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Paprika

prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($0.42–$9.53) — Paprika doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

47
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Market size 30Growth 19Conversion 100Competition 58Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 11Brand share 43Review moat 82Quality gap 21
This niche Category average

Is Paprika profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Paprika is a £138K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (168K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.

Paprika: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -11.4% over the last 90 days and 21.1% of searches end in a purchase.

£138K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr40K
Search volume / yr-11.4%168K
Conversion rate21.1%
Avg price£3.89

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand, so 21% of the market is open.

21%

open market share

Brands · sellers14 · 76
Top-5 product click share50%
Open market21%
Avg brand age80 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.7★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 25 products

Sponsored placement36%
New entrants (1y)2· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.7★
Avg reviews364

Top Paprika 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£6K£11K£17K£22K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

14 rising

Sellers

76

Top-5 brand share

79%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

50%

Top 20: 96%

Open market

15%

  • Schwartz26%
  • Morrisons25%
  • Old India12%
  • Rajah10%
  • La Chinata6%
  • indus6%
  • Open — no brand owns it (8 brands, 15%)

Paprika demand & seasonality

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

Volume168KCVR21.1%Products25Brands14Top 5 Brands79%OOS Rate3.5%Rating4.7★Reviews364Avg BSR#56
4K3KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Paprika

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

What buyers love

89% of reviews
Quality-Overall19%

The quality is consistent

Flavor15%

the flavour is strong

Taste-Overall12%

The cooked taste is good

Spiciness11%

Spicy

Value For Money10%

low price

What buyers complain about

46% of reviews
Allergies8%

Don't buy if you have allergens

Flavor8%

No real flavour

Value For Money7%

At £40/kg it isn't great value for money

Smell6%

Intense smell that made me sneeze

Spiciness4%

this doesn't have the smoked paprika or spicy paprika flavour

Common Paprika questions

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

Flapen scores Paprika 47/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £138K/yr across 25 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -11.4% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Paprika on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jan, where the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.