glucose syrup
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Incredible14.1%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Review moat
Great480.88avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Price range
Okay£2.59–£24.92cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Avg price
Okay£9.09avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Market size
Bad£70K£70K/yr · 55K searches
Growth
Bad-20.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Bad91%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, glucose syrup is a £70K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (55K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 36/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
glucose syrup market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 750–1,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- £55K–£73K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 14.1%
- Avg BSR
- #733
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 88%
- Sponsored
- 13%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 73 months
- Avg seller age
- 180 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 91% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
5 flat
Sellers
19
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
91%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- SPECIAL INGREDIENTS40%
- PME30%
- Dr. Oetker17%
- Sugarflair Colours9%
- GREAT BRITISH TRADING LIMITED4%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 84 weeks — -20.2% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.3×
Top glucose syrup search terms
- glucose syrup24K/yr
- liquid glucose10K/yr
- liquid glucose for baking10K/yr
- glucose syrup for baking7K/yr
- liquid glucose for cooking4K/yr
Top glucose syrup 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 8 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Special Ingredients Glucose Syrup 1kg Premium Quality Non-GMO Gluten Free Recyclable Container
SPECIAL INGREDIENTS£8.004.7★649 rev
PME Liquid Glucose 325 g
PME£3.604.5★2,028 rev
Dr. Oetker Liquid Glucose 840g Pack of 6x140g
Dr. Oetker£12.364.5★53 rev
Dr. Oetker Liquid Glucose 140 G
Dr. Oetker£2.594.5★297 rev
Sugarflair Glucose Syrup For Sugarpaste Marzipan Chocolate Modelling Pastes Fondant or Royal Icing - 60g
Sugarflair Colours£4.024.4★58 rev
Newest
by launch date
Belgosuc | Premium Glucose Syrup | 1kg
GREAT BRITISH TRADING LIMITED£8.5055 rev
Dr. Oetker Liquid Glucose 840g Pack of 6x140g
Dr. Oetker£12.3653 rev
Special Ingredients Glucose Syrup 1kg Premium Quality Non-GMO Gluten Free Recyclable Container
SPECIAL INGREDIENTS£8.00649 rev
Glucose Syrup 5kg Premium Quality Non-GMO Gluten Free Recyclable Container
SPECIAL INGREDIENTS£24.92649 rev
Sugarflair Glucose Syrup For Sugarpaste Marzipan Chocolate Modelling Pastes Fondant or Royal Icing - 400g
Sugarflair Colours£8.7058 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumSpecial Ingredients Glucose Syrup 1kg Premium Quality Non-GMO Gluten Free Recyclable Container
SPECIAL INGREDIENTS£8.004.7★
Sugarflair Glucose Syrup For Sugarpaste Marzipan Chocolate Modelling Pastes Fondant or Royal Icing - 60g
Sugarflair Colours£4.024.4★
PME Liquid Glucose 325 g
PME£3.604.5★
Sugarflair Glucose Syrup For Sugarpaste Marzipan Chocolate Modelling Pastes Fondant or Royal Icing - 400g
Sugarflair Colours£8.704.4★
Dr. Oetker Liquid Glucose 140 G
Dr. Oetker£2.594.5★
What buyers say about glucose syrup
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Excellent product for homemade ice cream”
“Great Product”
“Really impressed we make a lot of cakes”
“+ This syrup is good work”
“Save Money”
“Tasteless so doesn't interfere with flavour - easy tube to add to the pan”
“good for keen cooks and professionals”
What buyers complain about
“It was too thick”
“didnt work for what I intended”
Common questions
- Is glucose syrup profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £70K/yr across 8 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -20.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (36/100).
- How competitive is the glucose syrup niche?
- 5 brands and 19 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 91% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in glucose syrup?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Thickness, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 0.1%.
- When does demand for glucose syrup peak?
- Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.3× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the glucose syrup niche?
- Listings span £2.59–£24.92; the average listing price is £9.09 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 481 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.