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Rice 5kg

Fail

The top 5 brands take 100% of clicks, so Rice 5kg is a Fail.

Flapen Score
36
36 / 100
Ranks 2,659 of 2,976 Grocery niches · −10 vs the category median of 46
Market size
£185K/yr298K searches / yr
90-day growth
-28.8%search demand this quarter
Competition
85%top-5 click share · 4 brands · 23 sellers

Flapen Score

Rice 5kg against its category

The dotted line is the Grocery average. Past it, Rice 5kg is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

36Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Rice 5kg market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Rice 5kg 298K times last year and spent an estimated £185K. All 4 brands take every click. Demand peaks in Jan–Mar. Flapen scores it 36 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

6.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 298K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 6.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -28.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £185K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
298K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-28.8%
Conversion, latest week
6.9%
Market size, estimated
£185Ka year
Peak month
January1.8× the quietest month
Top search term
laila basmati rice 10kg98K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £8.99.

Listings sell for £8.99 on average, from £2.80 to £17.54. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 25K to 30K a year. The average listing sells 1,500 to 2,000 of them. At £8.99 that is £13K to £18K a year per listing.

Average price
£8.99under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.80–£17.54
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
25K–30K
Units per listing a year
1,500–2,000
Revenue per listing a year
£13K–£18K
Returns
0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

62% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 85% ship with Prime. On an average day, 2.9% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #57 within Rice, Pasta & Pulses. It carries 729 reviews at 4.50 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
62%
Prime listings
85%
Out of stock, average day
2.9%
Average rank
#57in Rice, Pasta & Pulses
Average rating
4.50 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
729per listing
Listings tracked
13

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are established.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 65 months on average, so the names here are established.

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

Products

Top Rice 5kg 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 85% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£18K£37K£55K£74K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

4 flat

Sellers

23

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

85%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • LAILA81%
  • Salaam9%
  • Kohinoor8%
  • Mai Thai2%

Demand

Rice 5kg search demand

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

8K6KPrime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25MayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Jan, Mar · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Search terms

Top Rice 5kg search terms shoppers use

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

  • laila basmati rice 10kg98K/yr
  • laila44K/yr
  • laila rice23K/yr
  • laila extra long basmati rice20K/yr
  • rice 5kg23K/yr
  • kohinoor basmati rice14K/yr
  • laila basmati rice11K/yr
  • laila gold basmati rice 10kg16K/yr
  • 5kg rice10K/yr
  • laila basmati rice 5kg7K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Rice 5kg

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

Complain

Smell19%−0.15

Chemical smell

no aroma

have a mild aroma

Quality-Overall18%+1.10

I hope the quality control can be checked

This pack of rice was very low quality

Poor Quality

Taste-Overall9%+0.82

I didnt like the taste also it was too thick

Didnt like the taste

It tastes more like standard basmati

Texture/Consistency-Overall6%−0.03

also didnt soften completely despite my long experience of cooking basmati rice

Not fluffy at all

A texture sensation

Cooking Instructions4%+0.76

this definitely needs to be soaked for a while or more added when cooking to ensure it's cooked

Its hard to cook it

Mushy after cooking

Love

Quality-Overall28%+1.10

Best quality

Rice is good quality

No complaints

Value For Money21%+1.60

Good value for money

Excellent price

Worth it

Taste-Overall20%+0.82

Aromatic

the rice good

Better taste

Cooking Instructions11%+0.76

Easy cook

Great fir everyday cooking as well ad special occasions

cooks beautifully

Smell3%−0.15

It has that authentic nutty aroma that fills the kitchen while it's cooking

The rice also has a pleasant basmati aroma while cooking

Smells amazing

FAQ

Common Rice 5kg questions

Answered from the same tracked data.