pistachio kernels
Skip itA small market ($47K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Great8.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Avg price
Great£15.04avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Review moat
Good635.4avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Price range
Good£2.53–£34.68cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Brand share
Okay86%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Competition
Bad71%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Growth
Bad-13.1%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad£47K£47K/yr · 37K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, pistachio kernels is a £47K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (37K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
pistachio kernels market data
- Units sold / yr
- 3K–4K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- £45K–£60K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 8.5%
- Avg BSR
- #256
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 87%
- Sponsored
- 80%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 59 months
- Avg seller age
- 174 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 71% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
10 falling
Sellers
43
Top-5 brand share
86%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
71%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
10%
- by Amazon60%
- zeina LOVE OUR FOOD10%
- KIRKLAND7%
- Nature's Balance5%
- Grape Tree5%
- Generic3%
- Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 10%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 83 weeks — -13.1% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
Top pistachio kernels search terms
- salted pistachio nuts7K/yr
- unsalted pistachios8K/yr
- pistachio kernels8K/yr
- pistachio nuts 1kg6K/yr
- salted pistachios4K/yr
- pistachio nuts shelled2K/yr
- pistachios 1kg2K/yr
Top pistachio kernels 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.
All 15 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
by Amazon Roasted And Salted Pistachios 500g
by Amazon£6.404.4★1,755 rev
by Amazon Shelled Pistachios 200g Source of Protein and High in Fibre
by Amazon£5.284.4★1,057 rev
by Amazon Shelled Pistachios 500 g
by Amazon£13.644.5★1,074 rev
Kirkland Signature California Dry Roasted in-Shell Pistachios 1.36 kg
KIRKLAND£19.344.6★2,015 rev
Zeina Roasted Unsalted Pistachio Nuts (1Kg) Gently Roasted Pistachios with No Added Salt Naturally Opened Vegan Gluten Free Snack
zeina LOVE OUR FOOD£18.374.5★461 rev
Newest
by launch date
Roasted & Salted Pistachio Kernels Shelled Pistachios with Light Sea Salt | Crunchy & Flavourful Snack | Vegetarian Friendly | Multi-Pack Available 250g
Nuts Pick£10.7220 rev
by Amazon Roasted And Salted Pistachios 500g
by Amazon£6.401,755 rev
by Amazon Shelled Pistachios 200g Source of Protein and High in Fibre
by Amazon£5.281,057 rev
by Amazon Shelled Pistachios 500 g
by Amazon£13.641,074 rev
by Amazon Roasted and Salted pistachio 1400 gms (7 Packs of 200 g)
by Amazon£17.31143 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Laila Roasted & Salted Pistachios - 700g
Generic£7.505.0★
Roasted & Salted Pistachio Kernels Shelled Pistachios with Light Sea Salt | Crunchy & Flavourful Snack | Vegetarian Friendly | Multi-Pack Available 250g
Nuts Pick£10.724.7★
by Amazon Shelled Pistachios 500 g
by Amazon£13.644.5★
Morrisons Pistachios 175g
Morrisons£2.534.5★
by Amazon Roasted and Salted pistachio 1400 gms (7 Packs of 200 g)
by Amazon£17.314.3★
What buyers say about pistachio kernels
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Delicious nuts”
“Quality nuts”
“Good value for money”
“very fresh”
“However, based on the price these are good and well salted”
“Great for baking and cooking”
“No strange flavour from some being a little off”
“Super crunchy and tasty”
“As described”
“great for healthy snacks”
What buyers complain about
“TOO SALTY”
“cheaper for double the amount and better quality”
“No Taste”
“Little expensive”
“only fit for the garbage”
“Not fresh”
“A bit dry and hard”
“However, these were almost rock hard”
“I dont need more protein added”
“A little heavy for an OAP”
Common questions
- Is pistachio kernels profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £47K/yr across 15 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -13.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
- How competitive is the pistachio kernels niche?
- 10 brands and 43 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 71% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 86% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in pistachio kernels?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Salt Content, Quality-Overall, Taste-Overall. The return rate is 0.0%.
- When does demand for pistachio kernels peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the pistachio kernels niche?
- Listings span £2.53–£34.68; the average listing price is £15.04 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 635 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.