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Ramen Broth

soft demand (-31.5% this quarter) — Ramen Broth doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

46
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Market size 22Growth 9Conversion 90Competition 45Returns 100Price range 40Avg price 30Brand share 18Review moat 98Quality gap 58
This niche Category average

Is Ramen Broth profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Ramen Broth is a £88K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (86K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 93% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.

Ramen Broth: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -31.5% over the last 90 days and 10.6% of searches end in a purchase.

£88K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr8K
Search volume / yr-31.5%86K
Conversion rate10.6%
Avg price£9.55

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 93% of demand, so 7% of the market is open.

7%

open market share

Brands · sellers9 · 59
Top-5 product click share58%
Open market7%
Avg brand age56 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 24 products

Sponsored placement63%
New entrants (1y)14· 9 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews44

Top Ramen Broth products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 58% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£9K£18K£26K£35K1101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

59

Top-5 brand share

93%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

58%

Top 20: 96%

Open market

5%

  • Itsu75%
  • Lee Kum Kee7%
  • Kakuni5%
  • Kikkoman4%
  • WaNaHong2%
  • Wagamama2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 5%)

Ramen Broth demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume86KCVR10.6%Products24Brands9Top 5 Brands93%OOS Rate9.8%Rating4.4★Reviews44Avg BSR#99
3K2KJan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26

Top Ramen Broth search terms shoppers use

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

  • itsu noodles49K/yr
  • ramen broth27K/yr
  • ramen soup base6K/yr
  • itsu ramen4K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Ramen Broth

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

80% of reviews
Taste-Overall36%

Very clean taste

Flavor15%

Really enjoyed this definitely authentic flavours

Value For Money7%

Good price

Quality-Overall4%

Excellent quality

Ease Of Use4%

Easy to Use

What buyers complain about

57% of reviews
Nutritional Content10%

It contains wheat so is no good for gluten intolerant people

Taste-Overall9%

Taste not as expected

Salt Content6%

high levels of salt

Flavor6%

Full off flavours

Allergies6%

Incorrect allergen information

Common Ramen Broth questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Ramen Broth 46/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £88K/yr across 24 tracked products. 9 of 14 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -31.5% over the last 90 days.
Ramen Broth buyers on Amazon United Kingdom complain most about Nutritional Content, Taste-Overall, Salt Content, the themes mined from the niche's reviews. Its return rate is 0.0%.