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chocolate orange

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Soft demand (-33.1% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 50Growth 8Conversion 59Competition 28Returns 100Price range 51Avg price 27Brand share 36Review moat 86Quality gap 35

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Great277.06

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Good5.1%

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

Price range

Good£1.02–£29.35

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

Market size

Good£284K

£284K/yr · 603K searches

Brand share

Okay83%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Okay68%

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

Avg price

Okay£9.20

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Bad-33.1%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, chocolate orange is a £284K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (603K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 83% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.

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

chocolate orange market data

Units sold / yr
40K–50K
avg 1,500–2,000/product
Revenue / yr
£368K–£460K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
5.1%
Avg BSR
#621
Page quality
0%
Prime
82%
Sponsored
29%
Out of stock
6.3%
Avg brand age
45 months
Avg seller age
167 days

Competition & brand share

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

Brands

11 falling

Sellers

104

Top-5 brand share

83%

Top 20: 98%

Top-5 click share

68%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

12%

  • Terry's32%
  • Hezvic22%
  • Chocohugs19%
  • Cadbury6%
  • Terry's Chocolate5%
  • Aero4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 12%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -33.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
70K50KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 14.1×

Top chocolate orange search terms

  • terrys chocolate orange283K/yr
  • chocolate orange200K/yr
  • orange chocolate43K/yr
  • terry15K/yr
  • terrys chocolate20K/yr
  • terrys12K/yr
  • terry chocolate orange11K/yr
  • terrys orange4K/yr
  • choc orange6K/yr
  • chocolate orange segments4K/yr
All search terms

Top chocolate orange 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%£28K20%£57K30%£85K40%£113K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 17 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about chocolate orange

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

What buyers love

Taste-Overall39%

“Very tasty”

Flavor12%

“Lovely flavour”

Gifting Purpose12%

“Lovely gift”

Value For Money9%

“Good value for money”

Quality-Overall7%

“This is made with care”

Baking4%

“Penguin good chocolate biscuits good value”

Texture/Consistency-Overall4%

“The bubbly texture is amazing as ever”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“As described”

Nutritional Content3%

“a great gluten free snack”

Color3%

“Orangey”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall25%

“one a little bigger”

Taste-Overall19%

“There are too delicious”

Stale/Rotten/Spoiled13%

“Nothing new”

Ingredients-Overall13%

“Ingredients not as good as they used to be”

Oily/Greasy6%

“Shame that Cadbury now puts so much palm oil in their products”

Value For Money6%

“one a little bigger £9.99 far to expensive”

Color4%

“more orange in this case”

Common questions

Is chocolate orange profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £284K/yr across 17 tracked products. 2 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -33.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
How competitive is the chocolate orange niche?
11 brands and 104 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 68% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 83% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in chocolate orange?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Taste-Overall, Stale/Rotten/Spoiled. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for chocolate orange peak?
Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 14.1× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the chocolate orange niche?
Listings span £1.02–£29.35; the average listing price is £9.20 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 277 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.