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cream of rice

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 30Growth 40Conversion 54Competition 57Returns 100Price range 44Avg price 75Brand share 52Review moat 95Quality gap 94

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Incredible96.31

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Great4.0★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Avg price

Great£15.17

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Competition

Good51%

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

Conversion

Good4.5%

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

Brand share

Good74%

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

Price range

Okay£6.31–£21.75

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

Growth

Okay+12.3%

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

Market size

Okay£136K

£136K/yr · 200K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, cream of rice is a £136K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (200K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 74% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 60/100.

Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

cream of rice market data

Units sold / yr
8K–10K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
£121K–£152K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
4.5%
Avg BSR
#422
Page quality
0%
Prime
81%
Sponsored
65%
Out of stock
5.3%
Avg brand age
38 months
Avg seller age
162 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 51% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

12 falling

Sellers

40

Top-5 brand share

74%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

51%

Top 20: 94%

Open market

21%

  • Applied Nutrition38%
  • per4m12%
  • Naughty Boy12%
  • Bulk6%
  • CNP Professional6%
  • BULK POWDERS6%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +12.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
5K3KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Top cream of rice 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%£5K8%£11K12%£16K16%£22K1101001K 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 cream of rice

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

What buyers love

Taste-Overall33%

“tastes just how it says it will”

Quality-Overall17%

“Decent product for sure”

Flavor16%

“flavour is decent”

Blend/Ratio10%

“easy to mix”

Value For Money5%

“Value for money”

Nutritional Content3%

“Perfect pre-workout carbs”

Regulates Digestion2%

“it's good and serves its purpose as fast digesting pre-workout carbs perfectly”

Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing2%

“blandish so easy to eat loads”

Dilute/Watery1%

“OK as a diluted drink”

Advertised Vs Actual Product1%

“Product was as advertised”

What buyers complain about

Taste-Overall37%

“Tastes very artificial”

Flavor11%

“Lack of flavour”

Dilute/Watery7%

“Yes it was a disgusting with water”

Mixing/Blending7%

“doesn't mix well”

Texture/Consistency-Overall6%

“Its now a very sickly wallpaper paste kind of texture”

Nutritional Content5%

“I'm so sick of ordering my son protein tubs”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting4%

“Awful, made following the directions and it comes out like watery slop”

Water Resistance4%

“Awful, made following the directions and it comes out like watery slop”

Size-Overall2%

“This tub is HUGE”

Smell2%

“Even the smell was vile as soon as I opened it”

Top return reasons

Taste-Overall50%
Mixing/Blending17%
Flavor17%
Quality-Overall8%
Smell8%

Common questions

Is cream of rice profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £136K/yr across 26 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +12.3%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (60/100).
How competitive is the cream of rice niche?
12 brands and 40 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 51% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 74% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in cream of rice?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Flavor, Dilute/Watery. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for cream of rice peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the cream of rice niche?
Listings span £6.31–£21.75; the average listing price is £15.17 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 96 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.