Skip to content
42

hemp hearts

Skip it

A small market ($60K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 15Growth 22Conversion 97Competition 23Returns 100Price range 28Avg price 46Brand share 44Review moat 79Quality gap 16

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible14.5%

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

Review moat

Great425.08

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Okay£11.57

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Brand share

Okay79%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Price range

Okay£3.63–£19.45

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

Competition

Bad73%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Growth

Bad-6.7%

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

Quality gap

Bad4.8★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Bad£60K

£60K/yr · 35K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, hemp hearts is a £60K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (35K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.

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

hemp hearts market data

Units sold / yr
3K–4K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
£35K–£46K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
14.5%
Avg BSR
#207
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
67%
Out of stock
0.5%
Avg brand age
67 months
Avg seller age
194 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 73% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

11 falling

Sellers

10

Top-5 brand share

79%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

73%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

16%

  • Harehope29%
  • jorus18%
  • PURIMA14%
  • Twinbergs11%
  • Nature Diet7%
  • Spring Blossom5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 16%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 34 weeks — -6.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
1K600Spike '26Nov '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26

Top hemp hearts 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%£6K20%£12K30%£18K40%£24K101001K10K 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 hemp hearts

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall20%

“Great product - as described”

Taste-Overall17%

“Delicious taste”

Value For Money14%

“great value”

Health Benefits-Overall13%

“healthy seeds”

Nutritional Content10%

“significantly boost the nutrition”

Freshness7%

“Fresh and clean seeds”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“As advertised”

Flavor3%

“Good flavour and value”

Blend/Ratio2%

“Good in smoothies”

Vegan/Organic2%

“Great superfood for my vegan diet with health benefits and good texture”

What buyers complain about

Value For Money19%

“Too expensive”

Chunk/Clump/Collection14%

“as these 'hearts' look like they were de-husked using a high speed blender - barely discernible fragments in an oily powder”

Size-Overall14%

“package was smaller than expected”

Hard Feel7%

“I thought they would be rock hard”

Crispiness7%

“Its not fully separated from the husk so sometimes you get horrible crunchy bits”

Quality-Overall7%

“Poor quality”

Taste-Overall3%

“Very little taste”

Common questions

Is hemp hearts profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £60K/yr across 12 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -6.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
How competitive is the hemp hearts niche?
11 brands and 10 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 73% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 79% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in hemp hearts?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Chunk/Clump/Collection, Size-Overall. The return rate is 0.0%.
What does it cost to enter the hemp hearts niche?
Listings span £3.63–£19.45; the average listing price is £11.57 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 425 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.