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butter spreadable

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Pricing outside the sweet spot ($4.16 avg) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 24Growth 20Conversion 100Competition 40Returns 100Price range 26Avg price 12Brand share 19Review moat 75Quality gap 25

Conversion

Incredible19.5%

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

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Good512.87

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Okay61%

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

Price range

Okay£1.36–£19.85

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

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Bad£97K

£97K/yr · 119K searches

Growth

Bad-9.2%

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

Brand share

Bad92%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Avg price

Bad£4.16

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, butter spreadable is a £97K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (119K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 92% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.

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

butter spreadable market data

Units sold / yr
25K–30K
avg 1,000–1,250/product
Revenue / yr
£104K–£125K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
19.5%
Avg BSR
#33
Page quality
0%
Prime
91%
Sponsored
0%
Out of stock
4.7%
Avg brand age
69 months
Avg seller age
161 days

Competition & brand share

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

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

38

Top-5 brand share

92%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

61%

Top 20: 97%

Open market

5%

  • Anchor34%
  • Morrisons30%
  • Yikki15%
  • Lurpak9%
  • Country Life4%
  • KoalaKoi3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 5%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -9.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
8K6KSpike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.2×

Top butter spreadable search terms

  • spreadable butter49K/yr
  • anchor butter35K/yr
  • butter spread14K/yr
  • butter spreadable15K/yr
  • anchor butter 500g4K/yr
  • spreadable3K/yr
All search terms

Top butter spreadable 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%4%£4K8%£8K12%£12K16%£15K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

All 23 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about butter spreadable

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

What buyers love

Taste-Overall39%

“Tasty handy for spreading on crackers”

Value For Money18%

“Good value for money”

Quality-Overall11%

“Consistent quality over the years”

Flavor4%

“Lovely taste”

Baking4%

“Good for baking”

Soft Feel3%

“Very yummy creamy butter”

Salt Content3%

“Much cheaper than branded salted butter”

Size-Overall3%

“Good size”

Texture/Consistency-Overall2%

“Just like other brands of butter great price and very spreadable”

Ease Of Use2%

“Convenient”

What buyers complain about

Taste-Overall22%

“Not very tasty”

Value For Money20%

“Dreadful waste of money”

Flavor8%

“Quite flavourless”

Quality-Overall7%

“Poor quality”

Hard Feel5%

“Not soft enough for spreading from fridge”

Salt Content5%

“Salty butter”

Contamination5%

“mess with the butter”

Size-Overall4%

“large”

Ease Of Use2%

“does tend to be a bit hard straight from the fridge”

Ingredients-Overall1%

“ingredients may not suit everyone”

Common questions

Is butter spreadable profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £97K/yr across 23 tracked products. 6 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -9.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (43/100).
How competitive is the butter spreadable niche?
9 brands and 38 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 61% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 92% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in butter spreadable?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Value For Money, Flavor. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for butter spreadable peak?
Demand peaks in Jan–Nov; the busiest month runs 2.2× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the butter spreadable niche?
Listings span £1.36–£19.85; the average listing price is £4.16 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 513 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.