very high

I so much love tge smooth texture

Nutritional Content4%+0.33

Alternative food for my kids

My baby enjoys this Cerelac Mixed Fruits & Wheat cereal, and it has been a convenient addition to our feeding routine

so it feels reassuringly wholesome for everyday meals

FAQ

Common Baby Porridge questions

Answered from the same tracked data.