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Hazelnuts

Hazelnuts shows low returns (0.0%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

56
Worth a look
Market size 32Growth 18Conversion 89Competition 52Returns 100Price range 39Avg price 56Brand share 51Review moat 84Quality gap 76
This niche Category average

Is Hazelnuts profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Hazelnuts is a £152K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (113K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 74% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.

Hazelnuts: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved -13.8% over the last 90 days and 10.6% of searches end in a purchase.

£152K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr20K
Search volume / yr-13.8%113K
Conversion rate10.6%
Avg price£12.68

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 74% of demand, so 26% of the market is open.

26%

open market share

Brands · sellers15 · 18
Top-5 product click share54%
Open market26%
Avg brand age66 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 26 products

Sponsored placement65%
New entrants (1y)3· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews322

Top Hazelnuts products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 54% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£15K£30K£46K£61K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

15 falling

Sellers

18

Top-5 brand share

74%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

54%

Top 20: 92%

Open market

21%

  • by Amazon32%
  • Morrisons19%
  • Nature's Balance10%
  • zeina LOVE OUR FOOD8%
  • Old India6%
  • Grape Tree5%

Hazelnuts demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume113KCVR10.6%Products26Brands15Top 5 Brands74%OOS Rate9.9%Rating4.3★Reviews322Avg BSR#733
3K2KSpike '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Top Hazelnuts search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • hazelnuts75K/yr
  • hazelnut14K/yr
  • roasted hazelnuts10K/yr
  • hazelnuts 1kg5K/yr
  • blanched hazelnuts4K/yr
  • hazel nuts3K/yr
  • hazlenuts2K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Hazelnuts

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

87% of reviews
Quality-Overall28%

These particular hazelnuts are high quality

Taste-Overall23%

Taste good

Freshness10%

Fresh and crunchy

Pet Friendly6%

the excellent service from Superpet. the product arriving early again

Flavor6%

Good quality, consistent flavour

What buyers complain about

77% of reviews
Stale/Rotten/Spoiled18%

Not fresh

Taste-Overall12%

As bagged nuts can sometimes taste a bit stale

Quality-Overall11%

These nuts are rather inferior in quality, I found

Size-Overall11%

There is some inconsistency in sizing

Value For Money6%

a little expensive for the amount

Common Hazelnuts questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Hazelnuts 56/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £152K/yr across 26 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -13.8% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Hazelnuts on Amazon United Kingdom is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.