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Low Calorie Crisps

Low Calorie Crisps shows low returns (0.0%), but brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 95% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

51
Worth a look
Market size 50Growth 20Conversion 97Competition 64Returns 100Price range 36Avg price 15Brand share 13Review moat 75Quality gap 38
This niche Category average

Is Low Calorie Crisps profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Low Calorie Crisps is a £286K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (353K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand. Demand peaks in Jul–Aug–Sep. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.

Low Calorie Crisps: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved -9.3% over the last 90 days and 14.8% of searches end in a purchase.

£286K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr60K
Search volume / yr-9.3%353K
Conversion rate14.8%
Avg price£5.46

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand, so 5% of the market is open.

5%

open market share

Brands · sellers9 · 124
Top-5 product click share46%
Open market5%
Avg brand age48 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 38 products

Sponsored placement29%
New entrants (1y)3· 2 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews498

Top Low Calorie Crisps products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 46% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£9K£17K£26K£34K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

124

Top-5 brand share

95%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

46%

Top 20: 85%

Open market

4%

  • Walkers54%
  • Popchips22%
  • Hula Hoops10%
  • JACOB'S7%
  • PROPER2%
  • BBL Bada Business Limited2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 4%)

Low Calorie Crisps demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume353KCVR14.8%Products38Brands9Top 5 Brands95%OOS Rate0.2%Rating4.5★Reviews498Avg BSR#190
6K4KSpike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26Prime Day '26JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Jul, Aug, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.8×

Top Low Calorie Crisps search terms shoppers use

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

  • hula hoops crisps83K/yr
  • baked crisps49K/yr
  • pop chips34K/yr
  • popchips34K/yr
  • walkers baked28K/yr
  • walkers baked crisps21K/yr
  • low calorie crisps18K/yr
  • low fat crisps16K/yr
  • oven baked crisps9K/yr
  • walkers oven baked crisps6K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Low Calorie Crisps

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

90% of reviews
Taste-Overall28%

Absolutely delicious

Crispiness25%

Tasty Crisps

Value For Money14%

Cost effective

Flavor9%

Still consistent in texture, taste and quality

Quality-Overall6%

Its well made

What buyers complain about

64% of reviews
Value For Money13%

expensive

Flavor10%

have no flavour

Taste-Overall10%

not very flavoured

Crispiness9%

These are some of the worst crisps I've ever eaten

Size-Overall6%

Packets are small

Common Low Calorie Crisps questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Low Calorie Crisps 51/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £286K/yr across 38 tracked products. 2 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -9.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Low Calorie Crisps on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jul–Aug–Sep, where the busiest month runs 2.8× the quietest.