nut bars
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.0%), but brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Incredible13.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Competition
Good42%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Review moat
Good774.06avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Good£359K£359K/yr · 342K searches
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Price range
Okay£1.76–£21.49cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Avg price
Bad£7.91avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Growth
Bad-8.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, nut bars is a £359K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (342K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
nut bars market data
- Units sold / yr
- 50K–60K
- avg 1,500–2,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- £396K–£475K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 13.3%
- Avg BSR
- #27
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 88%
- Sponsored
- 34%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 63 months
- Avg seller age
- 163 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 42% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
4 flat
Sellers
171
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
42%
Top 20: 86%
Open market
0%
- Eat Natural52%
- KIND47%
- Nature Valley1%
- Nakd1%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -8.3% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×
Top nut bars search terms
- eat natural bars77K/yr
- kind bars77K/yr
- kind68K/yr
- eat natural32K/yr
- eat natural protein bars26K/yr
- nut bars17K/yr
- kind bar12K/yr
- kind bars dark chocolate nuts sea salt12K/yr
- nut bar8K/yr
- eat natural bars dark chocolate3K/yr
Top nut bars 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.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
KIND Bars Gluten Free Snack Bars Dark Chocolate Nuts & Sea Salt High Fibre Healthy Snack No Artificial Colours Flavours or Preservatives Multipack 12 x 40g
KIND£10.014.6★3,085 rev
KIND Bars Gluten Free Snack Bars Maple Pecan Almond High Fibre Healthy Snack No Artificial Colours Flavours or Preservatives Multipack 12 x 40g
KIND£7.264.4★567 rev
Eat Natural Energy Protein Packed with Peanuts & Chocolate 3pk 120g
Eat Natural£1.934.3★73 rev
Eat Natural Fruit & Nut Bars Almond & Apricot 12x40g
Eat Natural£7.004.6★371 rev
KIND Bars Gluten Free Snack Bars Dark Chocolate Nuts & Sea Salt High Fibre Healthy Snack No Artificial Colours Flavours or Preservatives Multipack 3 x 30g
KIND£2.134.7★303 rev
Newest
by launch date
KIND Bars Hazelnut Butter Milk Chocolate Healthy Snack Gluten Free Snack Bars No Artificial Colours Flavours or Preservatives Multipack 12 x 40g
KIND£11.6383 rev
Eat Natural Bars Peanuts Almonds & Salted Caramel 12 x 40g
Eat Natural£6.66155 rev
Eat Natural Bars Peanuts & Dark Chocolate with Soya Crispies 12 x 40g
Eat Natural£7.50160 rev
Eat Natural Bars Peanuts Almonds & Cocoa with Dates 12 x 40g
Eat Natural£9.9144 rev
Eat Natural Protein Packed Bars Peanuts Dark Chocolate & Orange 3 x 40g
Eat Natural£1.76103 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
KIND Bars Gluten Free Snack Bars Caramel Chocolate Peanut High Fibre No Artificial Colours Flavours or Preservatives Multipack 12 x 40g
KIND£8.874.6★
Eat Natural Dark Chocolate & Sea Salt Fruit & Nut Bars 12 x 40g
Eat Natural£8.124.6★
Eat Natural Protein Packed Bars Peanuts Almonds Salted Caramel 3 x 40g
Eat Natural£1.954.7★
Eat Natural Energy Protein Packed with Peanuts & Chocolate 3pk 120g
Eat Natural£1.934.3★
KIND SNACKS Caramel Almond & Sea Salt Multipack 3 x 30 g
KIND£1.894.5★
What buyers say about nut bars
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Bars are delicious”
“Great deal”
“A good bit of protein”
“the quality has been consistent with every order”
“Healthy snacks”
“Great range of flavours”
“Nice and delicious snack, less sugar, I love it”
“As Described by seller”
“Texture is good”
“good ingredients”
What buyers complain about
“Taste slightly different to the normal”
“expensive”
“Incorrect size”
“Not as advertised”
“Only 10g of Protein some people will say”
“lots of sugar”
“not the best Kind Bar flavour”
“drier than I would've liked”
“A bit hard to bite into if you're only used to eating soft things”
“Due to ingredients, stopped eating”
Common questions
- Is nut bars profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £359K/yr across 32 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -8.3%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (51/100).
- How competitive is the nut bars niche?
- 4 brands and 171 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 42% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in nut bars?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Value For Money, Size-Overall. The return rate is 0.0%.
- When does demand for nut bars peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the nut bars niche?
- Listings span £1.76–£21.49; the average listing price is £7.91 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 774 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.