Is pine nuts profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £276K/yr across 13 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +5.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (54/100).

How competitive is the pine nuts niche?

10 brands and 15 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 78% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 83% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in pine nuts?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Bitter, Advertised Vs Actual Product, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.0%.

When does demand for pine nuts peak?

Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the pine nuts niche?

Listings span £3.52–£32.79; the average listing price is £15.33 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 333 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

pine nuts

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.0%), but a concentrated shelf (top 5 take 78% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible17.4%

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

Review moat

Great332.77

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Great£15.33

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Good£3.52–£32.79

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

Market size

Good£276K

£276K/yr · 104K searches

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Okay83%

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

Growth

Okay+5.2%

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

Competition

Bad78%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, pine nuts is a £276K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (104K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 83% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 54/100.

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

pine nuts market data

Units sold / yr: 15K–20K; avg 1,250–1,500/product
Revenue / yr: £230K–£307K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 17.4%
Avg BSR: #519
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 92%
Sponsored: 54%
Out of stock: 6.0%
Avg brand age: 70 months
Avg seller age: 177 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 78% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

10 falling

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

83%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

78%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

12%

by Amazon37%
PONLEE18%
Grape Tree12%
Wholefood Earth10%
Morrisons7%
CHANDRA5%
Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 12%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +5.2% search growth over the last 90 days.

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Open Trend

Top pine nuts search terms

pine nuts89K/yr +4.7%15.8% conv.
pine nuts 1kg8K/yr +28.7%9.9% conv.
pine nuts 500g3K/yr -8.2%9.8% conv.
organic pine nuts3K/yr -11.9%3.7% conv.

All search terms

Top pine nuts 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.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 13 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

by Amazon Natural Pine Nuts 100 g

by Amazon£3.534.7★1,375 rev

Morrisons Pine Nuts 100g

PONLEE£3.704.6★204 rev

Grape Tree Pine Nut Kernels 1kg

Grape Tree£26.764.0★205 rev

Morrisons Pine Nuts 100g

Morrisons£3.524.7★71 rev

Wholefood Earth - Pine Nuts 100 g

Wholefood Earth£4.814.5★413 rev

Newest

by launch date

nut&me£27.99217 rev

1y ago

Raw Farm - Raw Pine Nuts 500 g Premium Whole Nuts Unsalted & Unroasted | All-Natural Keto & Paleo Snack | Perfect for Pesto Salads & Baking Gluten & Soya Free

Raw Farm Organic Natural Fresh£18.39207 rev

2y ago

by Amazon Natural Pine Nuts 100 g

by Amazon£3.531,375 rev

2y ago

Grape Tree Pine Nut Kernels 1kg

Grape Tree£26.76205 rev

5y ago

1kg Pine Nuts Natural Product Buttery and Crunchy Taste

FeelGood-Sale£32.79315 rev

6y ago

What buyers say about pine nuts

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall27%

“Quality and fast delivery as always”

Taste-Overall19%

“The result was the best pesto I've tasted”

Value For Money17%

“Affordable price”

Freshness7%

“fresh”

Cooking Instructions5%

“Good for making spinach & pine nut pasta”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“As described”

Health Benefits-Overall2%

“Healthy with cereal”

Vegan/Organic2%

“My next purchase will be organic”

Ingredients-Overall2%

“nice in pesto & mozarella salads etc”

Baking2%

“lovely for pasta dishes”

What buyers complain about

Bitter22%

“Very bitter”

Advertised Vs Actual Product17%

“Description poor”

Value For Money15%

“Very expensive”

Quality-Overall11%

“These pinenuts are not top quality as they advertised”

Allergies4%

Smell3%

“rancid smell”

Taste-Overall3%

“It's poor quality both visually and to taste”

Color3%

“off colour”

Common questions

Is pine nuts profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?: The niche generates £276K/yr across 13 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +5.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (54/100).
How competitive is the pine nuts niche?: 10 brands and 15 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 78% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 83% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in pine nuts?: Top complaints mined from reviews: Bitter, Advertised Vs Actual Product, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for pine nuts peak?: Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the pine nuts niche?: Listings span £3.52–£32.79; the average listing price is £15.33 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 333 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.