ginger chews
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($3.91–$12.87) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Great9.2%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Review moat
Good847.69avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Brand share
Okay84%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Competition
Okay69%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Growth
Bad-7.1%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Avg price
Bad£7.23avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Market size
Bad£50K£50K/yr · 76K searches
Price range
Bad£3.91–£12.87cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, ginger chews is a £50K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (76K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 84% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.
Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
ginger chews market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- £43K–£58K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 9.2%
- Avg BSR
- #12
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 88%
- Sponsored
- 38%
- Out of stock
- 1.1%
- Avg brand age
- 54 months
- Avg seller age
- 168 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 69% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
11 rising
Sellers
38
Top-5 brand share
84%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
69%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
12%
- The Ginger People60%
- Myrtle & Maude7%
- Sea-Band7%
- FITZROY6%
- Prince of Peace5%
- Nipits3%
- Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 12%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 79 weeks — -7.1% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
Top ginger chews search terms
- ginger sweets37K/yr
- gin gins15K/yr
- gin gins chewy ginger candy12K/yr
- ginger candy8K/yr
- gingins4K/yr
Top ginger chews 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
The Ginger People The Ginger People Gin Gin Original Chewy Candy Bag 150 g Pack of 1
The Ginger People£6.824.5★701 rev
Ginger People Gin Gin Hard Boiled Candy Bag 150 g Pack of 1
The Ginger People£5.694.3★592 rev
Myrtle & Maude Queasy Ginger Gins Ginger Sweets for Morning Sickness & Pregnancy Nausea Enriched with Vitamin B6 Certified Vegan & Made in UK 130g
Myrtle & Maude£5.993.9★67 rev
GIN GINS Original Ginger Chews Natural Fresh Ginger Candy by The Ginger People Individually Wrapped Healthy Candy Original Flavor Large 1 lb Bag (16oz) Pack of 1
The Ginger People£12.874.6★8,362 rev
Fitzroy Extra Strong Ginger Sweets 3 x 100g Hard Boiled Sweets Individually Wrapped sweets Vegetarian Vegan Gluten Free Travel Sweets Hard Candy Sweet shop Boiled Sweets Wrapped
FITZROY£7.184.3★58 rev
Newest
by launch date
GIN GINS Original Chewy Ginger Candy by The Ginger People 150 g bag (Twin Pack)
The Ginger People£11.707 rev
Two Hues Extra Strong Ginger Sweets 100g | PACK OF 2 | Ginger Candy | VEGAN | Gluten FREE.
Two Hues£5.9825 rev
Simpkins Sugar Free Ginger Travel Sweets 150g PACK OF 3
Nipits£10.9031 rev
Fitzroy Extra Strong Ginger Sweets 3 x 100g Hard Boiled Sweets Individually Wrapped sweets Vegetarian Vegan Gluten Free Travel Sweets Hard Candy Sweet shop Boiled Sweets Wrapped
FITZROY£7.1858 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
Trending
90-day click momentumGIN GINS Original Ginger Chews Natural Fresh Ginger Candy by The Ginger People Individually Wrapped Healthy Candy Original Flavor Large 1 lb Bag (16oz) Pack of 1
The Ginger People£12.874.6★
Wedderspoon Natural Manuka Honey Drops with Ginger & Echinacea 20 Pack Individually Wrapped Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Nut-Free Non-GMO Premium Honey Sweets Crafted from New Zealand Manuka Honey
Wedderspoon£7.494.5★
Myrtle & Maude Queasy Ginger Gins Ginger Sweets for Morning Sickness & Pregnancy Nausea Enriched with Vitamin B6 Certified Vegan & Made in UK 130g
Myrtle & Maude£5.993.9★
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★
Ginger People Gin Gin Hard Boiled Candy Bag 150 g Pack of 1
The Ginger People£5.694.3★
What buyers say about ginger chews
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Great taste”
“Price wise is reasonable”
“the fact theyre sugar free is a bonus”
“good quality ginger”
“Nice Chews”
“Great flavour”
“They are wonderful if you like ginger”
“Regular ourchsse work effectively for me”
“Good size”
“Does what its advertised”
What buyers complain about
“Quite pricey so expected great things”
“The taste made my nausea worse”
“I was expecting a hard sweet to suck”
“Did not do anything for us”
“Tasted really gingery”
“not particularly strong”
“These do not work as well as the tablets”
“some of them are a bit big”
“Very difficult to chew, hard”
“Oh dont forget they are Hard all the way through not soft centered”
Common questions
- Is ginger chews profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £50K/yr across 16 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -7.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (41/100).
- How competitive is the ginger chews niche?
- 11 brands and 38 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 69% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 84% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in ginger chews?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Taste-Overall, Sweetness. The return rate is 0.0%.
- When does demand for ginger chews peak?
- Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the ginger chews niche?
- Listings span £3.91–£12.87; the average listing price is £7.23 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 848 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.