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pink food colouring

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Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($1.48–$10.90) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 20Growth 10Conversion 98Competition 30Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 14Brand share 23Review moat 34Quality gap 40

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible16.8%

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

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Okay3,067.28

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Okay67%

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

Brand share

Bad91%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Market size

Bad£79K

£79K/yr · 94K searches

Avg price

Bad£5.04

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Bad-29.1%

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

Price range

Bad£1.48–£10.90

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, pink food colouring is a £79K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (94K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 91% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb. Verdict: Skip it — 38/100.

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

pink food colouring market data

Units sold / yr
15K–20K
avg 500–750/product
Revenue / yr
£76K–£101K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
16.8%
Avg BSR
#42
Page quality
0%
Prime
94%
Sponsored
67%
Out of stock
2.1%
Avg brand age
59 months
Avg seller age
199 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 67% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

10 rising

Sellers

24

Top-5 brand share

91%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

67%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

7%

  • Colour Splash41%
  • Belissia22%
  • Sugarflair Colours19%
  • Culpitt5%
  • Colour Mill4%
  • Treedoa2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 7%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 52 weeks — -29.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KSpike '26AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul

Peak months: Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.2×

Top pink food colouring search terms

  • pink food colouring49K/yr
  • colour splash food colouring gel17K/yr
  • pink food colouring gel9K/yr
  • colour splash7K/yr
  • pink gel food colouring3K/yr
  • pink food colouring for buttercream3K/yr
  • colour splash food colouring4K/yr
  • pink food dye3K/yr
All search terms

Top pink food colouring 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%£16K30%£24K40%£32K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 18 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about pink food colouring

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

What buyers love

Color63%

“Good colour”

Quality-Overall13%

“Good quality”

Artificial Colors6%

“Sugarflair Baby Pink food colouring”

Ease Of Use5%

“Handy to get on Amazon”

Value For Money4%

“Great value for the number of items”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“Was as described”

Taste-Overall2%

“taste was ok”

What buyers complain about

Color33%

“Colour not true”

Value For Money17%

“Quite expensive for the quantity compared to other food colourings”

Taste-Overall17%

“There is no taste with these which is good”

Top return reasons

Color100%

Common questions

Is pink food colouring profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £79K/yr across 18 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -29.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (38/100).
How competitive is the pink food colouring niche?
10 brands and 24 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 67% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 91% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in pink food colouring?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Color, Value For Money, Taste-Overall. The return rate is 0.1%.
When does demand for pink food colouring peak?
Demand peaks in Feb; the busiest month runs 2.2× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the pink food colouring niche?
Listings span £1.48–£10.90; the average listing price is £5.04 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,067 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.