Is black garlic profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £72K/yr across 14 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -20.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (46/100).

How competitive is the black garlic niche?

10 brands and 29 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 62% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 77% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in black garlic?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Smell, Blood Pressure. The return rate is 0.1%.

When does demand for black garlic peak?

Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the black garlic niche?

Listings span £6.10–£18.91; the average listing price is £11.37 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 508 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

black garlic

Skip it

Soft demand (-20.5% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great9.8%

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

Review moat

Good508.07

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Okay77%

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

Avg price

Okay£11.37

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Okay62%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Price range

Okay£6.10–£18.91

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

Market size

Bad£72K

£72K/yr · 65K searches

Growth

Bad-20.5%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, black garlic is a £72K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (65K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 77% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.

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

black garlic market data

Units sold / yr: 6K–8K; avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr: £68K–£91K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 9.8%
Avg BSR: #81
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 100%
Sponsored: 86%
Out of stock: 9.6%
Avg brand age: 53 months
Avg seller age: 189 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 62% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

10 flat

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

77%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

62%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

15%

The Original Black41%
NEW LEAF PRODUCTS10%
MQUPIN9%
ALPHA019%
WeightWorld9%
ONETANG8%
Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 15%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 87 weeks — -20.5% search growth over the last 90 days.

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Open Trend

Top black garlic search terms

black garlic55K/yr -13.9%9.5% conv.
black garlic cloves5K/yr -22.9%11.8% conv.
fermented garlic4K/yr -71.9%5.1% conv.

All search terms

Top black garlic 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.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

The Original Black Garlic Peeled Cloves Sweet & Savoury Gourmet Black Garlic Aged to Perfection Ready-to-Eat 100% Natural & Vegan (150 g (Pack of 1))

The Original Black£10.544.6★1,018 rev

The Original Black Garlic Peeled Cloves Sweet & Savoury Gourmet Black Garlic Aged to Perfection Ready-to-Eat Natural & Vegan (50 g (Pack of 1))

The Original Black£6.104.6★1,018 rev

Garlic Extract Capsules - Aged 36 Months - 16 000mg Equivalent (160mg 100:1 Extract) Odourless Black Garlic Capsule with Naturally Occurring SAC & Polyphenols 3 Month Supply

NEW LEAF PRODUCTS£10.924.7★51 rev

Black Garlic Extract 18 750mg - Fermented & Aged - Standardised 7.5mg Polyphenols - 180 Vegan Capsules (6 Months Supply) by Alpha01

ALPHA01£8.344.6★64 rev

WeightWorld£12.974.5★2,389 rev

Newest

by launch date

Garlic Extract Capsules - Aged 36 Months - 16 000mg Equivalent (160mg 100:1 Extract) Odourless Black Garlic Capsule with Naturally Occurring SAC & Polyphenols 3 Month Supply

NEW LEAF PRODUCTS£10.9251 rev

4mo ago

Black Garlic Capsules - 9000mg (30:1 Extract) with Vitamin B1 Heart & Cardiovascular Support High Strength Antioxidant Odourless 90 Vegan Capsules 3 Month Supply

Vitavea£9.4837 rev

4mo ago

Black Garlic Tablets 15 000mg | 180 Count | High Strength Odourless Concentrated Extract (100:1) | Aged Black Garlic Vegan Supplement | By Horbaach

Horbäach£8.27475 rev

2y ago

WeightWorld£12.972,389 rev

3y ago

Organic Black Garlic Capsules - Aged Garlic Extract Formula - 90 Vegan Capsules 250mg - Odourless Fermented Supplement - Gluten Free - Lactose Free - GMO-Free - French Expertise - Nutrimea

Laboratoires Nutrimea£14.94173 rev

5y ago

What buyers say about black garlic

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall18%

“Excellent product”

Value For Money11%

“Good Value”

Taste-Overall11%

“Absolutely delicious and addictive”

Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing8%

“not difficult to swallow with water and are odourless and create no indigestion which are major plus points”

Ease Of Use4%

“Easy to use”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“The presentation is simple”

Heart Health3%

“improve my heart health”

Nutritional Content3%

“gives an all round feeling of health”

Vegan/Organic3%

“These tablets are also vegan friendly as the capsule shell is hypromellose”

Blood Pressure3%

“I liked the facts that it is good for blood pressure”

What buyers complain about

Taste-Overall13%

“doesnt taste of anything”

Smell9%

“Overwhelming stench of garlic”

Blood Pressure7%

“But just after a week seems lowering my blood pressure”

Value For Money5%

“is expensive”

Dosage4%

“Description says 250mg, that is 250mg allium sativum in two tablets, not one”

Size-Overall3%

“The capsules are quite large”

Allergies2%

“Apparently garlic allergy can cause anaphylactic shock”

Ease Of Use2%

“But I cant take them”

Moist/Dry2%

“Dry Sachets at bottom”

Acid Regulator/Stomach Ache Relief2%

“Gave me terrible stomach pains”

Common questions

Is black garlic profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?: The niche generates £72K/yr across 14 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -20.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (46/100).
How competitive is the black garlic niche?: 10 brands and 29 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 62% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 77% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in black garlic?: Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Smell, Blood Pressure. The return rate is 0.1%.
When does demand for black garlic peak?: Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the black garlic niche?: Listings span £6.10–£18.91; the average listing price is £11.37 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 508 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.