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# **black jacks and fruit salad sweets**
**Skip it**
Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($3.34–$11.34) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 10Growth 21Conversion 98Competition 14Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 24Brand share 4Review moat 77Quality gap 78
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.0%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Incredible****16.0%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Quality gap**
**Great****4.3★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Review moat**
**Great****461.4**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Avg price**
**Bad****£8.59**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Growth**
**Bad****-8.1%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Competition**
**Bad****84%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Market size**
**Bad****£39K**
£39K/yr · 29K searches
**Brand share**
**Bad****98%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Price range**
**Bad****£3.34–£11.34**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, black jacks and fruit salad sweets is a £39K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (29K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **black jacks and fruit salad sweets market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **3K–4K**
- avg 250–500/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£26K–£34K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **16.0%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#8**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **90%**
- **Sponsored**
- **80%**
- **Out of stock**
- **7.7%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **42 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **191 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 84% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**6 **—flat
**Sellers**
**21**
**Top-5 brand share**
**98%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**84%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**0%**
- Berrymans31% - Barratts28% - Bentley & Ackerman28% - Caribou Candy10% - GROBITS2% - HCO2%
## **Demand**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 30 weeks — -8.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
800600Spike '26Dec '25Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/black-jacks-and-fruit-salad-sweets/trend)
## **Top black jacks and fruit salad sweets search terms**
- **fruit salad and black jacks sweets**14K/yr+1.4%11.7% conv. - **black jacks and fruit salad sweets**12K/yr-5.3%13.4% conv. - **blackjacks and fruit salads 3kg**3K/yr-62.2%11.9% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/black-jacks-and-fruit-salad-sweets/search-terms)
## **Top black jacks and fruit salad sweets 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%£4K20%£8K30%£12K40%£16K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted
All 10 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Fruit Salad and Black Jacks Chews 1 Kilo Bag**Barratts**£8.62**4.6★3,675 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0047075KM) [2**Berrymans Fruit Salad and Black Jacks Sweets - 1 Kilo Bulk Bag - 1KG - Assorted Sweet Pick and Mix for Parties Gifts and Sharing.**Berrymans**£11.34**4.6★239 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CBHFWVD3) [3**Fruit Salad and Black Jacks sweets - 1kg - Original Retro Fruit Salad Black and Jacks Chews Assorted Pick and Mix for Sharing Gifts and Parties 1kg Bulk Bag. From Bentley & Ackerman Sweet Shop.**Bentley & Ackerman**£10.28**4.5★124 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CLH8Y535) [4**Fruit Salad and Black Jacks Sweets 500 Gram Bulk Bag 500g Assorted Sweet Pick and Mix for Parties Gifts and Sharing.**Berrymans**£8.37**4.6★335 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BWSD6G12) [5**Fruit Salad & Black Jacks Sweets - (535g) Original Retro Fruit Salad & Black Jacks Sweets Gift Jar By Bentley & Ackermans Sweet Shop.