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title: "Black Forest Syrup — £53K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 33/100 · £53K/yr market · 47K searches/yr · £7.70 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **black forest syrup**
**Skip it**
Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 13Growth 10Conversion 97Competition 8Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 21Brand share 0Review moat 66Quality gap 42
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.1%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Incredible****14.5%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Review moat**
**Good****856.71**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Avg price**
**Bad****£7.70**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Market size**
**Bad****£53K**
£53K/yr · 47K searches
**Growth**
**Bad****-29.2%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Competition**
**Bad****90%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Brand share**
**Bad****100%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Price range**
**Bad****£3.80–£12.69**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, black forest syrup is a £53K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (47K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 33/100.
Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **black forest syrup market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **4K–5K**
- avg 250–500/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£31K–£39K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **14.5%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#118**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **43%**
- **Out of stock**
- **1.5%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **63 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **195 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 90% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**4 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**16**
**Top-5 brand share**
**100%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**90%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**0%**
- Simply80% - 1883 MAISON ROUTIN10% - Reàl Infused Exotics6% - Torani4% - Open — no brand owns it (0%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -29.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KSpike '24Black Friday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 16.5×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/black-forest-syrup/trend)
## **Top black forest syrup search terms**
- **black forest syrup**28K/yr-44.9%15.3% conv. - **black cherry syrup**5K/yr+49.0%6.9% conv. - **monin black forest syrup**10K/yr-40.9%3.8% conv. - **black forest syrup monin**3K/yr-26.7%1.1% conv. - **black forest syrup for hot chocolate**1K/yr-63.3%3.9% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/black-forest-syrup/search-terms)
## **Top black forest syrup 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%15%£8K30%£16K45%£24K60%£32K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 7 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Simply Black Forest Syrup Vegan & Nut Free Flavoured Syrup for Coffee Cocktails & Baking 1 Litre (Pack of 1)**Simply**£7.86**4.5★1,363 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B079H72LRW) [2**Simply Sugar Free Black Forest Syrup Low Calorie Vegan & Nut Free Flavoured Syrup for Coffee Cocktails & Baking (1 Litre)**Simply**£7.50**4.6★529 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08Q187SVH) [3**Simply Black Forest Syrup Vegan & Nut Free Flavoured Syrup for Coffee Cocktails & Baking (250ml)**Simply**£4.01**4.4★23 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0989STF28) [4**1883 Maison Routin Premium Cherry Syrup Made with Pure Cane Sugar Perfect for Coffees Cocktails Mocktails & Smoothies Vegan-Friendly Allergen-Free No Preservatives - 1L Glass Bottle**1883 MAISON ROUTIN**£12.69**4.6★95 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B092BCP754) [5**Simply Sugar Free Black Forest Syrup Low Calorie Vegan & Nut Free Flavoured Syrup for Coffee Cocktails & Baking (250ml)**Simply**£3.80**4.6★529 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08Q183LN6)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Simply Black Forest Syrup Vegan & Nut Free Flavoured Syrup for Coffee Cocktails & Baking (250ml)**Simply**£4.01**23 rev5y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0989STF28) [**1883 Maison Routin Premium Cherry Syrup Made with Pure Cane Sugar Perfect for Coffees Cocktails Mocktails & Smoothies Vegan-Friendly Allergen-Free No Preservatives - 1L Glass Bottle**1883 MAISON ROUTIN**£12.69**95 rev5y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B092BCP754) [**Simply Sugar Free Black Forest Syrup Low Calorie Vegan & Nut Free Flavoured Syrup for Coffee Cocktails & Baking (1 Litre)**Simply**£7.50**529 rev5y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08Q187SVH) [**Simply Sugar Free Black Forest Syrup Low Calorie Vegan & Nut Free Flavoured Syrup for Coffee Cocktails & Baking (250ml)**Simply**£3.80**529 rev5y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08Q183LN6) [**Reàl Syrup | Black Cherry Puree Infused Fruit Syrup | Made with Real Fruit | 500ml |Natural Ingredients| Cocktails Baking Smoothies Mixing Drinks Desserts**Reàl Infused Exotics**£8.70**36 rev7y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0119HP53E)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Simply Black Forest Syrup Vegan & Nut Free Flavoured Syrup for Coffee Cocktails & Baking (250ml)**Simply**£4.01**4.4★**▲ 346%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0989STF28) [**Reàl Syrup | Black Cherry Puree Infused Fruit Syrup | Made with Real Fruit | 500ml |Natural Ingredients| Cocktails Baking Smoothies Mixing Drinks Desserts**Reàl Infused Exotics**£8.70**4.4★**▲ 89%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0119HP53E) [**1883 Maison Routin Premium Cherry Syrup Made with Pure Cane Sugar Perfect for Coffees Cocktails Mocktails & Smoothies Vegan-Friendly Allergen-Free No Preservatives - 1L Glass Bottle**1883 MAISON ROUTIN**£12.69**4.6★**▲ 53%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B092BCP754) [**Torani Cherry Syrup 750ml**Torani**£9.36**4.4★**▲ 21%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000PBXKI8) [**Simply Sugar Free Black Forest Syrup Low Calorie Vegan & Nut Free Flavoured Syrup for Coffee Cocktails & Baking (1 Litre)**Simply**£7.50**4.6★**— 6%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08Q187SVH)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about black forest syrup**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Taste-Overall**31%
*“Delicious-ness”*
**Flavor**16%
*“Good flavour”*
**Quality-Overall**8%
*“Superb quality”*
**Alcohol Flavor**8%
*“works great in drinks or cocktails”*
**Sweetness**7%
*“One of the best products used for matches, teas, and even to sweeten my water”*
**Value For Money**7%
*“Great value”*
**Artificial Sweeteners**3%
*“authentic flavour without tasting artificial”*
**Caffeine Content**3%
*“Great syrup - 1883 produce the best coffee syrups”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
*“Does the job”*
**Smell**3%
*“Smells lovely”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Taste-Overall**35%
*“Tastes like cough syrup”*
**Sweetness**10%
*“Not particularly fruity”*
**Flavor**8%
*“Its just a hint of cherry I prefer monin brand more flavour”*
**Smell**6%
*“this has an over powering scent”*
**Strength**4%
*“not very strong”*
**Value For Money**4%
*“waste of money”*
**Texture/Consistency-Overall**4%
*“the consistency is very runny”*
**Alcohol Content**2%
*“tastes like I'm drinking alcohol”*
**Thickness**2%
*“Not thick”*
**Size-Overall**2%
*“like the smaller bottle size as wouldnt use too much or too often”*
## **Common questions**
- **Is black forest syrup profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £53K/yr across 7 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -29.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (33/100).
- **How competitive is the black forest syrup niche?**
- 4 brands and 16 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 90% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in black forest syrup?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Sweetness, Flavor. The return rate is 0.1%.
- **When does demand for black forest syrup peak?**
- Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 16.5× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the black forest syrup niche?**
- Listings span £3.80–£12.69; the average listing price is £7.70 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 857 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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