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title: "Black Seed Oil — £603K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **black seed oil**
**Skip it**
Soft demand (-20.4% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 64Growth 15Conversion 80Competition 25Returns 100Price range 49Avg price 54Brand share 31Review moat 23Quality gap 43
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.1%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Great****8.3%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Market size**
**Good****£603K**
£603K/yr · 585K searches
**Avg price**
**Good****£12.43**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Okay****£6.17–£23.32**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Brand share**
**Okay****87%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Competition**
**Bad****70%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Review moat**
**Bad****7,978.18**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Growth**
**Bad****-20.4%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, black seed oil is a £603K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (585K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Apr. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **black seed oil market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **40K–50K**
- avg 2,000–2,500/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£497K–£622K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **8.3%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#75**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **100%**
- **Out of stock**
- **1.1%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **48 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **172 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 70% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**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 & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -20.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
18K13KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Jan, Apr · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/black-seed-oil/trend)
## **Top black seed oil search terms**
- **black seed oil**336K/yr-21.4%6.6% conv. - **black seed oil organic cold pressed**85K/yr-6.4%7.3% conv. - **organic black seed oil**33K/yr-16.7%8.2% conv. - **black cumin seed oil**34K/yr-17.6%5.9% conv. - **blackseed oil organic**15K/yr-26.1%7.3% conv. - **black cumin oil**20K/yr-50.8%4.5% conv. - **black seed oil organic**12K/yr-9.8%6.8% conv. - **cold pressed black seed oil**8K/yr+0.9%6.8% conv. - **blackseed oil**7K/yr-27.8%5.8% conv. - **organic black seed oil cold pressed**9K/yr-9.1%6.5% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/black-seed-oil/search-terms)
## **Top black seed oil 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%£60K20%£121K30%£181K40%£241K1001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 17 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Black Seed Oil Organic Cold Pressed. Up to 5X Strength. Award Winning Organic Black Seed Oil - Known as Cumin Cold Pressed Nigella Sativa and Kalonji 200 ml**Inspiriko**£16.25**4.6★2,278 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08W9DP5VM) [2**Pure World Black Seed Oil 100ML High Strength Thymoquinone Cold & Freshly Pressed Nigella Sativa. Glass Bottle Kalonji**Pure World**£9.96**4.5★5,843 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08TMM2ZMP) [3**Black Seed Oil Organic Cold Pressed Up to 5X Strength Thymoquinone | Gold Standard Pure Virgin Nigella Sativa (Black Cumin Kalonji) | Inner Vitality (100 ml)**Inner Vitality**£7.02**4.4★246 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GXTW7H7X) [4**Organic Black Seed Oil 100ml Cold & Freshly Pressed Up to 5X% Strength Thymoquinone 100% Pure Extra Virgin Cumin Black Seed Oil - By Alpha01**ALPHA01**£6.17**4.5★504 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CV7NYKW5) [5**Rawya Black Seed Oil Organic 250 ml Cold Pressed No Additives No preservatives in Glass Bottle Nigella Sativa Black Cumin Seed Oil Kalonji Bio Strong Taste Non-GMO**RAWYA**£13.15**4.6★1,923 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B087JZLPVQ)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Black Seed Oil Organic Cold Pressed Up to 5X Strength Thymoquinone | Gold Standard Pure Virgin Nigella Sativa (Black Cumin Kalonji) | Inner Vitality (100 ml)**Inner Vitality**£7.02**246 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GXTW7H7X) [**Black Seed Oil Capsules 1000mg | Cold Pressed | Powerful Antioxidant Support | Pure Black Cumin Seed Oil | High in Omega 3 6 9 | Non-GMO and Vegan Black Cumin Oil | 120 Nigella