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title: "Black Garlic — £72K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **black garlic**
**Skip it**
Soft demand (-20.5% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 18Growth 15Conversion 86Competition 39Returns 100Price range 31Avg price 45Brand share 47Review moat 75Quality gap 43
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.1%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Great****9.8%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Review moat**
**Good****508.07**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Brand share**
**Okay****77%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Avg price**
**Okay****£11.37**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Competition**
**Okay****62%**
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 ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **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**
**29**
**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.
2K1KHoliday '24Spike '25Holiday '25 seasonDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/black-garlic/trend)
## **Top black garlic search terms**
- **black garlic**55K/yr-13.9%9.5% conv. - **black garlic cloves**5K/yr-22.9%11.8% conv. - **fermented garlic**4K/yr-71.9%5.1% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/black-garlic/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.
0%5%£4K10%£7K15%£11K20%£14K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
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
[1**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**£10.54**4.6★1,018 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00433HQO8) [2**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**£6.10**4.6★1,018 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004FN0NDM) [3**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**£10.92**4.7★51 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GQTSD9DT) [4**Black Garlic Extract 18 750mg - Fermented & Aged - Standardised 7.5mg Polyphenols - 180 Vegan Capsules (6 Months Supply) by Alpha01**ALPHA01**£8.34**4.6★64 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DKJBXNXJ) [5**WeightWorld Black Garlic Capsules 15000mg | 6 Months Supply | 180 Capsules | Highly Concentrated Black Garlic Extract (100:1) | 1 per Day | Vegan Non-GMO & Magnesium Stearate-Free | Made in the UK**WeightWorld**£12.97**4.5★2,389 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BNVKF7C9)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **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**£10.92**51 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GQTSD9DT) [**Black Garlic Capsules - 9000mg (30:1 Extract) with Vitamin B1 Heart & Cardiovascular Support High Strength Antioxidant Odourless 90 Vegan Capsules 3 Month Supply**Vitavea**£9.48**37 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GR6H41RQ) [**Black Garlic Tablets 15 000mg | 180 Count | High Strength Odourless Concentrated Extract (100:1) | Aged Black Garlic Vegan Supplement | By Horbaach**Horbäach**£8.27**475 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CNWGJRZ5) [**WeightWorld Black Garlic Capsules 15000mg | 6 Months Supply | 180 Capsules | Highly Concentrated Black Garlic Extract (100:1) | 1 per Day | Vegan Non-GMO & Magnesium Stearate-Free | Made in the UK**WeightWorld**£12.97**2,389 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BNVKF7C9) [**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**£14.94**173 rev5y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08VWCGL8Y)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**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**£10.92**4.7★**▲ 315%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GQTSD9DT) [**Black Garlic Capsules - 9000mg (30:1 Extract) with Vitamin B1 Heart & Cardiovascular Support High Strength Antioxidant Odourless 90 Vegan Capsules 3 Month Supply**Vitavea**£9.48**4.3★**▲ 299%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GR6H41RQ) [**Black Garlic Extract 18 750mg - Fermented & Aged - Standardised 7.5mg Polyphenols - 180 Vegan Capsules (6 Months Supply) by Alpha01**ALPHA01**£8.34**4.6★**▲ 246%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DKJBXNXJ) [**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**£14.94**4.2★**▲ 23%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08VWCGL8Y) [**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**£6.10**4.6★**▲ 15%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004FN0NDM)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about black garlic**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**18%
*“Excellent product”*
**Value For Money**11%
*“Good Value”*
**Taste-Overall**11%
*“Absolutely delicious and addictive”*
**Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing**8%
*“not difficult to swallow with water and are odourless and create no indigestion which are major plus points”*
**Ease Of Use**4%
*“Easy to use”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
*“The presentation is simple”*
**Heart Health**3%
*“improve my heart health”*
**Nutritional Content**3%
*“gives an all round feeling of health”*
**Vegan/Organic**3%
*“These tablets are also vegan friendly as the capsule shell is hypromellose”*
**Blood Pressure**3%
*“I liked the facts that it is good for blood pressure”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Taste-Overall**13%
*“doesnt taste of anything”*
**Smell**9%
*“Overwhelming stench of garlic”*
**Blood Pressure**7%
*“But just after a week seems lowering my blood pressure”*
**Value For Money**5%
*“is expensive”*
**Dosage**4%
*“Description says 250mg, that is 250mg allium sativum in two tablets, not one”*
**Size-Overall**3%
*“The capsules are quite large”*
**Allergies**2%
*“Apparently garlic allergy can cause anaphylactic shock”*
**Ease Of Use**2%
*“But I cant take them”*
**Moist/Dry**2%
*“Dry Sachets at bottom”*
**Acid Regulator/Stomach Ache Relief**2%
*“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.
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