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granulated sugar 5kg

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Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 70Growth 22Conversion 99Competition 12Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 12Brand share 0Review moat 62Quality gap 22

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible18.6%

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

Market size

Good£726K

£726K/yr · 897K searches

Review moat

Good1,017.67

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Growth

Bad-6.2%

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

Quality gap

Bad4.7★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Bad86%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Avg price

Bad£4.36

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Price range

Bad£0.84–£9.96

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, granulated sugar 5kg is a £726K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (897K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.

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

granulated sugar 5kg market data

Units sold / yr
250K–300K
avg 25,000–30,000/product
Revenue / yr
£1.1M–£1.3M
units × avg price
Conversion rate
18.6%
Avg BSR
#39
Page quality
0%
Prime
67%
Sponsored
33%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
70 months
Avg seller age
170 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 86% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

4 rising

Sellers

71

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

86%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Tate & Lyle89%
  • Generic5%
  • Whitworths4%
  • Saras Flavours of Asia2%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -6.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
20K15KBlack Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Top granulated sugar 5kg search terms

  • sugar737K/yr
  • granulated sugar45K/yr
  • white sugar17K/yr
  • suger15K/yr
  • cane sugar12K/yr
  • sugar cane11K/yr
  • organic sugar8K/yr
  • tate and lyle sugar7K/yr
  • sugar 5kg6K/yr
  • organic cane sugar4K/yr
All search terms

Top granulated sugar 5kg 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%£73K20%£145K30%£218K40%£291K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 12 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about granulated sugar 5kg

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

What buyers love

Sweetness37%

“Good sugar”

Value For Money25%

“Good price”

Quality-Overall13%

“Good quality sugar”

Taste-Overall9%

“Great in tea”

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

“The Brand says it all”

Size-Overall3%

“Good size”

Artificial Sweeteners2%

“This is how sugar has always tasted to me and my elder siblings and parents, pure sugar, the texture is also right”

Ease Of Use2%

“easy to use”

Baking1%

“Bakers love it”

Durability1%

“Durability of this sugar is great and price”

What buyers complain about

Sweetness41%

“It sweet melts in tea”

Artificial Sweeteners27%

“Well at sometime I can not have my honey on food”

Value For Money18%

“It's VERY VERY POOR VALUE”

Crispiness9%

“I really don't know what's going on with granulated suger it turns into powder there is no crunchy about it”

Common questions

Is granulated sugar 5kg profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £726K/yr across 12 tracked products. 1 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -6.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (41/100).
How competitive is the granulated sugar 5kg niche?
4 brands and 71 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 86% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in granulated sugar 5kg?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Sweetness, Artificial Sweeteners, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for granulated sugar 5kg peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the granulated sugar 5kg niche?
Listings span £0.84–£9.96; the average listing price is £4.36 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,018 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.