banana sweets
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($3.34–$12.26) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Quality gap
Great4.1★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Great423.44avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Conversion
Good6.2%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Competition
Okay63%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Growth
Okay+6.6%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Avg price
Bad£7.48avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Market size
Bad£30K£30K/yr · 65K searches
Brand share
Bad97%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Price range
Bad£3.34–£12.26cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, banana sweets is a £30K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (65K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 97% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
banana sweets market data
- Units sold / yr
- 4K–5K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- £30K–£37K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 6.2%
- Avg BSR
- #5
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 94%
- Sponsored
- 61%
- Out of stock
- 13.5%
- Avg brand age
- 52 months
- Avg seller age
- 167 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 63% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
6 falling
Sellers
19
Top-5 brand share
97%
Top 20: 99%
Top-5 click share
63%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
1%
- Berrymans38%
- Barratt36%
- Roch Sweets10%
- Barratts7%
- Caribou Candy6%
- Amos1%
- Open — no brand owns it (1%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 84 weeks — +6.6% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.4×
Top banana sweets search terms
- banana sweets28K/yr
- foam bananas sweets23K/yr
- banana sweets foam6K/yr
- foam bananas8K/yr
Top banana 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.
All 18 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Original Mini Foam Bananas Retro Sweets Gift Jar by Berrymans Sweet Shop - Classic Sweets Traditional Taste.
Berrymans£8.284.4★370 rev
Original Barratt Giant Foam Bananas 1 Kilo Bag
Barratt£8.174.5★2,144 rev
Banana Sweets - Foam Bananas Sweets - 1 Kilo Bulk Bag - 1KG - Assorted Sweet Pick and Mix for Parties Gifts and Sharing.
Berrymans£11.654.1★12 rev
Barratt Assorted Foam Shrimps and Bananas 1kg Bag
Barratt£6.744.5★3,455 rev
Jumbo Big Foam Banana Sweets 400g Halal
Roch Sweets£5.604.2★134 rev
Newest
by launch date
AMOS Peelerz Gummy Sweets Banana Peelable Easter Sweets Candy Gift 3D Fun Peeling Fruit Gums Candy Real Fruit Juice Made Chews Snacks Sweet for Party Celebration- Box Package 240G
Amos£9.4534 rev
Foam Bananas Pick n Mix Favourite Sweets 350g Sweet Bag Retro Soft Foam Bananas - Candy Gift for Birthdays & Parties
Caribou Candy£4.524 rev
Bananas Jelly Filled Sweets 200g Banana Flavour Gummy Bananas with Juicy Jelly Centre Clear Pillow Pack Perfect for Sharing & Movie Nights
Caribou Candy£3.383 rev
Foam Bananas Pick n Mix Favourite Sweets 600g Sweet Bag Retro Soft Foam Bananas - Candy Gift for Birthdays & Parties
Caribou Candy£6.834 rev
Foam Bananas Pick n Mix Favourite Sweets 200g Sweet Bag Retro Soft Foam Bananas - Candy Gift for Birthdays & Parties
Caribou Candy£3.344 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumBananas Jelly Filled Sweets 200g Banana Flavour Gummy Bananas with Juicy Jelly Centre Clear Pillow Pack Perfect for Sharing & Movie Nights
Caribou Candy£3.383.5★
Foam Bananas Pick n Mix Favourite Sweets 350g Sweet Bag Retro Soft Foam Bananas - Candy Gift for Birthdays & Parties
Caribou Candy£4.524.1★
Foam Bananas Pick n Mix Favourite Sweets 600g Sweet Bag Retro Soft Foam Bananas - Candy Gift for Birthdays & Parties
Caribou Candy£6.834.1★
Foam Bananas Pick n Mix Favourite Sweets 200g Sweet Bag Retro Soft Foam Bananas - Candy Gift for Birthdays & Parties
Caribou Candy£3.344.1★
Barratt Candy Foam Bananas - 1kg
Barratt£8.114.3★
What buyers say about banana sweets
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Great taste”
“Lovely sweets so soft”
“Great value”
“Good quality”
“as advertised”
“these are soft”
“Nice flavour, enjoyed them”
“Good size bag nice”
“Exactly as described in date and fresh”
“texture is firm”
What buyers complain about
“No taste”
“big bananas”
“Not as I expected the banana flavour ones are okay”
“Picture is very misleading”
“A packet does not last long”
“Really bad value for money”
“Disappointed in the texture specifically as they are supposed to be Barretts”
“Not impressed, they don't smell good and they don't taste of banana”
“this batch are to hard”
“Got susar in them”
Common questions
- Is banana sweets profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £30K/yr across 18 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +6.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (43/100).
- How competitive is the banana sweets niche?
- 6 brands and 19 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 63% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 97% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in banana sweets?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Size-Overall, Flavor. The return rate is 0.0%.
- When does demand for banana sweets peak?
- Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.4× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the banana sweets niche?
- Listings span £3.34–£12.26; the average listing price is £7.48 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 423 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.