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Black Seed Oil

Fail

Demand is soft, at -20.4% this quarter, so Black Seed Oil is a Fail.

Flapen Score
47
47 / 100
Top 44% of 2,976 Grocery niches · +1 vs the category median of 46
Market size
£603K/yr585K searches / yr
90-day growth
-20.4%search demand this quarter
Competition
70%top-5 click share · 12 brands · 19 sellers

Flapen Score

Black Seed Oil against its category

The dotted line is the Grocery average. Past it, Black Seed Oil is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

47Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Black Seed Oil market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Black Seed Oil 585K times last year and spent an estimated £603K. The top 5 brands take 87% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Apr. Flapen scores it 47 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

8.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 585K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 8.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -20.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £603K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
585K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-20.4%
Conversion, latest week
8.3%
Market size, estimated
£603Ka year
Peak month
April1.6× the quietest month
Top search term
black seed oil336K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £12.43.

Listings sell for £12.43 on average, from £6.17 to £23.32. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 40K to 50K a year. The average listing sells 2,000 to 2,500 of them. At £12.43 that is £25K to £31K a year per listing.

Average price
£12.43under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£6.17–£23.32
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
40K–50K
Units per listing a year
2,000–2,500
Revenue per listing a year
£25K–£31K
Returns
0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

100% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #75 within Oils, Vinegars & Salad Dressings. It carries 7,978 reviews at 4.49 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
100%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
1.1%
Average rank
#75in Oils, Vinegars & Salad Dressings
Average rating
4.49 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
7,978per listing
Listings tracked
17

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 2 of last year's 3 launches as successful.

3 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 48 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
3
Successful launches
2Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
48 months

Products

Top Black Seed Oil products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 70% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£60K£121K£181K£241K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

12 falling

Sellers

19

Top-5 brand share

87%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

70%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

11%

  • Inspiriko26%
  • Inner Vitality20%
  • Pure World19%
  • ALPHA0115%
  • RAWYA7%
  • Healths Harmony3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 11%)

Demand

Black Seed Oil search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

18K13KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Apr · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Search terms

Top Black Seed Oil search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • black seed oil336K/yr
  • black seed oil organic cold pressed85K/yr
  • organic black seed oil33K/yr
  • black cumin seed oil34K/yr
  • blackseed oil organic15K/yr
  • black cumin oil20K/yr
  • black seed oil organic12K/yr
  • cold pressed black seed oil8K/yr
  • blackseed oil7K/yr
  • organic black seed oil cold pressed9K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Black Seed Oil

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Taste-Overall19%−0.12

Strong taste

Awful taste

Overpowering aftertaste

Oily/Greasy10%

No control over amount of oil that comes in the spoon

Oil

Seed oil

Side Effects7%−0.05

Had to stop taking this as it caused bad heartburn which is apparently a side effect

it gave you that burning feeling on your throat

Side effects

Allergies5%−0.03

You may be allergic to this like i was

caused an allergic reaction

I came out in a rash on my neck after 2 weeks I went to the doctors

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

Made in Arab country as per photo this is false advertising

So I fell for the marketing adverts on social media and brought these

I have to believe what's described on the label

Love

Quality-Overall34%+1.87

Excellent product

Excellent product as described

Great price for a quality product

Value For Money9%+0.81

Not expensive

Good value for money

great value for money

Taste-Overall7%−0.12

Taste ok

the taste is quite strong

there's no nasty aftertaste

Vegan/Organic4%+0.31

Organic seed oil gives me more energy

Organic black seed capsules

Organic Black Seed Oil

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

arrived as announced

is as advertised

As described

Return

0.1% Return rate 8% Fixable by listing

Leak-Proof46%▁▁▃█▆█
Quality-Overall15%█▁▁▁▃▁

Not as good as others on market

Horrible quality

the overall quality didn't quite match other brands I've purchased

Product Condition8%▁█▁▁▁▁
Advertised Vs Actual Product8%▁▁█▁▁▁

Made in Arab country as per photo this is false advertising

So I fell for the marketing adverts on social media and brought these

I have to believe what's described on the label

Value For Money8%

Its not cheap

expensive to make an ongoing habit

FAQ

Common Black Seed Oil questions

Answered from the same tracked data.