Sativa Softgels**Healths Harmony**£12.39**51,878 rev11mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0714PK8VV) [**Black Seed Oil 250 ml 100% Pure Cold-Pressed Nigella Sativa Oil by BIOHERBA**BIOHERBA**£13.04**101 rev12mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FK45BVNX) [**Black Seed Oil Capsule 1000mg Cold Pressed 20mg Thymoquinone High Strength Black Cumin Seed Oil for Blood Sugar and Cholesterol - Natural Anti-Inflammatory Antioxidant (4 Month Supply)120 Softgels**HealthEssent**£8.30**128 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FGWSP5RR) [**Organic Black Seed Oil 500ml (Glass) Cold & Freshly Pressed Up to 5X% Strength Thymoquinone 100% Pure Extra Virgin Cumin Black Seed Oil - By Alpha01**ALPHA01**£18.73**504 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CVW8224Y)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Black Seed Oil Organic Cold Pressed Up to 5X Strength Thymoquinone | Gold Standard Pure Virgin Nigella Sativa (Black Cumin Kalonji) | Inner Vitality (100 ml)**Inner Vitality**£7.02**4.4★**▲ 392%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GXTW7H7X) [**Black Seed Oil 250 ml 100% Pure Cold-Pressed Nigella Sativa Oil by BIOHERBA**BIOHERBA**£13.04**4.5★**▲ 62%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FK45BVNX) [**Organic Black Seed Oil 500ml (Glass) Cold & Freshly Pressed Up to 5X% Strength Thymoquinone 100% Pure Extra Virgin Cumin Black Seed Oil - By Alpha01**ALPHA01**£18.73**4.5★**▲ 37%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CVW8224Y) [**Fushi Organic Black Seed Oil 250ml | High Strength 100% pure Cold & Fresh-Pressed Seed Oil Food-grade For Dry Itchy & Irritated Hair & Skin | Sustainably Sourced | Manufactured in the UK**Fushi**£18.83**4.4★**▲ 15%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00BJJVNWA) [**Black Seed Oil Capsules 1000mg | Cold Pressed | Powerful Antioxidant Support | Pure Black Cumin Seed Oil | High in Omega 3 6 9 | Non-GMO and Vegan Black Cumin Oil | 120 Nigella Sativa Softgels**Healths Harmony**£12.39**4.5★**▲ 12%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0714PK8VV)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about black seed oil**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**34%
*“Excellent product”*
**Value For Money**9%
*“Not expensive”*
**Taste-Overall**7%
*“Taste ok”*
**Vegan/Organic**4%
*“Organic seed oil gives me more energy”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
*“arrived as announced”*
**Ease Of Use**4%
*“Ease of use”*
**Health Benefits-Overall**3%
*“Helping good stuff”*
**Oily/Greasy**3%
*“Powerful Oil”*
**Efficiency**3%
*“Really effective”*
**Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing**2%
*“Easy to swallow”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Taste-Overall**19%
*“Strong taste”*
**Oily/Greasy**10%
*“No control over amount of oil that comes in the spoon”*
**Side Effects**7%
*“Had to stop taking this as it caused bad heartburn which is apparently a side effect”*
**Allergies**5%
*“You may be allergic to this like i was”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
*“Made in Arab country as per photo this is false advertising”*
**Quality-Overall**4%
*“Not as good as others on market”*
**Size-Overall**4%
*“Huge capsule”*
**Smell**4%
*“Artificial scent, synthetic, not pure or cold pressed”*
**Value For Money**2%
*“Its not cheap”*
**Strength**2%
*“Its ok. Less strong compared to my previous one which Amazon stop selling it”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Leak-Proof**46%
**Quality-Overall**15%
**Product Condition**8%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**8%
**Value For Money**8%
**Dilute/Watery**8%
**Oily/Greasy**8%
## **Common questions**
- **Is black seed oil profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £603K/yr across 17 tracked products. 2 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -20.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (47/100).
- **How competitive is the black seed oil niche?**
- 12 brands and 19 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 70% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 87% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in black seed oil?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Oily/Greasy, Side Effects. The return rate is 0.1%.
- **When does demand for black seed oil peak?**
- Demand peaks in Jan–Apr; the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the black seed oil niche?**
- Listings span £6.17–£23.32; the average listing price is £12.43 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 7,978 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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