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peanut brittle

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Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($3.20–$13.61) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 21Growth 28Conversion 84Competition 42Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 26Brand share 36Review moat 81Quality gap 67

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great9.2%

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

Review moat

Great371.82

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Good4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Okay60%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Brand share

Okay84%

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

Growth

Okay+2.3%

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

Avg price

Okay£9.08

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Market size

Bad£83K

£83K/yr · 100K searches

Price range

Bad£3.20–£13.61

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, peanut brittle is a £83K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (100K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 84% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.

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

peanut brittle market data

Units sold / yr
8K–10K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
£73K–£91K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
9.2%
Avg BSR
#103
Page quality
0%
Prime
88%
Sponsored
65%
Out of stock
8.8%
Avg brand age
44 months
Avg seller age
173 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 60% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

12 falling

Sellers

44

Top-5 brand share

84%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

60%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

13%

  • Berrymans45%
  • Mr Tom17%
  • Bentley & Ackerman11%
  • Sweetish6%
  • Sweets and Candy www.sweetsandcandy.co.uk5%
  • GROBITS3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 13%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +2.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
6K4KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.3×

Top peanut brittle search terms

  • peanut brittle78K/yr
  • nut brittle12K/yr
  • peanut brittle bars7K/yr
  • peanut brittle 1kg3K/yr
All search terms

Top peanut brittle 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.

0%10%£8K20%£17K30%£25K40%£33K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 17 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about peanut brittle

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

What buyers love

Taste-Overall49%

“Great snack”

Value For Money11%

“Excellent value”

Quality-Overall10%

“Good quality peanut brittle”

Crispiness8%

“Tasty & Crunchy”

Sweetness6%

“Lovely sweets Great seller”

Freshness4%

“fresh”

Gifting Purpose3%

“Present for husband his favourite”

Size-Overall2%

“Good size”

Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing2%

“nice and chewy”

Flavor1%

“Very nice flavour”

What buyers complain about

Stale/Rotten/Spoiled13%

“Tastes stale”

Taste-Overall12%

“Its 99% peanuts with hardly any toffee at all so hardly any taste either”

Chunk/Clump/Collection9%

“Disappointed all crumbs no big bits”

Hard Feel8%

“Very hard”

Quality-Overall8%

“Very poor quality very little caramel so its just dry nut clusters at best”

Moist/Dry5%

“Dry as Cardboard”

Sweetness4%

“But it really feels like theres none of the sugary part really just barely enough to join the peanuts together”

Size-Overall3%

“Tiny jar conned again dont be caught out”

Contamination3%

“Not sealed top just fell off not full looks poor quality can't consume as feel its been opened prior to dispatch could be contaminated”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“It didn't look that much like the picture”

Common questions

Is peanut brittle profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £83K/yr across 17 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +2.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).
How competitive is the peanut brittle niche?
12 brands and 44 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 60% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 84% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in peanut brittle?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Stale/Rotten/Spoiled, Taste-Overall, Chunk/Clump/Collection. The return rate is 0.1%.
When does demand for peanut brittle peak?
Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.3× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the peanut brittle niche?
Listings span £3.20–£13.61; the average listing price is £9.08 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 372 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.