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Basmati Rice 5kg

Fail

The top 5 brands take 98% of clicks, so Basmati Rice 5kg is a Fail.

Flapen Score
43
43 / 100
Ranks 1,873 of 2,976 Grocery niches · −3 vs the category median of 46
Market size
£438K/yr532K searches / yr
90-day growth
-17.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
85%top-5 click share · 7 brands · 24 sellers

Flapen Score

Basmati Rice 5kg against its category

The dotted line is the Grocery average. Past it, Basmati Rice 5kg is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

43Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Basmati Rice 5kg market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Basmati Rice 5kg 532K times last year and spent an estimated £438K. The top 5 brands take 98% of clicks. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul. Flapen scores it 43 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

6.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 532K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 6.5% 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 £438K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
532K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-17.7%
Conversion, latest week
6.5%
Market size, estimated
£438Ka year
Peak month
July4.6× the quietest month
Top search term
basmati rice 10kg146K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £12.60.

Listings sell for £12.60 on average, from £5.93 to £26.69. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 40K to 50K a year. The average listing sells 2,500 to 3,000 of them. At £12.60 that is £32K to £38K a year per listing.

Average price
£12.60under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£5.93–£26.69
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
40K–50K
Units per listing a year
2,500–3,000
Revenue per listing a year
£32K–£38K
Returns
0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

64% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 79% ship with Prime. On an average day, 2.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #66 within Rice, Pasta & Pulses. It carries 618 reviews at 4.54 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
64%
Prime listings
79%
Out of stock, average day
2.7%
Average rank
#66in Rice, Pasta & Pulses
Average rating
4.54 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
618per listing
Listings tracked
14

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are established.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 67 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
67 months

Products

Top Basmati Rice 5kg 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 85% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£44K£88K£131K£175K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

7 rising

Sellers

24

Top-5 brand share

98%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

85%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

1%

  • LAILA70%
  • Salaam18%
  • Kohinoor4%
  • Mai Thai3%
  • PONLEE3%
  • Gharana Swaad Ka Khazaana1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 1%)

Demand

Basmati Rice 5kg search demand

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

18K13KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.6×

Search terms

Top Basmati Rice 5kg search terms shoppers use

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

  • basmati rice 10kg146K/yr
  • laila basmati rice 10kg98K/yr
  • laila basmati rice 10_kg12K/yr
  • rice 10kg51K/yr
  • basmati rice 5kg54K/yr
  • laila rice23K/yr
  • laila extra long basmati rice20K/yr
  • kohinoor basmati rice14K/yr
  • basmati rice 10_kg6K/yr
  • 10kg rice20K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Basmati Rice 5kg

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

Complain

Smell20%−0.18

Chemical smell

No aroma

have a mild aroma

Quality-Overall19%+1.12

I hope the quality control can be checked

This pack of rice was very low quality

Poor Quality

Taste-Overall11%+1.01

I didnt like the taste also it was too thick

It tastes more like standard basmati

Didnt like the taste

Cooking Instructions5%+0.75

this definitely needs to be soaked for a while or more added when cooking to ensure it's cooked

Its hard to cook it

Mushy after cooking

Texture/Consistency-Overall5%−0.01

Not fluffy at all

A texture sensation

Love

Quality-Overall29%+1.12

Best quality

Rice is good quality

No complaints

Taste-Overall21%+1.01

Aromatic

The rice is the nicest tasting Ive had

Better taste

Value For Money21%+1.58

Good value for money

Excellent price

Worth it

Cooking Instructions11%+0.75

Great fir everyday cooking as well ad special occasions

Easy cook

cooks beautifully

Smell3%−0.18

It has that authentic nutty aroma that fills the kitchen while it's cooking

The rice also has a pleasant basmati aroma while cooking

Smells amazing

FAQ

Common Basmati Rice 5kg questions

Answered from the same tracked data.