Jollof Rice
FailShoppers spend only $53K a year here, so Jollof Rice is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 40 / 100Ranks 2,270 of 2,976 Grocery niches · −6 vs the category median of 4640
- Market size
- £53K/yr62K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -10.0%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 76%top-5 click share · 8 brands · 28 sellers
Flapen Score
Jollof Rice against its category
The dotted line is the Grocery average. Past it, Jollof Rice is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Jollof Rice market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Jollof Rice 62K times last year and spent an estimated £53K. The top 5 brands take 92% of clicks. Flapen scores it 40 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
8.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 62K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 8.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -10.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £53K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 62K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -10.0%
- Conversion, latest week
- 8.0%
- Market size, estimated
- £53Ka year
- Top search term
- golden sella basmati rice19K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £10.63.
Listings sell for £10.63 on average, from £2.48 to £25.46. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 4K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £10.63 that is £1K to £3K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £10.63under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £2.48–£25.46
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 3K–4K
- Units per listing a year
- 100–250
- Revenue per listing a year
- £1K–£3K
- Returns
- 0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
50% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 75% ship with Prime. On an average day, 11.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #87 within Rice, Pasta & Pulses. It carries 139 reviews at 4.53 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 50%
- Prime listings
- 75%
- Out of stock, average day
- 11.1%
- Average rank
- #87in Rice, Pasta & Pulses
- Average rating
- 4.53 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 139per listing
- Listings tracked
- 16
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 0 of last year's 5 launches as successful.
5 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 64 months on average, so the names here are established.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 5
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 64 months
Products
Top Jollof Rice products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Tropical Sun Golden Sella Basmati Rice 5kg - Extra Long Grain Parboiled Rice - Naturally Aromatic - Non-Sticky & Fluffy Rice for Biryani Pilaf Curries & Everyday Cooking(Pack of 1).
- Price
- £11.45
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 816
- Age
- 7y ago

Tropical Sun Golden Sella Basmati Rice 10kg - Extra Long Grain Parboiled Rice - Naturally Aromatic - Non-Sticky & Fluffy Rice for Biryani Pilaf Curries & Everyday Cooking
- Price
- £21.18
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 816
- Age
- 7y ago

Laila Golden Sella Basmati Rice Long Grain 5kg
- Price
- £8.01
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 278
- Age
- 10y ago

Tropical Sun GOLDEN SELLA 1KG
- Price
- £3.92
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 5
- Age
- 6mo ago

TILDA GOLDEN SELLA BASMATI RICE
- Price
- £25.46
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 74
- Age
- 3y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Tropical Sun GOLDEN SELLA 1KG
- Price
- £3.92
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 5
- Age
- 6mo ago

MEJI Foods Jollof Rice Instant Microwave Rice Ready in 90 Seconds Authentic West African Recipe Vegetarian friendly (4)
- Price
- £10.77
- Rating
- 3.6/5
- Reviews
- 4
- Age
- 7mo ago

MEJI Foods Jollof Rice Spicy Flavour Instant Microwave Rice Ready in 90 Seconds Box of 8 x 250g Authentic West African Recipe Vegetarian Friendly
- Price
- £18.55
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 5mo ago

MEJI Foods Jollof Rice Instant Microwave Rice Ready in 90 Seconds Box of 8 x 250g Authentic West African Recipe Vegetarian friendly
- Price
- £18.32
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 3
- Age
- 2y ago

Laila Golden Sella Basmati Rice 2 kg
- Price
- £5.59
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 30
- Age
- 8y ago
Newest
by launch date
MEJI Foods Jollof Rice Spicy Flavour Instant Microwave Rice Ready in 90 Seconds Box of 8 x 250g Authentic West African Recipe Vegetarian Friendly
- Price
- £18.55
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 5mo ago

Tropical Sun GOLDEN SELLA 1KG
- Price
- £3.92
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 5
- Age
- 6mo ago

MEJI Foods Jollof Rice Instant Microwave Rice Ready in 90 Seconds Authentic West African Recipe Vegetarian friendly (4)
- Price
- £10.77
- Rating
- 3.6/5
- Reviews
- 4
- Age
- 7mo ago

Mammy Market Jollof Rice - original flavour Ready to eat. Microwave in 90 secs and youre good to go Shipping discount on multiple packs and on large orders
- Price
- £2.48
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 5
- Age
- 11mo ago

Mammy Market Jollof Sauce -350g jar Authentic ready to use African sauce made in England Makes jollof rice easy to cook. Can also be used for other dishes just heat and eat.
- Price
- £3.94
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 10
- Age
- 11mo ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 76% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
8 flat
Sellers
28
Top-5 brand share
92%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
76%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
5%
- Tropical Sun59%
- LAILA20%
- Meji Foods6%
- Tilda4%
- Mammy Market4%
- Africa's Finest3%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 5%)
Search terms
Top Jollof Rice search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- golden sella basmati rice19K/yr
- jollof rice13K/yr
- sella basmati rice10K/yr
- golden sella3K/yr
- sella rice6K/yr
- tropical sun golden sella basmati rice 10kg4K/yr
- jollof3K/yr
- golden sella basmati rice 10kg4K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Jollof Rice
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
tastes horrible
It tastes more like standard basmati
I'm not keen on the taste
Very poor quality rice
Poor Quality
the quality isnt what it used to be
It doesnt smell like basmati, its par boiled and tastes horrible
rubbish not eatable smell horrible like rotten
can not eat or cook it smell like rotten rally all not eatable
Not fresh
Could be softer
Love
Good quality
Best rice quality
Very good rice
Excellent taste
Best rice
A very nice rice
Very nice cooks well
is great for all sorts of cooking
easy to cook
Worth it
Value for money
Value for money
Basmatic rice - It doesn't get soggy after cooking
its moist and tasty
Return
0.1% Return rate 0% Fixable by listing
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