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Cacao Nibs

Cacao Nibs shows low returns (0.1%), but soft demand (-17.7% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

50
Worth a look
Market size 54Growth 16Conversion 95Competition 29Returns 100Price range 79Avg price 82Brand share 23Review moat 31Quality gap 42
This niche Category average

Is Cacao Nibs profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Cacao Nibs is a £370K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (165K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 91% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.

Cacao Nibs: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved -17.7% over the last 90 days and 12.6% of searches end in a purchase.

£370K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr20K
Search volume / yr-17.7%165K
Conversion rate12.6%
Avg price£17.80

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 91% of demand, so 9% of the market is open.

9%

open market share

Brands · sellers9 · 16
Top-5 product click share68%
Open market9%
Avg brand age62 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 15 products

Sponsored placement87%
New entrants (1y)2· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews3,373

Top Cacao Nibs products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 68% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£37K£74K£111K£148K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

16

Top-5 brand share

91%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

68%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

6%

  • NaturaleBio36%
  • Sevenhills Wholefoods29%
  • Everyday Superfood11%
  • MANOR SPRINGS8%
  • Naturya8%
  • AUSHA3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 6%)

Cacao Nibs demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume165KCVR12.6%Products15Brands9Top 5 Brands91%OOS Rate1.8%Rating4.5★Reviews3,373Avg BSR#39
4K3KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Top Cacao Nibs search terms shoppers use

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

  • cacao nibs93K/yr
  • cocoa nibs30K/yr
  • chocolate nibs9K/yr
  • cacao nibs organic7K/yr
  • cocoa nibs organic6K/yr
  • organic cacao nibs6K/yr
  • raw cacao nibs4K/yr
  • cacao nibs 1kg4K/yr
  • cocoa nibs 1kg3K/yr
  • coco nibs2K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Cacao Nibs

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

77% of reviews
Taste-Overall23%

Fantastic taste

Quality-Overall20%

Sevenhills profile is superb

Flavor13%

the flavour is quite strong

Crispiness4%

adding a satisfying crunch

Value For Money4%

A great product at a fair price

What buyers complain about

56% of reviews
Bitter19%

Very bitter

Taste-Overall12%

something different to taste

Value For Money3%

Extremely expensive for the size you receive 125g when it shows a photo of the product 300g

Natural Resource Wastage3%

Will be wasted

Indigestion3%

I started these 2 days ago and yesterday and today dodgy tummy

Common Cacao Nibs questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Cacao Nibs 50/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £370K/yr across 15 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -17.7% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Cacao Nibs on Amazon United Kingdom is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.