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coconut milk

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.0%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 58Growth 21Conversion 99Competition 61Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 14Brand share 57Review moat 68Quality gap 50

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible18.4%

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

Review moat

Good782.29

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Good48%

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

Market size

Good£451K

£451K/yr · 499K searches

Brand share

Good71%

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

Quality gap

Good4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-8.5%

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

Avg price

Bad£4.92

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Bad£0.70–£14.36

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, coconut milk is a £451K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (499K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 71% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.

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

coconut milk market data

Units sold / yr
150K–200K
avg 5,000–6,000/product
Revenue / yr
£738K–£984K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
18.4%
Avg BSR
#37
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
46%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
72 months
Avg seller age
177 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 48% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

13 falling

Sellers

59

Top-5 brand share

71%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

48%

Top 20: 96%

Open market

22%

  • by Amazon17%
  • Morrisons16%
  • Alpro16%
  • LAILA11%
  • Rude Health11%
  • PLENISH8%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -8.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
10K6KSpike '24Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Top coconut milk search terms

  • coconut milk435K/yr
  • coconut milk barista12K/yr
  • alpro coconut milk barista10K/yr
  • barista coconut milk10K/yr
  • coconut milk drink5K/yr
  • coconut barista milk5K/yr
  • alpro coconut milk5K/yr
  • unsweetened coconut milk4K/yr
  • coconut milk tinned6K/yr
  • alpro barista coconut milk4K/yr
All search terms

Top coconut milk 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%£18K8%£36K12%£54K16%£72K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about coconut milk

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

What buyers love

Taste-Overall21%

“Lovely in coffee”

Value For Money15%

“Good price”

Quality-Overall13%

“The coconut milk is superb quality”

Texture/Consistency-Overall8%

“great texture”

Flavor5%

“The flavour is mild”

Ingredients-Overall4%

“Love the clean ingredients”

Thickness4%

“Beautiful, thick”

Soft Feel4%

“Smooth and creamy”

Vegan/Organic3%

“organic”

Nutritional Content2%

“Tasty and low carb”

What buyers complain about

Taste-Overall14%

“It also tastes unbearable now”

Dilute/Watery10%

“Its quite diluted with other ingredients”

Thickness9%

“make it thicker look”

Value For Money6%

“the price has been raised”

Chunk/Clump/Collection4%

“Lumps in milk”

Sweetness4%

“Too sweet”

Ingredients-Overall3%

“If you want coconut milk dont buy this 2% coconut oat milk”

Nutritional Content3%

“Not for me why add 400 calories to your food when you can hardly taste the coconut flavour would not buy again”

Quality-Overall3%

“Is it poorly manufactured”

Texture/Consistency-Overall3%

“had to throw dinner away as the texture was awful”

Top return reasons

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting67%
Ease Of Use33%

Common questions

Is coconut milk profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £451K/yr across 24 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -8.5%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (56/100).
How competitive is the coconut milk niche?
13 brands and 59 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 48% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 71% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in coconut milk?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Dilute/Watery, Thickness. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for coconut milk peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the coconut milk niche?
Listings span £0.70–£14.36; the average listing price is £4.92 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 782 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.