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title: "Ethiopian Black Seed Oil — £94K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **ethiopian black seed oil**
**Worth a look**
Shows low returns (0.0%), but soft demand (-71.2% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 23Growth 0Conversion 75Competition 54Returns 100Price range 80Avg price 81Brand share 77Review moat 40Quality gap 65
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.0%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Avg price**
**Great****£17.44**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Great****£7.02–£49.01**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Brand share**
**Great****58%**
top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
**Conversion**
**Great****7.0%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.4★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Competition**
**Good****53%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Review moat**
**Okay****2,452.89**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Market size**
**Bad****£94K**
£94K/yr · 77K searches
**Growth**
**Bad****-71.2%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Signals**[** No Dominant Brand**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=no_dominant_brand "Top brand's click share < 20%") [** Low Review Barrier**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=low_review_barrier "Top brand's reviews < 500") [** Out of Stock**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=out_of_stock "OOS rate > 10%")
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, ethiopian black seed oil is a £94K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (77K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 58% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 53/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **ethiopian black seed oil market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **4K–5K**
- avg 100–250/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£70K–£87K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **7.0%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#1,014**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **81%**
- **Sponsored**
- **85%**
- **Out of stock**
- **14.4%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **40 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **183 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 53% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**21 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**70**
**Top-5 brand share**
**58%**
Top 20: 99%
**Top-5 click share**
**53%**
Top 20: 93%
**Open market**
**38%**
- ZREVSB16% - KutaKuta14% - Aruanmogu13% - ALPHA019% - Inner Vitality5% - Generic5%
## **Demand**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 21 weeks — -71.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
7K5KSpike '26Mar '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/ethiopian-black-seed-oil/trend)
## **Top ethiopian black seed oil search terms**
- **ethiopian black seed oil**51K/yr-71.7%5.0% conv. - **ethiopian black seed oil organic cold pressed**4K/yr+34.9%2.9% conv. - **ethiopian black seed oil capsules**10K/yr-80.6%5.2% conv. - **purely nutrient ethiopian black seed oil**8K/yr-83.4%2.8% conv. - **purely ethiopian black seed oil**4K/yr-73.1%3.2% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/ethiopian-black-seed-oil/search-terms)
## **Top ethiopian black seed oil 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%£4K8%£8K12%£11K16%£15K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**KutaKuta 2 Bottle Purely Ethiopian Black Seed Oil Capsule 100% Pure Virgin Nigella Sativa Softgels with 60 Organic Cold Pressed Stabilise Blood Pressure Boost Immunity for Men Women**KutaKuta**£18.92**5.0★5 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GVMMTYVG) [2**120 Softgels Ethiopian Black Seed Oil Capsules 5% Thymoquinone Purely Nutrient Cold Pressed Black Cumin Seed Oil Softgels**Aruanmogu**£23.09**4.8★14 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GT9B214M) [3**Organic Black Seed Oil Capsules 1440mg - 120 Vegan Softgels - High Strength 3X% Thymoquenine - Ethiopian Nigella Sativa - 2 Months Supply - Cold Pressed Virgin Oil - by Alpha01**ALPHA01**£10.99**4.5★484 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CT96Z2W8) [4**Black Seed Oil for Skin & Hair Deep Moisturising Face Oil for Dry Sensitive Skin 2PCS**ZREVSB**£13.74**4.3★13 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GV6S9Y44) [5**Purely Ethiopian Black Seed Oil Cold Pressed Black Cumin Seed Oil Mild and Safe for Men and Women (1 Bottle)**ZREVSB**£9.34**4.2★7 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GTDMCYXD)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Ethiopian Black Seed Oil | Cold-Pressed and Unfiltered 800mg Nigella Sativa with 5% Thymoquinone for Hair Skin Immune & Joint Health | Roundway