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butter portions

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Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 32Growth 34Conversion 76Competition 24Returns 100Price range 67Avg price 75Brand share 0Review moat 80Quality gap 37

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Great405.93

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Great7.2%

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

Avg price

Great£15.01

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Good£7.82–£29.50

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

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Okay+7.5%

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

Market size

Okay£152K

£152K/yr · 142K searches

Competition

Bad71%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, butter portions is a £152K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (142K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.

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

butter portions market data

Units sold / yr
8K–10K
avg 500–750/product
Revenue / yr
£120K–£150K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
7.2%
Avg BSR
#12
Page quality
0%
Prime
7%
Sponsored
53%
Out of stock
5.6%
Avg brand age
50 months
Avg seller age
180 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 71% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

5 rising

Sellers

6

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

71%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • KoalaKoi57%
  • Lakeland Dairies17%
  • GREAT BRITISH TRADING LIMITED16%
  • Lurpak5%
  • Dale Farm5%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +7.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KHoliday '24Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.2×

Top butter portions search terms

  • butter portions54K/yr
  • individual butter portions36K/yr
  • mini butter portions9K/yr
  • mini butter7K/yr
  • butter sachets7K/yr
  • lurpak butter portions7K/yr
  • small butter portions6K/yr
  • butter portions x 1004K/yr
  • butter pats6K/yr
  • lakeland butter4K/yr
All search terms

Top butter portions 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%£15K20%£30K30%£46K40%£61K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 15 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about butter portions

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

What buyers love

Taste-Overall29%

“The taste is beautiful”

Quality-Overall15%

“Very useful quality butter in non wasteful amounts”

Value For Money12%

“Good value”

Size-Overall9%

“Perfect size”

Ease Of Use9%

“Really handy”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“As Described”

Correct Contents4%

“Excellent, with a good end if date”

Nutritional Content4%

“56 calories a shot”

Freshness2%

“The butter was fine”

Flavor2%

“Handy size, reasonable shelf life, nice taste”

What buyers complain about

Value For Money67%

“Dreadful waste of money”

Ease Of Use14%

“because I didn't use it every day”

Common questions

Is butter portions profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £152K/yr across 15 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +7.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (46/100).
How competitive is the butter portions niche?
5 brands and 6 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 71% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in butter portions?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Ease Of Use. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for butter portions peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.2× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the butter portions niche?
Listings span £7.82–£29.50; the average listing price is £15.01 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 406 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.