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lime cordial

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Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 8Growth 84Conversion 87Competition 8Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 8Brand share 0Review moat 80Quality gap 52

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great10.1%

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

Growth

Great+82.0%

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

Review moat

Great390.38

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Bad£32K

£32K/yr · 118K searches

Competition

Bad91%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Avg price

Bad£2.70

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Price range

Bad£1.61–£6.24

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, lime cordial is a £32K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (118K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Jun–Jul–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.

Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

lime cordial market data

Units sold / yr
20K–25K
avg 2,000–2,500/product
Revenue / yr
£54K–£68K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
10.1%
Avg BSR
#133
Page quality
0%
Prime
88%
Sponsored
50%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
68 months
Avg seller age
167 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 91% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

5 flat

Sellers

45

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

91%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

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Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 85 weeks — +82.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
5K3KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26Prime Day '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Jun, Jul, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×

Top lime cordial search terms

  • lime cordial76K/yr
  • roses lime cordial17K/yr
  • britvic10K/yr
  • lime cordial sugar free5K/yr
  • britvic orange juice7K/yr
  • lime squash4K/yr
All search terms

Top lime cordial 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%15%£5K30%£10K45%£14K60%£19K101001K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 8 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about lime cordial

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

What buyers love

Taste-Overall33%

“Excellent taste”

Value For Money13%

“Excellent price”

Quality-Overall12%

“Just good,as expected”

Flavor10%

“Very good flavor”

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

“As described”

Alcohol Flavor5%

“Good drink”

Sweetness3%

“Quite sweet”

Freshness3%

“fresh as it should”

Durability2%

“everlasting”

Toxic/Chemical Free1%

“Lovely to have no artificial additives”

What buyers complain about

Taste-Overall23%

“tastes chemically to me”

Sweetness11%

“Not sugar free as described”

Value For Money9%

“expensive”

Artificial Sweeteners7%

“Artificial sweeteners”

Color7%

“murky rather than the usual green colour”

Bitter6%

“Strange colour and bitter”

Flavor6%

“It's not a watered down flavour at all”

Nutritional Content4%

“The claim that 100ml of this is 0 calories is incorrect”

Strength4%

“Not as strong as some other supermarkets own brand”

Color Fading/Discoloration4%

“Not even opened and has separated and discoloured”

Common questions

Is lime cordial profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £32K/yr across 8 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +82.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (43/100).
How competitive is the lime cordial niche?
5 brands and 45 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 91% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in lime cordial?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Sweetness, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.1%.
When does demand for lime cordial peak?
Demand peaks in Jun–Jul–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.3× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the lime cordial niche?
Listings span £1.61–£6.24; the average listing price is £2.70 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 390 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.