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black cumin seed oil

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Soft demand (-30.7% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 16Growth 10Conversion 79Competition 21Returns 99Price range 72Avg price 69Brand share 47Review moat 25Quality gap 40

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great8.1%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Price range

Good£6.09–£37.78

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Avg price

Good£14.29

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Brand share

Okay77%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Bad4,413.56

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Bad75%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Market size

Bad£65K

£65K/yr · 56K searches

Growth

Bad-30.7%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, black cumin seed oil is a £65K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (56K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 77% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.

Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

black cumin seed oil market data

Units sold / yr
3K–4K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
£43K–£57K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
8.1%
Avg BSR
#611
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
94%
Out of stock
0.9%
Avg brand age
56 months
Avg seller age
185 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 75% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

15 falling

Sellers

18

Top-5 brand share

77%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

75%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

19%

  • Inspiriko28%
  • WeightWorld23%
  • RAWYA10%
  • Inner Vitality9%
  • HealthEssent6%
  • Pure World5%

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 36 weeks — -30.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KBlack Friday '25Spike '26Nov '25Dec '25Feb '26Mar '26May '26Jun '26

Top black cumin seed oil search terms

  • black cumin seed oil34K/yr
  • black cumin oil20K/yr
  • black cumin seed oil organic cold pressed2K/yr
All search terms

Top black cumin seed oil 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%10%£6K20%£13K30%£19K40%£26K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 16 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about black cumin seed oil

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall32%

“Excellent product”

Value For Money10%

“Good price”

Taste-Overall7%

“It's clean and and tastes good”

Ease Of Use5%

“Ease of use”

Health Benefits-Overall4%

“Helping good stuff”

Oily/Greasy4%

“Powerful Oil”

Efficiency3%

“Its effective dont want to claim anything”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“arrived as announced”

Vegan/Organic2%

“The product is excellent I drink it, use it on my hair and skin”

Nutritional Content2%

“It has proven health promoting properties”

What buyers complain about

Taste-Overall17%

“It doesnt taste or smell nice”

Oily/Greasy9%

“No control over amount of oil that comes in the spoon”

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

“Made in Arab country as per photo this is false advertising”

Quality-Overall6%

“Not as good as others on market”

Side Effects5%

“it gave you that burning feeling on your throat”

Allergies4%

“caused an allergic reaction”

Smell4%

“it's a faint fish oil smell”

Size-Overall3%

“Huge capsule”

Durability2%

“longevity are not as expected”

Product Condition2%

“Goods opened and used”

Top return reasons

Leak-Proof38%
Quality-Overall13%
Size-Overall13%
Oily/Greasy13%
Product Condition8%
Maintenance And Repair4%
Advertised Vs Actual Product4%
Dilute/Watery4%
Value For Money4%

Common questions

Is black cumin seed oil profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £65K/yr across 16 tracked products. 2 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -30.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
How competitive is the black cumin seed oil niche?
15 brands and 18 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 75% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 77% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in black cumin seed oil?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Oily/Greasy, Advertised Vs Actual Product. The return rate is 0.1%.
What does it cost to enter the black cumin seed oil niche?
Listings span £6.09–£37.78; the average listing price is £14.29 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 4,414 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.