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Rapeseed Oil

Fail

Demand is soft, at -21.5% this quarter, so Rapeseed Oil is a Fail.

Flapen Score
46
46 / 100
Ranks 1,444 of 2,976 Grocery niches · on the category median
Market size
£197K/yr105K searches / yr
90-day growth
-21.5%search demand this quarter
Competition
69%top-5 click share · 12 brands · 53 sellers

Flapen Score

Rapeseed Oil against its category

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

46Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Rapeseed Oil market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Rapeseed Oil 105K times last year and spent an estimated £197K. The top 5 brands take 82% of clicks. Flapen scores it 46 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

17.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 105K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 17.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -21.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £197K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
105K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-21.5%
Conversion, latest week
17.9%
Market size, estimated
£197Ka year
Peak month
January1.4× the quietest month
Top search term
rapeseed oil62K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £10.44.

Listings sell for £10.44 on average, from £2.40 to £24.87. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £10.44 that is £5K to £8K a year per listing.

Average price
£10.44under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.40–£24.87
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
15K–20K
Units per listing a year
500–750
Revenue per listing a year
£5K–£8K
Returns
0.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

26% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 89% ship with Prime. On an average day, 3.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #145 within Oils, Vinegars & Salad Dressings. It carries 447 reviews at 4.58 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
26%
Prime listings
89%
Out of stock, average day
3.3%
Average rank
#145in Oils, Vinegars & Salad Dressings
Average rating
4.58 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
447per listing
Listings tracked
19

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 1 launches as successful.

1 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 74 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
1
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
74 months

Products

Top Rapeseed Oil 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 69% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£20K£39K£59K£79K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

12 falling

Sellers

53

Top-5 brand share

82%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

69%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

13%

  • Crisp 'N' Dry33%
  • by Amazon21%
  • Mazola11%
  • Borderfields11%
  • Oil of Aldborough7%
  • Cotswold Gold5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 13%)

Demand

Rapeseed Oil search demand

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

2K2KSpike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Search terms

Top Rapeseed Oil search terms shoppers use

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

  • rapeseed oil62K/yr
  • rapeseed oil cooking6K/yr
  • cold pressed rapeseed oil6K/yr
  • crisp n dry7K/yr
  • crisp and dry cooking oil8K/yr
  • rapeseed oil 5 litre5K/yr
  • crisp and dry5K/yr
  • rapeseed oil cold pressed6K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Rapeseed Oil

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

Complain

Value For Money19%−0.11

cheaper versions

Waste of money

too expensive atm

Taste-Overall16%−0.05

People hating the lack of rapeseed taste

Lighter taste than some olive oils

Avoid this it has terrible taste

Oily/Greasy15%−0.02

The worst tasting rapeseed oil ever

leaving greasy residue on the bottle

Oil

Crispiness8%−0.01

did not crisp up chips as good as I would have liked

Not as crispy chips

not anymore the chips do not crisp up I wouldnt recommend this product

Flavor7%−0.01

I was dubious at first thinking Rapeseed was not going to taste nice

However the flavour and colour are extremely dark and intense, I doubt it's been filtered as there's bits floating in it. probs a lower smoke point

Love

Value For Money19%−0.11

Well worth the money

Great value

Good price

Quality-Overall18%+1.44

This oil is high in quality

Absolutely top tier product

Good quality

Oily/Greasy13%−0.02

Clean tasting oil

Great oil for all culinary uses

My favourite oil

Vegan/Organic6%−0.01

is also great value compared to other organic brands

it is organic

Has good organic health approaches

Ease Of Use5%+0.30

easy to use

far easier than carrying around at the supermarket

Nice to have a simple staple like this in the cupboard that you can rely on

FAQ

Common Rapeseed Oil questions

Answered from the same tracked data.