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Mayonnaise

Mayonnaise shows searches that convert (24.9% search→purchase), but prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($1.07–$10.05) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

50
Worth a look
Market size 63Growth 39Conversion 100Competition 58Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 8Brand share 2Review moat 65Quality gap 24
This niche Category average

Is Mayonnaise profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Mayonnaise is a £578K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (816K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 99% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.

Mayonnaise: 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 +11.0% over the last 90 days and 24.9% of searches end in a purchase.

£578K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr250K
Search volume / yr+11.0%816K
Conversion rate24.9%
Avg price£2.85

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 99% of demand, so 1% of the market is open.

1%

open market share

Brands · sellers6 · 65
Top-5 product click share50%
Open market1%
Avg brand age72 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 28 products

Sponsored placement32%
New entrants (1y)0· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.6★
Avg reviews907

Top Mayonnaise 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 50% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£23K£46K£69K£93K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

6 rising

Sellers

65

Top-5 brand share

99%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

50%

Top 20: 94%

Open market

0%

  • Hellmann's42%
  • HEINZ28%
  • Morrisons19%
  • by Amazon9%
  • Winiary1%
  • Kewpie1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Mayonnaise demand & seasonality

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

Volume816KCVR24.9%Products28Brands6Top 5 Brands99%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.6★Reviews907Avg BSR#181
20K15KSpike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Top Mayonnaise search terms shoppers use

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

  • mayonnaise500K/yr
  • mayo177K/yr
  • hellmanns mayonnaise49K/yr
  • heinz mayonnaise35K/yr
  • mayonaise14K/yr
  • mayonnaise hellmanns7K/yr
  • hellmans10K/yr
  • hellmanns9K/yr
  • heinz mayo10K/yr
  • hellmanns real mayonnaise3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Mayonnaise

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

What buyers love

90% of reviews
Taste-Overall44%

Excellent taste

Value For Money17%

Worth it

Quality-Overall10%

Just as good as the big brands

Flavor8%

more flavourful than expected

Texture/Consistency-Overall2%

Excellent taste and texture

What buyers complain about

72% of reviews
Taste-Overall35%

It has a horrible oily taste

Quality-Overall6%

** I really don't like the high-quality, mainstream mayonnaise

Value For Money5%

can be bought cheaper

Salt Content5%

It is saltier

Ingredients-Overall5%

They have completely different ingredients

Common Mayonnaise questions

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

Flapen scores Mayonnaise 50/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £578K/yr across 28 tracked products. Search demand moved +11.0% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Mayonnaise on Amazon United Kingdom is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.