kidney beans
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($0.52–$5.78) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Conversion
Incredible26.2%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Incredible0.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Good721.69avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Okay£171K£171K/yr · 407K searches
Competition
Okay69%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Quality gap
Okay4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Brand share
Bad93%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Growth
Bad-20.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Avg price
Bad£1.60avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Bad£0.52–£5.78cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, kidney beans is a £171K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (407K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 93% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
kidney beans market data
- Units sold / yr
- 125K–150K
- avg 6,000–8,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- £200K–£240K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 26.2%
- Avg BSR
- #77
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 38%
- Out of stock
- 5.6%
- Avg brand age
- 68 months
- Avg seller age
- 172 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 69% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
8 falling
Sellers
42
Top-5 brand share
93%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
69%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
4%
- Morrisons58%
- by Amazon20%
- Napolina6%
- Biona5%
- Sea Isle3%
- KTC3%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 4%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -20.3% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×
Top kidney beans search terms
- kidney beans110K/yr
- black beans98K/yr
- liver90K/yr
- red kidney beans33K/yr
- chicken liver21K/yr
- kidney14K/yr
- red beans10K/yr
- black bean8K/yr
- lambs liver11K/yr
- pigs liver3K/yr
Top kidney beans 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.
All 16 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Newest
by launch date
What buyers say about kidney beans
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good quality and fresh”
“Easy to cook and very tasty”
“Good value for money”
“Good quality organic beans from a trusted brand that are cheaper here than anywhere else”
“Nice beans, thoroughly enjoyed them”
“Better than expected”
“My dog liked them freshly cooked & served warm”
“Chilly”
“Very fresh”
“absorb flavors wonderfully in cooking”
What buyers complain about
“other than that beans were flavoursome”
“Badly trimmed and off”
“down side was dented tins”
“Watery”
“Rubbish”
“It would be a blessing if these were just tasteless”
“except it has a slightly stale smell”
“the big brand names of beans are pricey”
“Two others have serious dents that make me worry about metal contamination”
Common questions
- Is kidney beans profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £171K/yr across 16 tracked products. 2 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -20.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (40/100).
- How competitive is the kidney beans niche?
- 8 brands and 42 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 69% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 93% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in kidney beans?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Flavor, Cutting/Trimming, Powdered/Crumbled. The return rate is 0.0%.
- When does demand for kidney beans peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan; the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the kidney beans niche?
- Listings span £0.52–£5.78; the average listing price is £1.60 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 722 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.