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Porridge

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.0% of orders. But prices span $0.66–$12.54, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Porridge is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
53
53 / 100
Top 20% of 2,976 Grocery niches · +7 vs the category median of 46
Market size
£716K/yr1.1M searches / yr
90-day growth
-20.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
37%top-5 click share · 14 brands · 116 sellers

Flapen Score

Porridge against its category

The dotted line is the Grocery average. Past it, Porridge is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

53Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Porridge market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Porridge 1.1M times last year and spent an estimated £716K. The top 5 brands take 87% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb. Flapen scores it 53 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

14.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 1.1M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 14.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -20.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £716K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
1.1M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-20.3%
Conversion, latest week
14.4%
Market size, estimated
£716Ka year
Peak month
February1.7× the quietest month
Top search term
oats294K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £4.54.

Listings sell for £4.54 on average, from £0.66 to £12.54. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 150K to 200K a year. The average listing sells 3,000 to 4,000 of them. At £4.54 that is £14K to £18K a year per listing.

Average price
£4.54under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£0.66–£12.54
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
150K–200K
Units per listing a year
3,000–4,000
Revenue per listing a year
£14K–£18K
Returns
0.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

16% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 96% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #17 within Breakfast Cereal. It carries 1,177 reviews at 4.61 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
16%
Prime listings
96%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#17in Breakfast Cereal
Average rating
4.61 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,177per listing
Listings tracked
49

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 2 of last year's 2 launches as successful.

2 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 63 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
2
Successful launches
2Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
63 months

Products

Top Porridge products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take only 37% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£21K£43K£64K£86K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

14 falling

Sellers

116

Top-5 brand share

87%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

37%

Top 20: 77%

Open market

10%

  • Quaker46%
  • Morrisons17%
  • Minton & Donello13%
  • Wholefood Earth6%
  • Scott's5%
  • Mornflake3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (8 brands, 10%)

Demand

Porridge search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

25K15KHoliday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Search terms

Top Porridge search terms shoppers use

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

  • oats294K/yr
  • porridge oats213K/yr
  • porridge195K/yr
  • rolled oats99K/yr
  • quaker oats64K/yr
  • porridge sachets62K/yr
  • oat44K/yr
  • quaker oats sachets36K/yr
  • quaker18K/yr
  • porridge oats sachets9K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Porridge

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Taste-Overall11%+1.53

And have a weird bitter taste

These taste of soap

Taste not right

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%−0.05

no where near the appearance of what was shown

Not as described

Product not as pictured

Value For Money9%+1.68

Crazy expensive

a waste of money sadly

the cost has increased

Quality-Overall7%−0.01

Something went seriously wrong with the quality control on this packet

Really rubbish

Poor quality

Powdered/Crumbled5%−0.02

Arrived crushed/powdery

quite powdery

The oats arrived crushed

Love

Taste-Overall26%+1.53

Smooth taste

Creamy, nutritious and delicious

Delicious Taste

Value For Money17%+1.68

Good value for money

Excellent value for money

Decent price

Quality-Overall15%−0.01

Quality product delivered by a reliable company

Good quality oats

Excellent product

Flavor6%+0.17

Nice flavour

Lovely nutty flavor and perfect texture, not too mushy

it's easy to add healthy flavourings

Ease Of Use5%+0.41

Easy and quick

Convenient just as expected

Easy to prepare

Return

0.0% Return rate 0% Fixable by listing

Certifications100%▁▁▁▁█▁

FAQ

Common Porridge questions

Answered from the same tracked data.