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fenugreek seed

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Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($3.05–$8.33) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 12Growth 22Conversion 90Competition 13Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 15Brand share 14Review moat 70Quality gap 27

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great10.8%

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

Review moat

Good692.6

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-6.9%

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

Avg price

Bad£5.30

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Brand share

Bad94%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Competition

Bad84%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Market size

Bad£50K

£50K/yr · 87K searches

Price range

Bad£3.05–£8.33

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, fenugreek seed is a £50K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (87K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 34/100.

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

fenugreek seed market data

Units sold / yr
10K–13K
avg 750–1,000/product
Revenue / yr
£53K–£66K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
10.8%
Avg BSR
#32
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
80%
Out of stock
7.1%
Avg brand age
67 months
Avg seller age
172 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 84% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

7 flat

Sellers

26

Top-5 brand share

94%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

84%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

2%

  • Alpi Nature26%
  • Old India23%
  • Natco22%
  • The Worldwide Mint18%
  • Hatton Hill5%
  • Thames Organic4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 2%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 84 weeks — -6.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K2KSpike '25Spike '26JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Top fenugreek seed search terms

  • fenugreek seed58K/yr
  • fenugreek seeds17K/yr
  • methi seeds7K/yr
  • fenugreek seeds organic5K/yr
All search terms

Top fenugreek seed 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%10%£5K20%£10K30%£15K40%£20K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 10 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about fenugreek seed

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall28%

“Good quality food”

Advertised Vs Actual Product20%

“As advertised”

Value For Money15%

“Fair price”

Taste-Overall10%

“Decent tasting”

Smell5%

“Good quality fenugreek seeds fresh aroma”

Spiciness4%

“spices”

Freshness4%

“The Fenugreek was fresh”

Durability4%

“Amazing and lasts for a long time”

Cooking Instructions3%

“Use in cooking with multiple recipes its a fantastic product”

Vegan/Organic2%

“Organic Fenugreek seed”

What buyers complain about

Ingredients-Overall20%

“Poor quality methi seeds”

Quality-Overall20%

“Very bad quality”

Nutritional Content20%

“Very disappointed, I bought this because it said that it was gluten free”

Value For Money20%

“total waste of money”

Hard Feel10%

“many of them remained hard”

Stale/Rotten/Spoiled10%

“.seems the seeds are mixed with old ones”

Common questions

Is fenugreek seed profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £50K/yr across 10 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -6.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (34/100).
How competitive is the fenugreek seed niche?
7 brands and 26 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 84% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 94% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in fenugreek seed?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Ingredients-Overall, Quality-Overall, Nutritional Content. The return rate is 0.1%.
When does demand for fenugreek seed peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the fenugreek seed niche?
Listings span £3.05–£8.33; the average listing price is £5.30 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 693 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.