ginger
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($1.20–$6.14) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Conversion
Incredible21.8%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Incredible0.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Great410avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Okay£221K£221K/yr · 338K searches
Quality gap
Okay4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Brand share
Bad91%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Growth
Bad-20.9%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Bad86%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Avg price
Bad£2.99avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Bad£1.20–£6.14cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, ginger is a £221K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (338K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 91% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
ginger market data
- Units sold / yr
- 60K–80K
- avg 5,000–6,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- £179K–£239K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 21.8%
- Avg BSR
- #43
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 30%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 68 months
- Avg seller age
- 169 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 86% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
8 falling
Sellers
36
Top-5 brand share
91%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
86%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
6%
- Morrisons45%
- by Amazon29%
- Very Lazy10%
- Minton & Donello4%
- MOJU3%
- Old India3%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 6%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -20.9% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
Top ginger search terms
- ginger318K/yr
- fresh ginger15K/yr
- root ginger3K/yr
- gonger2K/yr
Top ginger 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 10 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Ginger 125g
Morrisons£1.654.4★1,085 rev
by Amazon Ginger 125g
by Amazon£1.484.4★823 rev
Very Lazy Chopped Ginger 190g
Very Lazy£1.994.6★288 rev
Minton & Donello Crystallised Ginger 500g Diced Ginger with Sweet & Spicy Kick Great for Baking Recipes Snacks Desserts & Homemade Ginger Chews
Minton & Donello£4.124.7★281 rev
MOJU Ginger Shots Dosing Bottles 420ml
MOJU£4.944.6★159 rev
Newest
by launch date
Indus Minced Paste Ginger 210g
indus£1.302 rev
Minton & Donello Crystallised Ginger 500g Diced Ginger with Sweet & Spicy Kick Great for Baking Recipes Snacks Desserts & Homemade Ginger Chews
Minton & Donello£4.12281 rev
Morrisons Ground Ginger 32g
Morrisons£1.20178 rev
MOJU Ginger Shots Dosing Bottles 420ml
MOJU£4.94159 rev
by Amazon Ginger 125g
by Amazon£1.48823 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumIndus Minced Paste Ginger 210g
indus£1.305.0★
Very Lazy Ginger Paste 75g Tube Premium Ginger Paste in a Tube Ready to Use Root Ginger for Home Cooking Sauce Pasta & Marinades Ginger for Tea
Very Lazy£1.874.6★
Minton & Donello Crystallised Ginger 500g Diced Ginger with Sweet & Spicy Kick Great for Baking Recipes Snacks Desserts & Homemade Ginger Chews
Minton & Donello£4.124.7★
Very Lazy Chopped Ginger 190g
Very Lazy£1.994.6★
Old India Ginger Ground 500g
Old India£5.264.6★
What buyers say about ginger
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“It tastes strong, as expected,”
“Good price”
“Good product as expected”
“Easy to use”
“Great flavour”
“Very fresh”
“Exactly as described”
“It mixes easily with water, juice, or tea, and its a quick, convenient way to get a proper turmeric/ginger boost without needing to buy fresh ingredients every time”
“Reasonable size packet”
“A lovely sized cube of nice spicy ginger”
What buyers complain about
“The taste is not for me”
“Misleading”
“Changed ingredients far too much chilli stains on packaging last two orders used this for about a year won't be again”
“some of them are a bit big”
“Not the best at all”
“It doesnt fully dissolve even after shaking it”
“Ginger was dry not fresh as i was expected”
“gritty”
“Waste of money”
“Lighter colour”
Common questions
- Is ginger profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £221K/yr across 10 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -20.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
- How competitive is the ginger niche?
- 8 brands and 36 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 86% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 91% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in ginger?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Advertised Vs Actual Product, Ingredients-Overall. The return rate is 0.0%.
- When does demand for ginger peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan–Dec; the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the ginger niche?
- Listings span £1.20–£6.14; the average listing price is £2.99 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 410 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.