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Japanese Curry

Fail

Prices span $2.82–$10.62, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Japanese Curry is a Fail.

Flapen Score
36
36 / 100
Ranks 2,659 of 2,976 Grocery niches · −10 vs the category median of 46
Market size
£55K/yr78K searches / yr
90-day growth
-17.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
69%top-5 click share · 8 brands · 39 sellers

Flapen Score

Japanese Curry against its category

The dotted line is the Grocery average. Past it, Japanese Curry is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

36Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Japanese Curry market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Japanese Curry 78K times last year and spent an estimated £55K. The top 5 brands take 93% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov. Flapen scores it 36 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

9.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 78K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 9.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -17.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £55K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
78K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-17.1%
Conversion, latest week
9.7%
Market size, estimated
£55Ka year
Peak month
November1.7× the quietest month
Top search term
golden curry20K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £7.27.

Listings sell for £7.27 on average, from £2.82 to £10.62. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 8K to 10K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £7.27 that is £2K to £4K a year per listing.

Average price
£7.27under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.82–£10.62
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
8K–10K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£2K–£4K
Returns
0.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

69% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #114 within Condiments & Sauces. It carries 337 reviews at 4.66 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
69%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#114in Condiments & Sauces
Average rating
4.66 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
337per listing
Listings tracked
16

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are established.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 78 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
0
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
78 months

Products

Top Japanese Curry products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 69% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£5K£11K£16K£22K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

8 flat

Sellers

39

Top-5 brand share

93%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

69%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

4%

  • Zen Group30%
  • S&B27%
  • Bowltiful21%
  • S and B8%
  • Emma Basic7%
  • House Java3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 4%)

Demand

Japanese Curry search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

2K2KSpike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Jan, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Search terms

Top Japanese Curry search terms shoppers use

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

  • golden curry20K/yr
  • japanese curry blocks20K/yr
  • japanese curry15K/yr
  • s&b golden curry6K/yr
  • golden curry katsu curry block4K/yr
  • curry cubes4K/yr
  • s&b4K/yr
  • japanese curry cubes4K/yr
  • curry block2K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Japanese Curry

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Spiciness18%+0.48

I wish it had a bit more spice to it

Not hot

As someone who isn't a big fan of spicy food

Value For Money14%−0.11

Over-priced

Expensive

theyre usually more expensive to buy on Amazon now

Strength7%−0.11

Not strong

Salt Content5%−0.02

I wish contained less salt as everything has too much salt nowadays

They are a touch salty

Nutritional Content3%+0.01

Not ideal for those on a LDL avoidance diet

Love

Taste-Overall42%+2.01

Excellent as always authentic taste

Absolutely delicious

nice sauce

Flavor10%+0.07

Great flavour

Lovely flavour with a slight heat

a fairly neutral flavour palate

Value For Money8%−0.11

It is extremely worth the price

Good value for money

Its excellent well worth buying

Spiciness6%+0.48

Best Curry

I love this curry sauce

chilli peppers. I like my food spicy

Nutritional Content6%+0.01

gluten free

Great gluten free alternative

Good for a quick meal

FAQ

Common Japanese Curry questions

Answered from the same tracked data.