Supplements**Roundway Supplements**£13.09**5 rev2mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H1MV7WMS) [**1 Bottle Ethiopian Black Seed Oil Capsule 90 Nigella Sativa Softgels Zero Additives(Non-GMO) Blackseed Organic High Strength Cold Pressed Black Seed Oil Antioxidant Support&Hair Care for Woman&Men**Noyauoe**£11.88**6 rev2mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H1C7TSXB) [**Purely Nutrient Ethiopian Black Seed Oil Organic Cold Pressed Pure Formula (Black)**Purely Nutrient**£16.46**1 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GX5S3XVB) [**Ethiopian Black Seed Oil 2000mg Cold & Freshly Pressed Up to 5X% Strength Thymoquinone Pure Extra Virgin Cumin Black Seed Oil(Nigella Sativa Oil) for Blood Pressure Boost Immunity for Men Women**VSYLICN**£16.33**11 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GWQ1T8LT) [**Orzax Black Seed Oil 1000 mg with 20 MG Thymoquinone Nigella Sativa Cold Pressed 400 Softgels 200 Days Supply**ORZAX**£22.53**4,237 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GS39WD3K)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Orzax Black Seed Oil 1000 mg with 20 MG Thymoquinone Nigella Sativa Cold Pressed 400 Softgels 200 Days Supply**ORZAX**£22.53**4.4★**▲ 318%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GS39WD3K) [**Ethiopian Black Seed Oil | Cold-Pressed and Unfiltered 800mg Nigella Sativa with 5% Thymoquinone for Hair Skin Immune & Joint Health | Roundway Supplements**Roundway Supplements**£13.09**4.3★**▲ 317%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H1MV7WMS) [**KutaKuta 2 Bottle Purely Ethiopian Black Seed Oil Capsule 100% Pure Virgin Nigella Sativa Softgels with 60 Organic Cold Pressed Stabilise Blood Pressure Boost Immunity for Men Women**KutaKuta**£18.92**5.0★**▲ 314%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GVMMTYVG) [**120 Softgels Ethiopian Black Seed Oil Capsules 5% Thymoquinone Purely Nutrient Cold Pressed Black Cumin Seed Oil Softgels**Aruanmogu**£23.09**4.8★**▲ 314%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GT9B214M) [**1 Bottle Ethiopian Black Seed Oil Capsule 90 Nigella Sativa Softgels Zero Additives(Non-GMO) Blackseed Organic High Strength Cold Pressed Black Seed Oil Antioxidant Support&Hair Care for Woman&Men**Noyauoe**£11.88**4.1★**▲ 313%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H1C7TSXB)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about ethiopian black seed oil**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**29%
*“Excellent quality capsules”*
**Taste-Overall**7%
*“It's clean and and tastes good”*
**Value For Money**7%
*“Not expensive”*
**Vegan/Organic**4%
*“Organic seed oil gives me more energy”*
**Ease Of Use**4%
*“Easy to use”*
**Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing**4%
*“The capsules are small and easily swallowed and claim a higher extract of Thymoquinone. at 5%”*
**Regulates Digestion**3%
*“This has done exactly what it said it would with regards to bloating”*
**Efficiency**3%
*“Its effective dont want to claim anything”*
**Vitamin**3%
*“found them easy to incorporate alongside other vitamins”*
**Ingredients-Overall**3%
*“well made product with good ingredients”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Taste-Overall**15%
*“Day 2 funny tasting burps”*
**Bitter**5%
*“very bitter”*
**Dosage**4%
*“To expensive for the low mg”*
**Quality-Overall**4%
*“It feels cheap”*
**Value For Money**3%
*“was £10 cheaper than these”*
**Allergies**3%
*“For that reason I will not be using as I have an allergy”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
*“So I fell for the marketing adverts on social media and brought these”*
**Side Effects**3%
*“That said, its not something that shows immediate effects—it may take time before any noticeable benefits are seen, so consistency is important”*
**Ease Of Use**3%
*“can be hard to handle”*
**Flavor**3%
*“The flavour is strong and bitter, it is not pleasant”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Leak-Proof**100%
## **Common questions**
- **Is ethiopian black seed oil profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £94K/yr across 27 tracked products. 3 of 18 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -71.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (53/100).
- **How competitive is the ethiopian black seed oil niche?**
- 21 brands and 70 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 53% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 58% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in ethiopian black seed oil?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Bitter, Dosage. The return rate is 0.0%.
- **What does it cost to enter the ethiopian black seed oil niche?**
- Listings span £7.02–£49.01; the average listing price is £17.44 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,453 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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