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Citric Acid Food Grade

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.0% of orders. But prices span $2.24–$10.41, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Citric Acid Food Grade is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
52
52 / 100
Top 23% of 2,976 Grocery niches · +6 vs the category median of 46
Market size
£106K/yr94K searches / yr
90-day growth
+178.8%search demand this quarter
Competition
68%top-5 click share · 12 brands · 14 sellers

Flapen Score

Citric Acid Food Grade against its category

The dotted line is the Grocery average. Past it, Citric Acid Food Grade is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

52Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Citric Acid Food Grade market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Citric Acid Food Grade 94K times last year and spent an estimated £106K. The top 5 brands take 82% of clicks. Demand peaks in May–Jun. Flapen scores it 52 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

17.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 94K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 17.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +178.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £106K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
94K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+178.8%
Conversion, latest week
17.9%
Market size, estimated
£106Ka year
Peak month
June5.5× the quietest month
Top search term
citric acid food grade77K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £6.34.

Listings sell for £6.34 on average, from £2.24 to £10.41. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 750 to 1,000 of them. At £6.34 that is £5K to £6K a year per listing.

Average price
£6.34under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.24–£10.41
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
15K–20K
Units per listing a year
750–1,000
Revenue per listing a year
£5K–£6K
Returns
0.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

84% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 68% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.6% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #84 within Baking Supplies. It carries 1,403 reviews at 4.65 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
84%
Prime listings
68%
Out of stock, average day
1.6%
Average rank
#84in Baking Supplies
Average rating
4.65 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,403per listing
Listings tracked
19

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 2 of last year's 3 launches as successful.

3 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 77 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
3
Successful launches
2Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
77 months

Products

Top Citric Acid Food Grade 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 68% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£5K£11K£16K£21K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

12 rising

Sellers

14

Top-5 brand share

82%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

68%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

13%

  • Intralabs18%
  • Wholefood Earth17%
  • CHIQUO17%
  • AKSOY16%
  • BBB BAKING BEAUTY & BEYOND14%
  • Buy Whole Foods Online5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 13%)

Demand

Citric Acid Food Grade search demand

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

10K6KSpike '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.5×

Search terms

Top Citric Acid Food Grade search terms shoppers use

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

  • citric acid food grade77K/yr
  • food grade citric acid11K/yr
  • citric acid for elderflower cordial5K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Citric Acid Food Grade

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

Complain

Value For Money8%+0.73

too pricey

This is really expensive

Expensive For What It Is But Does The Job

Size-Overall7%−0.07

too large a crystal. in my opinion

may need a bigger pack next time

The appearance is very small crystals

Smell5%−0.01

lingering chemical odours associated with commercial cleaning products

the smell was very pungent

the smell isn't great

Leak-Proof4%

This 1kg bucket of Chiquo Citric Acid arrived leaking

which spilled everywhere

Cooking Instructions3%−0.04

Either way, meant the contents were unsafe and could not be used for cooking

Love

Ease Of Cleaning22%+2.55

Perfect for cleaning

Makes a very effective cleaning solution

Works well for cleaning toilets etc

Value For Money15%+0.73

Good for the price

great value

Excellent value

Quality-Overall13%−0.02

The quality is consistent

Its a good food grade quality

Excellent product

Ease Of Use9%

Easy to use

easy to handle

easy to access

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%−0.02

Works as advertised

As described

Exactly what I needed

Return

0.0% Return rate 5% Fixable by listing

Leak-Proof46%█▅▅▅▃▃

This 1kg bucket of Chiquo Citric Acid arrived leaking

which spilled everywhere

Contamination9%▁▁▁▁█▁
Ease Of Use9%▁▁▁▁█▁
Weight Heavy4%▁▁█▁▁▁
Ingredients-Overall4%▁▁▁▁█▁

FAQ

Common Citric Acid Food Grade questions

Answered from the same tracked data.