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freeze dried skittles

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A small market ($11K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 3Growth 13Conversion 61Competition 37Returns 99Price range 23Avg price 23Brand share 42Review moat 89Quality gap 86

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Great226

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Great4.1★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Conversion

Good5.3%

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

Brand share

Okay80%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Competition

Okay63%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Avg price

Bad£8.26

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Bad£2.54–£18.82

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

Growth

Bad-24.8%

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

Market size

Bad£11K

£11K/yr · 24K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, freeze dried skittles is a £11K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (24K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 80% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.

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

freeze dried skittles market data

Units sold / yr
2K–2K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
£12K–£17K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
5.3%
Avg BSR
#100
Page quality
0%
Prime
93%
Sponsored
57%
Out of stock
29.4%
Avg brand age
34 months
Avg seller age
188 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 63% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

8 rising

Sellers

13

Top-5 brand share

80%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

63%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

12%

  • Monkey Rocks34%
  • SWEET GUYZ19%
  • SoSweet10%
  • Skittles9%
  • Munch-o-licious8%
  • In Thing8%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 12%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 84 weeks — -24.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KSpike '25Holiday '25Spike '26JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.1×

Top freeze dried skittles search terms

  • freeze dried skittles22K/yr
  • freeze dried skittles 1kg2K/yr
  • freeze dried sweets skittles1K/yr
All search terms

Top freeze dried skittles 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%£1K20%£2K30%£3K40%£4K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about freeze dried skittles

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

What buyers love

Taste-Overall36%

“Brilliant tasted great and came fast”

Sweetness18%

“the sweet taste is stronger than normal skittles”

Crispiness7%

“I do think they are such a nice crunchy little treat they are so addictive”

Flavor5%

“Definitely different- and utterly delicious”

Gifting Purpose5%

“Perfect gift”

Storage Temperature5%

“The best freeze dried sweets”

Soft Feel5%

“these are just soft”

Texture/Consistency-Overall3%

“a super-crunchy texture”

Value For Money2%

“Good value for the money”

Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing2%

“Melt in your mouth quite easily”

What buyers complain about

Sweetness22%

“All the sweets were smashed on delivery”

Value For Money16%

“know I cant give them for what they are theyre very expensive”

Flavor12%

“different fruit flavours”

Quality-Overall12%

“not the best”

Taste-Overall8%

“These were not to our taste”

Crispiness4%

“Not properly freeze dried sweets no crunch all chewy”

Hard Feel4%

“only way to describe these is very hard meringues”

Chunk/Clump/Collection2%

“break up easy if you crunch them”

Common questions

Is freeze dried skittles profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £11K/yr across 14 tracked products. 0 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -24.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
How competitive is the freeze dried skittles niche?
8 brands and 13 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 63% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 80% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in freeze dried skittles?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Sweetness, Value For Money, Flavor. The return rate is 0.1%.
When does demand for freeze dried skittles peak?
Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Dec; the busiest month runs 4.1× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the freeze dried skittles niche?
Listings span £2.54–£18.82; the average listing price is £8.26 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 226 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.