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Pectin

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.0% of orders. But prices span $2.98–$18.19, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Pectin is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
52
52 / 100
Top 23% of 2,976 Grocery niches · +6 vs the category median of 46
Market size
£210K/yr132K searches / yr
90-day growth
+54.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
72%top-5 click share · 9 brands · 27 sellers

Flapen Score

Pectin against its category

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

52Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Pectin market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Pectin 132K times last year and spent an estimated £210K. The top 5 brands take 91% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jul–Aug–Sep. Flapen scores it 52 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

17.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 132K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 17.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +54.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £210K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
132K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+54.1%
Conversion, latest week
17.7%
Market size, estimated
£210Ka year
Peak month
August3.8× the quietest month
Top search term
pectin49K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £8.96.

Listings sell for £8.96 on average, from £2.98 to £18.19. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 25K to 30K a year. The average listing sells 1,250 to 1,500 of them. At £8.96 that is £11K to £13K a year per listing.

Average price
£8.96under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.98–£18.19
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
25K–30K
Units per listing a year
1,250–1,500
Revenue per listing a year
£11K–£13K
Returns
0.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

94% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 88% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #171 within Baking Supplies. It carries 1,881 reviews at 4.46 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
94%
Prime listings
88%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#171in Baking Supplies
Average rating
4.46 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,881per listing
Listings tracked
16

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 1 launches as successful.

1 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 77 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
1
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
77 months

Products

Top Pectin 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 72% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£21K£42K£63K£84K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

27

Top-5 brand share

91%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

72%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

6%

  • Mr.P Ingredients45%
  • SPECIAL INGREDIENTS19%
  • Certo10%
  • CERTO9%
  • yourhealthstore9%
  • Spice Planet3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 6%)

Demand

Pectin search demand

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

6K4KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jul, Aug, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.8×

Search terms

Top Pectin search terms shoppers use

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

  • pectin49K/yr
  • pectin for jam making45K/yr
  • pectin powder12K/yr
  • certo5K/yr
  • certo pectin for jam making4K/yr
  • pectin nh4K/yr
  • liquid pectin3K/yr
  • pectin powder for jam making5K/yr
  • pectin for jam3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Pectin

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

Complain

Functionality-Overall20%−0.16

Didn't help at all

Didn't work for me at all

Certo not worked. Didn't work for me at all. Won't use again

Quality-Overall10%+1.69

Poor quality proy

Color10%+0.23

Nothing worse, then over-boiling the fruit and losing the colour

Size-Overall10%−0.06

A really small pack

Nutritional Content10%−0.06

Pectin powder fibre content is only 32g instead of the 56g i am used to this is just sugar

Love

Quality-Overall35%+1.69

Excellent product

This product is reliable

Honest & reliable company

Advertised Vs Actual Product25%+1.38

Does the job

as described

Does what it says

Ease Of Use12%+0.69

Easy to use

Suspect much easier to use with jam

Great product and very easy to work with

Ingredients-Overall8%+0.37

Mr. P Ingredients Pectin 100g NH Powder Ideal for Jams Marmalades Chutney Fruit Jellies Fruit C. used this seller before first class

One of the oldest pectin additives which works well

Value For Money6%+0.13

Great value for money

Great purchase good price

FAQ

Common Pectin questions

Answered from the same tracked data.