Black Food Colouring
prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($1.52–$16.42) — Black Food Colouring doesn't clear our bar today.
Flapen Score
Is Black Food Colouring profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Black Food Colouring is a £130K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (88K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 88% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.
Black Food Colouring: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Not really. Search demand moved -8.9% over the last 90 days and 30.7% of searches end in a purchase.
£130K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 88% of demand, so 12% of the market is open.
12%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 10 products
Top Black Food Colouring products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Sugarflair Black Extra Food Colouring Paste 42g - Maximum Concentrated Paste Food Dye for Cake Decorating Fondant Buttercream Cake Batter and More - Vegan Kosher Bake-Stable
- Price
- £6.02
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 7,474
- Age
- 14y ago
Colour Mill Oil Blend Food Colouring Black: Next Generation Oil Based Food Colours - 20 ml
- Price
- £5.33
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 865
- Age
- 2y ago
Sugarflair Essentials Black Food Colouring Gel 25g - Concentrated Gel Food Dye for Cake Decorating Buttercream Fondant Royal Icing - Vegan Kosher Bake-Stable
- Price
- £2.88
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 379
- Age
- 1y ago
Belissia food colouring black -10ml liquid & highly concentrated - food-safe food colouring for baking cooking fondant & DIY - vegan strong colouring neutral taste
- Price
- £3.29
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 16,518
- Age
- 7y ago
Dekozauber24 Black food colouring - 11 ml highly concentrated and food-safe liquid food colouring for cakes drinks fondant & more - vegan taste neutral and sugar free
- Price
- £3.50
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 103
- Age
- 11mo ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
PME Paste Colour Midnight Black 25 g
- Price
- £1.52
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,874
- Age
- 13y ago
Colour Mill Oil Blend Food Colouring Black: Next Generation Oil Based Food Colours - 100 ml
- Price
- £16.42
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 180
- Age
- 2y ago
Belissia food colouring black -10ml liquid & highly concentrated - food-safe food colouring for baking cooking fondant & DIY - vegan strong colouring neutral taste
- Price
- £3.29
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 16,518
- Age
- 7y ago
Colour Splash Food Colouring Gel | Black | Highly Concentrated Gels Easy To Use Squeezy Tubes Edible Ingredients Transform Plain Cakes Into Bright Eye-Catching Creations - Black 25g
- Price
- £2.62
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 5,199
- Age
- 10y ago
Dekozauber24 Black food colouring - 11 ml highly concentrated and food-safe liquid food colouring for cakes drinks fondant & more - vegan taste neutral and sugar free
- Price
- £3.50
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 103
- Age
- 11mo ago
Newest
by launch dateDekozauber24 Black food colouring - 11 ml highly concentrated and food-safe liquid food colouring for cakes drinks fondant & more - vegan taste neutral and sugar free
- Price
- £3.50
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 103
- Age
- 11mo ago
Sugarflair Essentials Black Food Colouring Gel 25g - Concentrated Gel Food Dye for Cake Decorating Buttercream Fondant Royal Icing - Vegan Kosher Bake-Stable
- Price
- £2.88
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 379
- Age
- 1y ago
Sugarflair Essentials Black Food Colouring 25ml - Concentrated Liquid Food Dye for Cake Decorating Fondant Buttercream Royal Icing Macarons - Vegan Kosher Bake-Stable
- Price
- £2.61
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 133
- Age
- 1y ago
Colour Mill Oil Blend Food Colouring Black: Next Generation Oil Based Food Colours - 100 ml
- Price
- £16.42
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 180
- Age
- 2y ago
Colour Mill Oil Blend Food Colouring Black: Next Generation Oil Based Food Colours - 20 ml
- Price
- £5.33
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 865
- Age
- 2y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products capture 74% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
7 rising
Sellers
20
Top-5 brand share
88%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
74%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
6%
- Sugarflair Colours35%
- Colour Mill19%
- Belissia14%
- Dekozauber2410%
- Colour Splash9%
- PME6%
- Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 6%)
Black Food Colouring demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
Peak months: Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×
Top Black Food Colouring search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- black food colouring56K/yr
- black food colouring gel13K/yr
- black colour mill5K/yr
- colour mill black6K/yr
- black gel food colouring4K/yr
- black food dye4K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Black Food Colouring
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
92% of reviews“Good colour”
“Truly the best black for colouring chocolate”
“Decent quality”
“As expected”
“Good Value for money”
What buyers complain about
75% of reviews“They dont taste of anything either”
“good black food colouring is hard to find”
“took quite a lot of food colouring to get these vivid colours”
“Blacked out”
“Minus 1 star cause the consistency was super thick and I couldnt even squeeze it out the bottle, was a nightmare to get out and very messy”
Black Food Colouring return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
0.1%
Return rate
25%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Black Food Colouring questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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