Is maize meal profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £142K/yr across 9 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +5.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (40/100).

How competitive is the maize meal niche?

5 brands and 18 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 84% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in maize meal?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Stale/Rotten/Spoiled, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.0%.

When does demand for maize meal peak?

Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the maize meal niche?

Listings span £4.61–£18.46; the average listing price is £11.11 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 523 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

maize meal

Skip it

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

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible14.3%

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

Review moat

Good523.33

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Okay£11.11

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Market size

Okay£142K

£142K/yr · 89K searches

Growth

Okay+5.2%

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

Price range

Okay£4.61–£18.46

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

Quality gap

Bad4.7★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Bad84%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, maize meal is a £142K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (89K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.

Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

maize meal market data

Units sold / yr: 10K–13K; avg 750–1,000/product
Revenue / yr: £111K–£139K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 14.3%
Avg BSR: #108
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 56%
Sponsored: 67%
Out of stock: 5.9%
Avg brand age: 57 months
Avg seller age: 184 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 84% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

5 rising

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

84%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

Iwisa72%
Puregro9%
Gharana Swaad Ka Khazaana9%
Generic7%
African Finest3%
Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +5.2% search growth over the last 90 days.

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Open Trend

Top maize meal search terms

maize meal26K/yr -3.7%8.8% conv.
iwisa maize meal 10kg19K/yr +31.1%13.2% conv.
iwisa11K/yr +16.2%10.9% conv.
iwisa maize meal 5kg13K/yr -15.0%13.9% conv.
iwisa maize meal 2kg6K/yr +0.7%10.2% conv.
mealie meal iwisa 5kg3K/yr +2.1%13.9% conv.
iwisa maize meal4K/yr -1.8%4.7% conv.
mealie meal4K/yr +18.0%9.3% conv.
mealie meal iwisa 10kg4K/yr -11.5%10.5% conv.

All search terms

Top maize meal 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.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 9 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Iwisa Maize Super Maize Meal 5kg

Iwisa£9.544.8★949 rev

Iwisa Super Maize Meal 10kg

Iwisa£17.184.7★572 rev

Iwisa Maize Meal Super 1 kg

Iwisa£4.614.7★1,795 rev

IWISA SUPER MAIZE MEAL 10kg From South Africa.

Puregro£18.464.7★75 rev

Iwisa Maizemeal 10kg - Savor South African Traditions | Versatile for Pap Porridge and Baking | Versatile Ingredient | Perfect for Pap Lovers

Gharana Swaad Ka Khazaana£18.104.7★100 rev

Newest

by launch date

Iwisa Maize Meal 1kg (Pack of 2) Super Maize Meal for Porridge Pap & Traditional Cooking Fine Ground Maize Flour Total 2kg

Generic£5.975 rev

4mo ago

African Finest Africas Finest Super Sembe Maize Flour White Maize Meal for Ugali Sadza & Pap Traditional East African Staple 4 kg Pack

African Finest£13.5810 rev

1y ago

IWISA SUPER MAIZE MEAL 10kg From South Africa.

Puregro£18.4675 rev

1y ago

Iwisa Maizemeal 10kg - Savor South African Traditions | Versatile for Pap Porridge and Baking | Versatile Ingredient | Perfect for Pap Lovers

Gharana Swaad Ka Khazaana£18.10100 rev

2y ago

Iwisa Maize Super Maize Meal 5kg

Iwisa£9.54949 rev

4y ago

What buyers say about maize meal

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall36%

“A good quality maize meal”

Taste-Overall23%

“Great Quality and Tastes Fresh”

Value For Money10%

“Value for money”

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

“delivered as promised”

Health Benefits-Overall4%

“good for health”

Nutritional Content4%

“Excellent mealie meal”

Ease Of Use3%

“Quick and efficient”

Flavor3%

“Top quality Maize”

Sweetness1%

“Maize meal”

Texture/Consistency-Overall1%

“The texture is perfect”

What buyers complain about

Stale/Rotten/Spoiled50%

“I wasnt happy it tastes old”

Value For Money25%

“Too expensive, above market price”

Common questions

Is maize meal profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?: The niche generates £142K/yr across 9 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +5.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (40/100).
How competitive is the maize meal niche?: 5 brands and 18 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 84% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in maize meal?: Top complaints mined from reviews: Stale/Rotten/Spoiled, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for maize meal peak?: Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the maize meal niche?: Listings span £4.61–£18.46; the average listing price is £11.11 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 523 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.