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dried onions

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Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($1.77–$9.09) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 22Growth 25Conversion 98Competition 3Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 12Brand share 9Review moat 88Quality gap 37

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible17.5%

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

Review moat

Great236

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-0.2%

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

Market size

Bad£89K

£89K/yr · 123K searches

Avg price

Bad£4.15

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Brand share

Bad97%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Competition

Bad97%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Price range

Bad£1.77–£9.09

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, dried onions is a £89K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (123K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 97% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 37/100.

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

dried onions market data

Units sold / yr
20K–25K
avg 2,500–3,000/product
Revenue / yr
£83K–£104K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
17.5%
Avg BSR
#175
Page quality
0%
Prime
83%
Sponsored
67%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
53 months
Avg seller age
191 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 97% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

6 falling

Sellers

37

Top-5 brand share

97%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

97%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Dino's Famous49%
  • Prymat18%
  • Schwartz16%
  • Natco9%
  • Spice Planet4%
  • indus3%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -0.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KBlack Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Top dried onions search terms

  • crispy onions76K/yr
  • fried onions22K/yr
  • crispy fried onions14K/yr
  • crispy onion4K/yr
  • fried onion5K/yr
  • crispy onions tub3K/yr
All search terms

Top dried onions 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%15%£13K30%£27K45%£40K60%£54K1101001K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 6 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about dried onions

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

What buyers love

Crispiness33%

“crisp”

Taste-Overall29%

“Excellent I use it when I make the sushi is very tasty and really nice”

Value For Money13%

“Great value”

Cooking Instructions7%

“Delicious, added a 1/2 cup at the end of cooking vegetable fried rice, also great topping on a curry & in a salad”

Ease Of Use6%

“Super easy to use tub”

Quality-Overall6%

“Top Quality”

Baking2%

“Ideal for the food cupboard”

Smell1%

“No overwhelming smell”

Size-Overall1%

“Good size and value for money”

Freshness1%

“Lovely crispy fried onions”

What buyers complain about

Taste-Overall26%

“Not as tasty as I expected”

Size-Overall26%

“Tiny”

Advertised Vs Actual Product14%

“False advertising photo description”

Value For Money12%

“Bad value for money”

Quality-Overall5%

“They wasnt the best”

Oily/Greasy5%

“Quite oily and heavy”

Natural Ingredients5%

“Not natural”

Cooking Instructions3%

“Disappointed as I was making my own cup a soups”

Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing3%

“Chewy rather than crispy”

Crispiness3%

“a bit chewy rather than crispy”

Common questions

Is dried onions profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £89K/yr across 6 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -0.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (37/100).
How competitive is the dried onions niche?
6 brands and 37 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 97% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 97% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in dried onions?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Size-Overall, Advertised Vs Actual Product. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for dried onions peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the dried onions niche?
Listings span £1.77–£9.09; the average listing price is £4.15 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 236 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.