flying saucer sweets
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.0%), but soft demand (-12.8% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Quality gap
Great4.1★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Great331.19avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Conversion
Great8.6%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Brand share
Good75%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Market size
Okay£196K£196K/yr · 218K searches
Avg price
Okay£10.40avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Competition
Okay66%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Price range
Okay£0.77–£21.66cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Growth
Bad-12.8%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, flying saucer sweets is a £196K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (218K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 75% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 53/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
flying saucer sweets market data
- Units sold / yr
- 20K–25K
- avg 1,000–1,250/product
- Revenue / yr
- £208K–£260K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 8.6%
- Avg BSR
- #20
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 81%
- Sponsored
- 50%
- Out of stock
- 3.6%
- Avg brand age
- 40 months
- Avg seller age
- 168 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 66% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
15 rising
Sellers
28
Top-5 brand share
75%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
66%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
21%
- Berrymans21%
- CD20%
- Sweet Treat Gifting Co.15%
- Boxed Treatz9%
- MyCandyShop9%
- FUAUFAS5%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -12.8% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.5×
Top flying saucer sweets search terms
- flying saucer sweets132K/yr
- flying saucers55K/yr
- flying saucers sweets19K/yr
- flying saucers sweets 1kg8K/yr
- flying saucer5K/yr
Top flying saucer sweets 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.
All 16 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Frisbee Flying Saucers Snack 625g Assorted Flavors
CD£17.174.7★211 rev
Flying Saucer Sweets UFO Retro Pick n Mix
Sweet Treat Gifting Co.£6.714.2★45 rev
Original Flying Saucer Sweets Flying Saucers Retro Sweets Gift Jar By Berrymans Sweet Shop - Classic Sweets Traditional Taste.
Berrymans£7.953.9★547 rev
Flying Saucers Sweets Bulk Tub 375g Fizzy Fruit Flavour Citric Wafers with Sherbet Filling Retro Gluten Free Party Bag Fillers Pick & Mix Birthday & Wedding Candy Boxed Treatz
Boxed Treatz£14.034.5★43 rev
Flying Saucer Sweets Flying Saucers 100 Gram Bulk Bag 100g Assorted Sweet Pick and Mix for Parties Gifts and Sharing.
Berrymans£7.374.1★357 rev
Newest
by launch date
Flying Saucer Sweets 100g Resealable Pouch - Retro Sherbet-Filled UFO Sweets for Party Bags Pick and Mix Sweet Hampers & Stocking Fillers Vegetarian
LAK & Co Chocolates & Confections£7.974 rev
GROBITS - Flying Saucers 65g Retro Sweets Gift Jar Classic Fizzy Candy Traditional Sweet Shop Pick & Mix Sweet Sharing Tub for Birthdays Parties & Gift Giving
GROBITS£9.742 rev
Candy Realms Flying Saucers 36 g (Pack of 12)
Candy Realms£10.6911 rev
Flying Saucer Sweets 100g Retro Vegan Candy in Resealable Grip-Lock Bag Assorted Apple Strawberry Orange Lemon Flavours Gluten-Free Pick & Mix for Parties Gifts Sharing Sour UFO Treats
Generic£7.1316 rev
Flying Saucers Sweets Bulk Tub 375g Fizzy Fruit Flavour Citric Wafers with Sherbet Filling Retro Gluten Free Party Bag Fillers Pick & Mix Birthday & Wedding Candy Boxed Treatz
Boxed Treatz£14.0343 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumFlying Saucer Sweets 100g Resealable Pouch - Retro Sherbet-Filled UFO Sweets for Party Bags Pick and Mix Sweet Hampers & Stocking Fillers Vegetarian
LAK & Co Chocolates & Confections£7.973.8★
GROBITS - Flying Saucers 65g Retro Sweets Gift Jar Classic Fizzy Candy Traditional Sweet Shop Pick & Mix Sweet Sharing Tub for Birthdays Parties & Gift Giving
GROBITS£9.741.0★
Flying Saucer Sweets UFO Retro Pick n Mix
Sweet Treat Gifting Co.£6.714.2★
Vimto Flying Saucers 33 g (Pack of 10)
Vimto£10.584.6★
Candy Realms Flying Saucers 36 g (Pack of 12)
Candy Realms£10.694.2★
What buyers say about flying saucer sweets
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Tasted great”
“The most addictive sweets ever”
“Great value for money”
“As usual no complaints”
“The individual saucers were consistent in shape and flavour, with a variety of colours”
“Good size”
“Just like I remember them”
“Very fresh”
“Good amount and nice gift to give”
“Good texture”
What buyers complain about
“Over priced”
“The bag is fairly large”
“cheap nasty very little of sherbet to even taste it wont be buying again”
“although they don't last very long”
“the sherbet inside was in a solid lump not loose”
“sherbet was damp didnt taste as fresh as some”
“were hard so I checked packet”
“Casing is really thick rice paper”
“not really any flavour to the sherbert inside wont be buying again”
“Expensive and stale”
Common questions
- Is flying saucer sweets profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £196K/yr across 16 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -12.8%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (53/100).
- How competitive is the flying saucer sweets niche?
- 15 brands and 28 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 66% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 75% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in flying saucer sweets?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Size-Overall, Taste-Overall. The return rate is 0.0%.
- When does demand for flying saucer sweets peak?
- Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.5× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the flying saucer sweets niche?
- Listings span £0.77–£21.66; the average listing price is £10.40 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 331 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.