Cough Sweets
Cough Sweets shows low returns (0.1%), but soft demand (-44.2% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.
Flapen Score
Is Cough Sweets profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Cough Sweets is a £660K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (535K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 82% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 53/100.
Cough Sweets: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Worth a look. Search demand moved -44.2% over the last 90 days and 17.6% of searches end in a purchase.
£660K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 82% of demand, so 18% of the market is open.
18%
open market share
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 · 34 products
Top Cough Sweets products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Jakemans Throat & Chest 73g - Pack of 12 - Soothing Menthol Lozenges - Suitable for Vegetarians
- Price
- £8.61
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,724
- Age
- 3y ago
Bronchostop Cough Pastilles (40 Pastilles) - Relief for All Cough Types Including Chesty & Dry Coughs - Non Drowsy Anti Mucus Formula with Traditional Thyme Herb Extract
- Price
- £5.15
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 2,868
- Age
- 11y ago
Covonia Double Impact Cough Drops Berry Blast Powerful Menthol Vapours Suitable for Vegetarians Alcohol Free Cough Drops 51g
- Price
- £1.58
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 4,720
- Age
- 15y ago
HALLS Soothers Assorted Blackcurrant Peach & Strawberry (Pack of 4)
- Price
- £2.37
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 327
- Age
- 4y ago
Jakemans Peppermint Lozenges 73g
- Price
- £0.94
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 121
- Age
- 3y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Jakemans Menthol Cough Drops 4 x Lemon & Honey | Soothing Herbal Lozenges for Cough Relief Sore Throat Congestion & Voice Care | Natural Vapour Action Hard Candy (4 Pack) (Assorted)
- Price
- £7.47
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 16
- Age
- 1y ago
Soothers Variety Pack 5 x 45g | Honey Lemon Blackcurrant Cherry Strawberry Peach & Raspberry | Soothing Cough Sweets | Individually Wrapped Throat Lozenges | KYNZA Kraft Box
- Price
- £6.69
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 23
- Age
- 7mo ago
Jakemans Peppermint Lozenges 73g
- Price
- £0.94
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 121
- Age
- 3y ago
Halls Soothers Real Cherry Juice Sweets 45g
- Price
- £0.68
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,395
- Age
- 17y ago
HALLS Soothers Assorted Blackcurrant Peach & Strawberry (Pack of 4)
- Price
- £2.37
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 327
- Age
- 4y ago
Newest
by launch dateSoothers Variety Pack 5 x 45g | Honey Lemon Blackcurrant Cherry Strawberry Peach & Raspberry | Soothing Cough Sweets | Individually Wrapped Throat Lozenges | KYNZA Kraft Box
- Price
- £6.69
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 23
- Age
- 7mo ago
Jakemans Fruit Cough Drops Assortment 3-Pack - Blackcurrant Blueberry & Cherry Flavours Soothing Relief for Coughs Dry Throats & Sore Throats Voice Care Repair Natural Menthol Lozenges
- Price
- £6.40
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 92
- Age
- 8mo ago
Jakemans Menthol Cough Drops 4 x Lemon & Honey | Soothing Herbal Lozenges for Cough Relief Sore Throat Congestion & Voice Care | Natural Vapour Action Hard Candy (4 Pack) (Assorted)
- Price
- £7.47
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 16
- Age
- 1y ago
Bronchoveda ICE Throat Lozenges with Icelandic Moss Vitamin C Ginger Liquorice Holy Basil & Menthol Sore Throat & Dry Cough Relief | Non-Drowsy | Mixed Berry Flavor Pack of 50
- Price
- £10.76
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 132
- Age
- 1y ago
Covonia Double Impact Cough Drops Sugar Free 10 Pack x 30g Powerful Menthol Vapours Suitable for Vegetarians & Diabetics Alcohol Free Cough Drops 30g
- Price
- £10.21
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 89
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 47% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
Brands
15 rising
Sellers
139
Top-5 brand share
82%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
47%
Top 20: 85%
Open market
15%
- Jakemans29%
- HALLS23%
- Bronchostop15%
- Covonia10%
- Armona Trading LTD6%
- Pheleam3%
- Open — no brand owns it (9 brands, 15%)
Cough Sweets demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
Peak months: Jan, Feb, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.0×
Top Cough Sweets search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- cough sweets111K/yr
- jakemans throat and chest88K/yr
- jakemans65K/yr
- halls soothers43K/yr
- throat sweets32K/yr
- bronchostop cough pastilles30K/yr
- jakemans cough sweets42K/yr
- soothers cough sweets22K/yr
- covonia cough drops17K/yr
- cough sweets for adults17K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Cough Sweets
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
83% of reviews“Helps the cough”
“Excellent Value”
“it tastes much nicer than the minty ones”
“Great Flavour”
“Good quality honey”
What buyers complain about
70% of reviews“Did not like the taste”
“Had a cough”
“Too expensive”
“Not the normal size”
“Im usually not a fan of honey or lemon flavours—but the taste of these have completely won me over”
Common Cough Sweets questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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