Is mixed peel profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £17K/yr across 9 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -56.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (40/100).

How competitive is the mixed peel niche?

7 brands and 25 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 80% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 86% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in mixed peel?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Natural Ingredients, Artificial Sweeteners, Advertised Vs Actual Product. The return rate is 0.0%.

What does it cost to enter the mixed peel niche?

Listings span £1.52–£10.30; the average listing price is £5.54 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 110 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

mixed peel

Skip it

Soft demand (-56.2% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible15.0%

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

Review moat

Great110.33

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Great4.2★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Okay86%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Competition

Bad80%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Avg price

Bad£5.54

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Market size

Bad£17K

£17K/yr · 20K searches

Growth

Bad-56.2%

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

Price range

Bad£1.52–£10.30

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

Signals Low Review Barrier

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, mixed peel is a £17K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (20K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.

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

mixed peel market data

Units sold / yr: 3K–4K; avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr: £17K–£22K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 15.0%
Avg BSR: #1,200
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 78%
Sponsored: 33%
Out of stock: 0.0%
Avg brand age: 54 months
Avg seller age: 188 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 80% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

7 rising

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

86%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

80%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

COLOURFULTREES27%
Morrisons24%
waitrose15%
Buy Whole Foods Online11%
Hides Fine Foods9%
Natural Health 4 Life7%
Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 6%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 31 weeks — -56.2% search growth over the last 90 days.

Open Trend

Top mixed peel search terms

mixed peel8K/yr -53.4%18.9% conv.
candied peel8K/yr -58.6%10.6% conv.
mixed peel for baking4K/yr -57.6%16.8% conv.

All search terms

Top mixed peel 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

Morrisons Mixed Peel 200g

Morrisons£1.524.3★143 rev

Italian Mixed Peel Double Cut 500g Candied Fruit for Baking Cakes & Desserts by Colourful Trees

COLOURFULTREES£5.005.0★2 rev

Italian Cut Mixed Candied Peel Waitrose 200g

waitrose£6.324.5★320 rev

Hides Fine Foods - Double Cut Mixed Peel 1kg - GMO Free - Suitable for Vegetarians - Baking - Desserts - Decorating - Cakes - Cookies - Tart - Mincemeat - Mince Pies - Panettone - Christmas Cake

Hides Fine Foods£10.304.6★163 rev

Peel Mixed Single Cut 500g (BWFO)

Buy Whole Foods Online£4.554.7★40 rev

Newest

by launch date

Italian Mixed Peel Double Cut 500g Candied Fruit for Baking Cakes & Desserts by Colourful Trees

COLOURFULTREES£5.002 rev

10mo ago

Italian Mixed Peel Double Cut 250g Candied Fruit for Baking Cakes & Desserts by Colourful Trees

COLOURFULTREES£5.401 rev

10mo ago

Peel - Whole Mixed 250g (BWFO)

Buy Whole Foods Online£5.7622 rev

3y ago

Chopped Mixed Citrus Peel 500g

Wholefood Earth£7.01154 rev

5y ago

Hides Fine Foods - Double Cut Mixed Peel 1kg - GMO Free - Suitable for Vegetarians - Baking - Desserts - Decorating - Cakes - Cookies - Tart - Mincemeat - Mince Pies - Panettone - Christmas Cake

Hides Fine Foods£10.30163 rev

7y ago

What buyers say about mixed peel

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

What buyers love

Baking64%

“Ideal for baking”

Taste-Overall14%

“good taste”

Cooking Instructions14%

“VERY GOOD FOR MAKING 'ITALIAN PASTIERA' FOR EASTER”

Flavor7%

“Good value mixed peel”

What buyers complain about

Natural Ingredients33%

“is not all natural”

Artificial Sweeteners33%

“This product has added glucose syrup”

Advertised Vs Actual Product33%

“Therefore the Amazon listing is decieving”

Common questions

Is mixed peel profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?: The niche generates £17K/yr across 9 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -56.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (40/100).
How competitive is the mixed peel niche?: 7 brands and 25 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 80% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 86% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in mixed peel?: Top complaints mined from reviews: Natural Ingredients, Artificial Sweeteners, Advertised Vs Actual Product. The return rate is 0.0%.
What does it cost to enter the mixed peel niche?: Listings span £1.52–£10.30; the average listing price is £5.54 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 110 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.