**Bentley & Ackerman**£10.79**4.3★165 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CFHX3CYV)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Black Jacks & Fruit Salad Retro Sweets Assorted Chewy Candy Pick and Mix 500g Bulk Bag for Parties Gifts & Sharing**HCO**£8.12**0 rev2mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H1N682HK) [**Black Jack & Fruit Salad Chews Mix 175g Pillow Pack Individually Wrapped Retro Sweets Classic Aniseed & Fruity Chewy Pick n Mix Sweets for Sharing Parties & Gifts**Caribou Candy**£3.34**8 rev2mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GZCYN99F) [**Black Jack & Fruit Salad Chews Mix 350g Pillow Pack Individually Wrapped Retro Sweets Classic Aniseed & Fruity Chewy Pick n Mix Sweets for Sharing Parties & Gifts (350g Mixed)**Caribou Candy**£5.95**8 rev2mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GZD8JRDL) [**GROBITS - Fruit Salad & Black Jacks Retro Sweets Gift Jar (535g) Original Fruit Salad & Black Jacks Pick & Mix Traditional British Sweets Sharing Jar for Birthday Fathers Day & Gift Giving**GROBITS**£10.89**3 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GV4VD36T) [**Fruit Salad and Black Jacks sweets - 1kg - Original Retro Fruit Salad Black and Jacks Chews Assorted Pick and Mix for Sharing Gifts and Parties 1kg Bulk Bag. From Bentley & Ackerman Sweet Shop.**Bentley & Ackerman**£10.28**124 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CLH8Y535)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Black Jack & Fruit Salad Chews Mix 350g Pillow Pack Individually Wrapped Retro Sweets Classic Aniseed & Fruity Chewy Pick n Mix Sweets for Sharing Parties & Gifts (350g Mixed)**Caribou Candy**£5.95**3.9★**▲ 332%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GZD8JRDL) [**GROBITS - Fruit Salad & Black Jacks Retro Sweets Gift Jar (535g) Original Fruit Salad & Black Jacks Pick & Mix Traditional British Sweets Sharing Jar for Birthday Fathers Day & Gift Giving**GROBITS**£10.89**3.5★**▲ 331%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GV4VD36T) [**Black Jack & Fruit Salad Chews Mix 175g Pillow Pack Individually Wrapped Retro Sweets Classic Aniseed & Fruity Chewy Pick n Mix Sweets for Sharing Parties & Gifts**Caribou Candy**£3.34**3.9★**▲ 330%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GZCYN99F) [**Black Jacks & Fruit Salad Retro Sweets Assorted Chewy Candy Pick and Mix 500g Bulk Bag for Parties Gifts & Sharing**HCO**£8.12**0.0★**▲ 328%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H1N682HK) [**Fruit Salad and Black Jacks sweets - 1kg - Original Retro Fruit Salad Black and Jacks Chews Assorted Pick and Mix for Sharing Gifts and Parties 1kg Bulk Bag. From Bentley & Ackerman Sweet Shop.**Bentley & Ackerman**£10.28**4.5★**▲ 90%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CLH8Y535)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about black jacks and fruit salad sweets**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Taste-Overall**29%
*“Absolutely delicious”*
**Sweetness**25%
*“The sweets are very tasty”*
**Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing**10%
*“Tasty Tasty Chews”*
**Value For Money**9%
*“Great deal”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**9%
*“As described”*
**Quality-Overall**7%
*“Good quality”*
**Flavor**3%
*“Same flavour, taste, chew, and consistency”*
**Blend/Ratio**3%
*“97 Black Jacks so a perfect mix”*
**Soft Feel**1%
*“Nice and soft, very chewy”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Sweetness**22%
*“These sweets are not good”*
**Value For Money**20%
*“A little expensive”*
**Size-Overall**17%
*“bag looks much bigger”*
**Blend/Ratio**7%
*“Not a 50/50 mix”*
**Quality-Overall**7%
*“Again not what you got poor quality”*
**Powdered/Crumbled**7%
*“Feel ripped off, small jar”*
**Taste-Overall**7%
*“Not the same taste as childhood ones”*
**Moist/Dry**3%
*“However, the black jacks were soggy and to be honest we felt they were like old stock”*
**Texture/Consistency-Overall**3%
*“the texture was wrong”*
**Chunk/Clump/Collection**2%
*“Stuck together in a big lump”*
## **Common questions**
- **Is black jacks and fruit salad sweets profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £39K/yr across 10 tracked products. 0 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -8.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (40/100).
- **How competitive is the black jacks and fruit salad sweets niche?**
- 6 brands and 21 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 84% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 98% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in black jacks and fruit salad sweets?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Sweetness, Value For Money, Size-Overall. The return rate is 0.0%.
- **What does it cost to enter the black jacks and fruit salad sweets niche?**
- Listings span £3.34–£11.34; the average listing price is £8.59 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 461 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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