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title: "Plantain Chips — £85K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **plantain chips**
**Worth a look**
Shows low returns (0.0%), but a small market ($85K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 21Growth 22Conversion 64Competition 42Returns 100Price range 59Avg price 71Brand share 39Review moat 95Quality gap 63
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.0%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Review moat**
**Great****104.05**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Avg price**
**Good****£14.53**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Conversion**
**Good****5.7%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.4★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Price range**
**Good****£0.80–£35.54**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Competition**
**Okay****60%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Brand share**
**Okay****81%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Growth**
**Bad****-5.4%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Market size**
**Bad****£85K**
£85K/yr · 103K searches
**Signals**[** Low Review Barrier**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=low_review_barrier "Top brand's reviews < 500")
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, plantain chips is a £85K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (103K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 81% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **plantain chips market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **8K–10K**
- avg 100–250/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£116K–£145K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **5.7%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#265**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **67%**
- **Sponsored**
- **38%**
- **Out of stock**
- **3.2%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **51 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **171 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 60% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**12 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**54**
**Top-5 brand share**
**81%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**60%**
Top 20: 99%
**Open market**
**15%**
- Tropical Sun43% - Olu Olu Gourmet11% - Generic10% - Samai9% - Gharana Swaad Ka Khazaana9% - Grace4% - Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 15%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -5.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K2KSpike '24Prime Day '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/plantain-chips/trend)
## **Top plantain chips search terms**
- **plantain chips**81K/yr-6.2%5.6% conv. - **olu olu plantain chips**10K/yr+8.1%3.0% conv. - **plantain chips box**9K/yr-13.2%3.3% conv. - **sweet plantain chips**3K/yr-17.5%3.6% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/plantain-chips/search-terms)
## **Top plantain chips 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%£9K20%£17K30%£26K40%£34K1101001K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 21 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Tropical Sun Sweet Plantain Chips 450g (Pack of 1)**Tropical Sun**£6.74**4.3★61 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CJ2VWTWZ) [2**Olu Olu Sweet Yellow Plantain Chips 24 x 60g**Olu Olu Gourmet**£23.56**4.6★354 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00TE3XKIS) [3**Tropical Sun Salted Plantain Chips 450g (Pack of 1)**Tropical Sun**£7.54**4.6★84 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CJ2XF725) [4**Olu Olu Sweet Yellow Plantain Chips 24 x 60g | 100% Natural | Naturally Sweet | Yellow Plantain Chips | Heartly Crunch | Authentic Flavours**Gharana Swaad Ka Khazaana**£22.56**4.5★144 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CK2LXR8D) [5**Tropical Sun Sweet Chilli Flavour Plantain Chips 450g (Pack of 1)**Tropical Sun**£5.76**3.4★16 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CJ2Y8K5P)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Green Plantain Chips Gluten Free High in Fibre Salted 85g Premium Snack 3-Pack**Generic**£6.66**3 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G3YH8PPZ) [**Olu Olu Plantain Chips Chilli 60g I Box of 24**GENERIC**£29.03**2 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FJGGJK88) [**Olu Olu Plantain Chips Chilli 60g I Box of 24**Generic**£21.94**4 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FX13ZLFB) [**Olu Olu Plantain Chips Mixed Box Pack of 24 (8 Green 8 Red 8 Yellow Plantain chips)**Generic**£22.52**6 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FWZWK4HN) [**Olu Olu Plantain Chips Mixed Box of Yellow and Red Plantain Chips (Pack of 24-12 Red and 12 Yellow)**Generic**£22.22**6 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FWZYJBTP)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Green Plantain Chips Gluten Free High in Fibre Salted 85g Premium Snack 3-Pack**Generic**£6.66**4.6★**▲ 162%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G3YH8PPZ) [**Tropical Sun Sweet Chilli Flavour Plantain Chips 450g (Pack of 1)**Tropical Sun**£5.76**3.4★**▲ 139%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CJ2Y8K5P) [**Grace Green Plantain Salted Chips 85g**Grace**£0.99**4.4★**▲ 128%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00ZIVKFUQ) [**Tropical Sun Sweet Plantain Chips 450g (Pack of 1)**Tropical Sun**£6.74**4.3★**▲ 49%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CJ2VWTWZ) [**Olu Olu Plantain Chips Mixed Box Pack of 24 (8 Green 8 Red 8 Yellow Plantain chips)**Generic**£22.52**4.7★**▲ 35%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FWZWK4HN)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about plantain chips**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Taste-Overall**34%
*“Amazing taste”*
**Crispiness**20%
*“The chips are nicely crunchy without being too hard”*
**Quality-Overall**9%
*“Quality”*
**Sweetness**8%
*“The yellow packs very sweet”*
**Soft Feel**4%
*“Nourish”*
**Value For Money**3%
*“It was money well spent”*
**Salt Content**3%
*“Tastes so good and lightly salted”*
**Flavor**3%
*“Ok. Lovely these are texture is crunchy ok value for money quality is good flavor is good not too sweet”*
**Texture/Consistency-Overall**3%
*“Good texture”*
**Correct Contents**2%
*“Good quantity”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Value For Money**21%
*“are more expensive”*
**Spiciness**9%
*“Red hot spicy chips packs in this mix box not as hot & Spicy, however, tastes good”*
**Hard Feel**7%
*“A bit too hard”*
**Stale/Rotten/Spoiled**7%
*“Unfortunately these plantain crisps were stale :”*
**Artificial Sweeteners**7%
*“Have added sugar which makes these to sweet for me. and less healthy than naturally sweet ripe plantain chips”*
**Durability**7%
*“I finished it all within a weeks didn't last long very nice”*
**Taste-Overall**7%
*“Terrible taste”*
**Sweetness**3%
*“trust me because of the burn taste in mouth it is not sweet anymore”*
**Flavor**3%
*“the flavour gone”*
**Salt Content**2%
*“This didnt last long nicely salted”*
## **Common questions**
- **Is plantain chips profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £85K/yr across 21 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -5.4%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (51/100).
- **How competitive is the plantain chips niche?**
- 12 brands and 54 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 60% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 81% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in plantain chips?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Spiciness, Hard Feel. The return rate is 0.0%.
- **When does demand for plantain chips peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the plantain chips niche?**
- Listings span £0.80–£35.54; the average listing price is £14.53 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 104 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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