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blancmange

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Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($0.72–$12.24) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 15Growth 17Conversion 84Competition 39Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 24Brand share 13Review moat 94Quality gap 27

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Great112.05

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Great9.3%

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

Competition

Okay61%

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

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Avg price

Bad£8.78

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Bad-15.3%

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

Market size

Bad£59K

£59K/yr · 72K searches

Brand share

Bad95%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Price range

Bad£0.72–£12.24

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, blancmange is a £59K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (72K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.

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

blancmange market data

Units sold / yr
6K–8K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
£53K–£70K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
9.3%
Avg BSR
#805
Page quality
0%
Prime
68%
Sponsored
79%
Out of stock
9.3%
Avg brand age
43 months
Avg seller age
190 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 61% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

8 flat

Sellers

15

Top-5 brand share

95%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

61%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

3%

  • Intrinsic Treats43%
  • Pearce Duffs24%
  • Generic22%
  • Credo Gifts3%
  • Pearce3%
  • Pearce Duff's2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 3%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -15.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
5K3KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.1×

Top blancmange search terms

  • blancmange powder40K/yr
  • blancmange24K/yr
  • blamonge packet mixed5K/yr
  • strawberry blancmange3K/yr
All search terms

Top blancmange 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%£3K10%£6K15%£9K20%£12K101001K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 19 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about blancmange

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

What buyers love

Taste-Overall36%

“Lovely taste and easy to prepare”

Flavor27%

“Flavours were excellent”

Value For Money11%

“Value for money”

Quality-Overall6%

“Excellent quality”

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

“Just what I wanted”

Baking5%

“Great to make pink custard to go with chocolate sponge pudding”

Blend/Ratio3%

“Blamonge mix”

Cooking Instructions2%

“Follow the instructions carefully”

Ease Of Use1%

“Easy to make”

What buyers complain about

Cooking Instructions25%

“I didn't leave to boil for a full minute so I think it was my fault”

Chunk/Clump/Collection13%

“Lots of little lumps of insufficiently-mixed powder”

Common questions

Is blancmange profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £59K/yr across 19 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -15.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
How competitive is the blancmange niche?
8 brands and 15 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 61% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 95% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in blancmange?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Cooking Instructions, Chunk/Clump/Collection. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for blancmange peak?
Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 4.1× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the blancmange niche?
Listings span £0.72–£12.24; the average listing price is £8.78 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 112 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.