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Coconut Oil

prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.23–$13.14) — Coconut Oil doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

49
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Market size 89Growth 20Conversion 96Competition 25Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 21Brand share 45Review moat 20Quality gap 27
This niche Category average

Is Coconut Oil profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Coconut Oil is a £1.6M/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (1.5M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 78% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.

Coconut Oil: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -10.2% over the last 90 days and 14.1% of searches end in a purchase.

£1.6M

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr250K
Search volume / yr-10.2%1.5M
Conversion rate14.1%
Avg price£7.68

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 78% of demand, so 22% of the market is open.

22%

open market share

Brands · sellers12 · 26
Top-5 product click share70%
Open market22%
Avg brand age62 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 14 products

Sponsored placement93%
New entrants (1y)0· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.6★
Avg reviews13,565

Top Coconut Oil 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 capture 70% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£163K£327K£490K£654K1001K10K100K1.0M Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

12 falling

Sellers

26

Top-5 brand share

78%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

70%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

17%

  • Monara34%
  • Coconut Merchant15%
  • LAILA13%
  • by Amazon10%
  • Essican Purelife6%
  • Eat Wholesome5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 17%)

Coconut Oil demand & seasonality

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

Volume1.5MCVR14.1%Products14Brands12Top 5 Brands78%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.6★Reviews13,565Avg BSR#5
30K20KSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Top Coconut Oil search terms shoppers use

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

  • coconut oil1.1M/yr
  • organic coconut oil127K/yr
  • coconut oil for skin110K/yr
  • coconut oil for cooking32K/yr
  • virgin coconut oil23K/yr
  • pure coconut oil19K/yr
  • cold pressed coconut oil18K/yr
  • extra virgin coconut oil17K/yr
  • coconut oil organic14K/yr
  • organic coconut oil for skin10K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Coconut Oil

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

What buyers love

79% of reviews
Quality-Overall28%

Best quality

Value For Money12%

Excellent Value For Money

Smell9%

Creamy and nice smell

Vegan/Organic6%

Organic Coconut oil

Moist/Dry5%

Excellent moisturiser for skin

What buyers complain about

76% of reviews
Smell29%

No smell

Oily/Greasy13%

Very oily

Taste-Overall7%

Has an odd metallic taste

Allergies6%

Caused a skin reaction

Size-Overall5%

Jar too large

Coconut Oil return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.1%

Return rate

41%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Smell
43%
2Size-Overall
36%
3Value For Money
4%
4Advertised Vs Actual Product
3%
5Leak-Proof
2%

Common Coconut Oil questions

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

Flapen scores Coconut Oil 49/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £1.6M/yr across 14 tracked products. Search demand moved -10.2% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Coconut Oil on Amazon United Kingdom is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.