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Pilchards in Tomato Sauce

Pilchards in Tomato Sauce shows low returns (0.0%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

60
Worth a look
Market size 51Growth 24Conversion 85Competition 44Returns 100Price range 67Avg price 86Brand share 40Review moat 96Quality gap 67
This niche Category average

Is Pilchards in Tomato Sauce profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Pilchards in Tomato Sauce is a £295K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (159K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 81% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 60/100.

Pilchards in Tomato Sauce: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved -1.9% over the last 90 days and 9.6% of searches end in a purchase.

£295K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr20K
Search volume / yr-1.9%159K
Conversion rate9.6%
Avg price£19.34

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 81% of demand, so 19% of the market is open.

19%

open market share

Brands · sellers12 · 43
Top-5 product click share58%
Open market19%
Avg brand age66 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 23 products

Sponsored placement26%
New entrants (1y)2· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews76

Top Pilchards in Tomato Sauce 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 58% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£30K£59K£89K£118K1101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

12 flat

Sellers

43

Top-5 brand share

81%

Top 20: 94%

Top-5 click share

58%

Top 20: 96%

Open market

13%

  • Glenryck64%
  • RYYN6%
  • --6%
  • John West5%
  • Princes3%
  • Gifty Goodness3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 13%)

Pilchards in Tomato Sauce demand & seasonality

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

Volume159KCVR9.6%Products23Brands12Top 5 Brands81%OOS Rate18.6%Rating4.3★Reviews76Avg BSR#195
3K2KPrime Day '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jun '26

Top Pilchards in Tomato Sauce search terms shoppers use

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

  • sardines in tomato sauce42K/yr
  • pilchards in tomato sauce42K/yr
  • pilchards29K/yr
  • glenryck pilchards in tomato sauce 155g12K/yr
  • tinned pilchards12K/yr
  • pilchards in tomato sauce 400g6K/yr
  • tinned sardines in tomato sauce3K/yr
  • tinned pilchards in tomato sauce4K/yr
  • glenryck pilchards4K/yr
  • glenryck pilchards in tomato sauce5K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Pilchards in Tomato Sauce

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

What buyers love

91% of reviews
Taste-Overall37%

The tomato sauce was delicious

Value For Money14%

Good value for money

Quality-Overall13%

Great value and good quality tuna

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%

As advertised

Flavor5%

Lovely flavour

What buyers complain about

93% of reviews
Value For Money30%

Very pricey

Size-Overall15%

Very small

Quality-Overall10%

Poor quality brand

Oily/Greasy10%

are in Sunflower oil not Olive oil

Smell8%

the rest had a very bad odour and tasted disgusting

Common Pilchards in Tomato Sauce questions

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

Flapen scores Pilchards in Tomato Sauce 60/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £295K/yr across 23 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -1.9% over the last 90 days.
Pilchards in Tomato Sauce buyers on Amazon United Kingdom complain most about Value For Money, Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, the themes mined from the niche's reviews. Its return rate is 0.0%.