salted nuts
Skip itPricing outside the sweet spot ($5.80 avg) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Incredible17.9%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Review moat
Good631.57avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Price range
Okay£1.25–£19.94cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Bad71%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Market size
Bad£84K£84K/yr · 81K searches
Growth
Bad-10.8%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad92%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Avg price
Bad£5.80avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, salted nuts is a £84K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (81K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 92% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
salted nuts market data
- Units sold / yr
- 13K–15K
- avg 1,000–1,250/product
- Revenue / yr
- £73K–£87K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 17.9%
- Avg BSR
- #441
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 93%
- Sponsored
- 29%
- Out of stock
- 0.5%
- Avg brand age
- 62 months
- Avg seller age
- 173 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 71% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
8 falling
Sellers
51
Top-5 brand share
92%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
71%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
5%
- KP62%
- Morrisons12%
- by Amazon11%
- KP Nuts5%
- Generic3%
- C Cambrook Extraordinary Nuts3%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 5%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 90 weeks — -10.8% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Sep, Oct, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×
Top salted nuts search terms
- dry roasted peanuts45K/yr
- roasted peanuts21K/yr
- kp dry roasted peanuts9K/yr
- dry roasted nuts6K/yr
Top salted nuts 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.
All 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
KP Nuts DRY ROASTED Peanuts 415g Pack - Roasted until golden for the perfect KP taste and crunch. Source of protein and high in fibre.
KP£3.124.6★1,160 rev
KP Nuts Share Bag of Dry Roasted Flavoured Peanuts 250g packaging may vary
KP£2.164.6★1,160 rev
KP Nuts - DRY ROASTED Peanuts - Multipack of 5 x 30g Snack Bags - Roasted until golden for the perfect KP taste and crunch. Source of protein and high in fibre.
KP£1.934.6★1,160 rev
M DRY ROASTED PEANUTS 450G
Morrisons£2.224.3★320 rev
by Amazon Roast and Salted Peanuts 500g
by Amazon£2.984.4★2,004 rev
Newest
by launch dateby Amazon Roast and Salted Peanuts 500g
by Amazon£2.982,004 rev
by Amazon - Roasted and Salted Peanuts 200g 1 pack
by Amazon£1.251,017 rev
Big D Dry Roasted Peanuts 50g x 24 Packs on a PUB CARD
Generic£10.7960 rev
KP Nuts - DRY ROASTED Peanuts - Multipack of 5 x 30g Snack Bags - Roasted until golden for the perfect KP taste and crunch. Source of protein and high in fibre.
KP£1.931,160 rev
Hides Fine Foods - Unsalted Roasted & Blanched Peanuts - 1kg - GMO - Free - Suitable for Vegetarians - Baking - Desserts - Cakes - Cookies - Cooking - Salads - Snacking
Hides Fine Foods£9.77281 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
KP Nuts - UNSALTED Peanuts - 250g Pack - Roasted until golden for the perfect KP taste and crunch - Source of protein - High in fibre
KP Nuts£2.424.5★
KP Nuts - DRY ROASTED Peanuts - Multipack of 5 x 30g Snack Bags - Roasted until golden for the perfect KP taste and crunch. Source of protein and high in fibre.
KP£1.934.6★
by Amazon Roast and Salted Peanuts 500g
by Amazon£2.984.4★
KP Nuts DRY ROASTED Peanuts 415g Pack - Roasted until golden for the perfect KP taste and crunch. Source of protein and high in fibre.
KP£3.124.6★
Morrisons Dry Roasted Peanuts 200 g
Morrisons£1.334.0★
What buyers say about salted nuts
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Great nuts”
“Top quality nuts”
“Good peanuts at a sensible price”
“Crisp and crunchy and tasty”
“Yummy Salted Peanuts”
“freshness”
“Best Dry Roasted Peanuts I've eaten”
“Nice flavour”
“As described”
“Good bag size for the money”
What buyers complain about
“Very salty”
“Strange Taste”
“Too soft”
“Really not worth the money”
“Not the best”
“Hard to eat”
“the texture is bizarre”
“Theyre disgusting and theres no way theyre healthy”
“My only problem is that once I open the packet”
“the flavour was somewhat lacking”
Common questions
- Is salted nuts profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £84K/yr across 14 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -10.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
- How competitive is the salted nuts niche?
- 8 brands and 51 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 71% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 92% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in salted nuts?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Salt Content, Taste-Overall, Hard Feel. The return rate is 0.0%.
- When does demand for salted nuts peak?
- Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.6× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the salted nuts niche?
- Listings span £1.25–£19.94; the average listing price is £5.80 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 632 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.