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Chicory Coffee

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.0% of orders. But shoppers spend only $36K a year here, so Chicory Coffee is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
53
53 / 100
Top 20% of 2,976 Grocery niches · +7 vs the category median of 46
Market size
£36K/yr38K searches / yr
90-day growth
-25.8%search demand this quarter
Competition
46%top-5 click share · 21 brands · 35 sellers

Flapen Score

Chicory Coffee against its category

The dotted line is the Grocery average. Past it, Chicory Coffee is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

53Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Chicory Coffee market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Chicory Coffee 38K times last year and spent an estimated £36K. The top 5 brands take 57% of clicks. Flapen scores it 53 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

8.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 38K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 8.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -25.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £36K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
38K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-25.8%
Conversion, latest week
8.9%
Market size, estimated
£36Ka year
Peak month
September1.4× the quietest month
Top search term
chicory20K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £10.92.

Listings sell for £10.92 on average, from £1.50 to £32.11. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 4K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £10.92 that is £1K to £3K a year per listing.

Average price
£10.92under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£1.50–£32.11
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
3K–4K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£1K–£3K
Returns
0.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

57% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 86% ship with Prime. On an average day, 3.9% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #173 within Coffee Substitutes. It carries 440 reviews at 4.45 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
57%
Prime listings
86%
Out of stock, average day
3.9%
Average rank
#173in Coffee Substitutes
Average rating
4.45 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
440per listing
Listings tracked
28

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 3 launches as successful.

3 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 78 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
3
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
78 months

Products

Top Chicory Coffee products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 46% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£1K£3K£4K£6K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

21 falling

Sellers

35

Top-5 brand share

57%

Top 20: 99%

Top-5 click share

46%

Top 20: 91%

Open market

36%

  • Prewetts22%
  • Clipper Natural, Fair & Delicious13%
  • Buy Whole Foods Online8%
  • Chikko not coffee7%
  • Noffee7%
  • Curious6%

Demand

Chicory Coffee search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

900700Spike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Search terms

Top Chicory Coffee search terms shoppers use

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

  • chicory20K/yr
  • chicory root8K/yr
  • chicory root powder4K/yr
  • chicory drink5K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Chicory Coffee

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Taste-Overall19%−0.07

This product is tasteless

It doesnt add taste

Tastes awful

Value For Money4%

jolly expensive

expensive

It is more expensive compared with my husband's coffee

Caffeine Content4%+1.34

Trying not to have caffeine in my life

No more caffeine for me

It's not coffee

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%−0.05

1 star since order was incomplete or description inaccurate

not exact

not quite the same

Ease Of Use3%+0.28

it isn't the easiest to close

I am unable to use it

It takes time to get used to

Love

Taste-Overall27%−0.07

Rich taste

Strong taste

Rich taste

Value For Money9%

Sensible price

Good value for money

Good value for money

Caffeine Content9%+1.34

Good caffeine-free drink, reasonably priced

Caffeine Free

Really nice and creamy caffeine alternative

Nutritional Content6%+0.63

theyve actually been a really convenient addition to my daily routine

has lots of health benefits:

this product makes it simple to add it to my diet

Quality-Overall6%+0.39

Great product as usual

The powder itself is high quality

Excellent product

FAQ

Common Chicory Coffee questions

Answered from the same tracked data.