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Monkey Nuts

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.0% of orders. But demand is soft, at +8.1% this quarter, so Monkey Nuts is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
56
56 / 100
Top 12% of 2,976 Grocery niches · +10 vs the category median of 46
Market size
£189K/yr128K searches / yr
90-day growth
+8.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
51%top-5 click share · 12 brands · 21 sellers

Flapen Score

Monkey Nuts against its category

The dotted line is the Grocery average. Past it, Monkey Nuts is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

56Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Monkey Nuts market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Monkey Nuts 128K times last year and spent an estimated £189K. The top 5 brands take 78% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov. Flapen scores it 56 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

13.6% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 128K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 13.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +8.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £189K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
128K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+8.1%
Conversion, latest week
13.6%
Market size, estimated
£189Ka year
Peak month
January2.1× the quietest month
Top search term
monkey nuts93K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £10.87.

Listings sell for £10.87 on average, from £1.08 to £31.72. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £10.87 that is £5K to £8K a year per listing.

Average price
£10.87under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£1.08–£31.72
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
15K–20K
Units per listing a year
500–750
Revenue per listing a year
£5K–£8K
Returns
0.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

76% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 64% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #161 within Dried Fruits, Nuts & Vegetables. It carries 525 reviews at 4.52 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
76%
Prime listings
64%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#161in Dried Fruits, Nuts & Vegetables
Average rating
4.52 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
525per listing
Listings tracked
25

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 2 launches as successful.

2 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 66 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
2
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
66 months

Products

Top Monkey Nuts products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 51% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£8K£15K£23K£30K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

12 falling

Sellers

21

Top-5 brand share

78%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

51%

Top 20: 94%

Open market

14%

  • Garden Ting25%
  • Hungry Wings14%
  • Superpet Ltd14%
  • MALTBYS' STORES 1904 LTD13%
  • Chubby Pet Products12%
  • Seedzbox8%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 14%)

Demand

Monkey Nuts search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

4K3KSpike '24Spike '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×

Search terms

Top Monkey Nuts search terms shoppers use

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

  • monkey nuts93K/yr
  • monkey nuts for squirrels20K/yr
  • peanuts in shells7K/yr
  • monkey nuts for birds4K/yr
  • peanuts in shells for squirrels4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Monkey Nuts

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Quality-Overall29%−0.10

The quality of the nuts is poor

Unfortunately this time the product is below the quality advertised

Not good quality

Value For Money19%+2.99

not worth the cost

a bit pricey

Not worth the price

Size-Overall15%−0.05

Huge

Really small pack

Rather small sizes nuts

Stale/Rotten/Spoiled10%−0.05

Moldy

Sadly half way down the sack something had nibbled the nuts from shells otherwise the squirrels loved them

Stale taste - late delivery - Looks nothing like the photo- delivered late - taste stale

Contamination4%−0.02

have black mould throughout

Love

Value For Money42%+2.99

Best value

Good buy

Great value

Quality-Overall21%−0.10

Good quality food

Looks like good quality nuts & seeds, reasonable price

Good Quality

Pet Friendly16%

Happy animals

As described squirrels are happy

Birds love them

Taste-Overall4%−0.04

Fantastic for feeding local birds

The peanuts were good

Taste

Size-Overall3%−0.05

Great size

Great big bag lots in it

Good size bag

FAQ

Common Monkey Nuts questions

Answered from the same tracked data.