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Fermented Foods

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 99% of clicks) — Fermented Foods doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

49
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Market size 15Growth 12Conversion 66Competition 95Returns 100Price range 61Avg price 21Brand share 4Review moat 75Quality gap 63
This niche Category average

Is Fermented Foods profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Fermented Foods is a £59K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (131K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 99% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Mar. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.

Fermented Foods: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -26.3% over the last 90 days and 5.9% of searches end in a purchase.

£59K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr13K
Search volume / yr-26.3%131K
Conversion rate5.9%
Avg price£7.68

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 99% of demand, so 1% of the market is open.

1%

open market share

Brands · sellers7 · 31
Top-5 product click share19%
Open market1%
Avg brand age65 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 91 products

Sponsored placement38%
New entrants (1y)3· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews497

Top Fermented Foods products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (19% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£1K£2K£4K£5K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

7 rising

Sellers

31

Top-5 brand share

99%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

19%

Top 20: 54%

Open market

1%

  • Biona80%
  • Mr Organic12%
  • Eat Wholesome3%
  • Morrisons2%
  • Amisa1%
  • SUMA1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 1%)

Fermented Foods demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume131KCVR5.9%Products91Brands7Top 5 Brands99%OOS Rate1.3%Rating4.4★Reviews497Avg BSR#257
4K3KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Mar · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×

Top Fermented Foods search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • biona89K/yr
  • biona organic15K/yr
  • organic beans9K/yr
  • organic baked beans9K/yr
  • mr organic baked beans6K/yr
  • biona beans3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Fermented Foods

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

80% of reviews
Taste-Overall25%

Delicious and satisfying

Quality-Overall20%

Great quality beans

Vegan/Organic12%

organic too

Value For Money6%

Value for money

Flavor5%

The flavour is rich

What buyers complain about

56% of reviews
Taste-Overall16%

Awful Taste

Value For Money12%

to expensive

Dilute/Watery7%

was somewhat disappointed with the amount of watered down tomato sauce in a can

Bitter4%

bitter

Contamination3%

Because of potential contamination I had to dispose of them

Common Fermented Foods questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Fermented Foods 49/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £59K/yr across 91 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -26.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Fermented Foods on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jan–Feb–Mar, where the busiest month runs 2.3× the quietest.