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title: "Salted Nuts — £84K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 42/100 · £84K/yr market · 81K searches/yr · £5.80 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **salted nuts**
**Skip it**
Pricing outside the sweet spot ($5.80 avg) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 21Growth 20Conversion 99Competition 24Returns 100Price range 26Avg price 16Brand share 19Review moat 72Quality gap 52
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.0%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Incredible****17.9%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Review moat**
**Good****631.57**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.4★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Price range**
**Okay****£1.25–£19.94**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Competition**
**Bad****71%**
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**
**Bad****92%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Avg price**
**Bad****£5.80**
avg 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 ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **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.
3K2KHoliday '24Spike '25Holiday '25 seasonDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun
Peak months: Sep, Oct, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/salted-nuts/trend)
## **Top salted nuts search terms**
- **dry roasted peanuts**45K/yr-8.5%15.0% conv. - **roasted peanuts**21K/yr-10.4%8.6% conv. - **kp dry roasted peanuts**9K/yr-25.1%18.0% conv. - **dry roasted nuts**6K/yr-7.8%11.3% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/salted-nuts/search-terms)
## **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.
0%10%£8K20%£17K30%£25K40%£33K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**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**£3.12**4.6★1,160 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07DJ4HT5G) [2**KP Nuts Share Bag of Dry Roasted Flavoured Peanuts 250g packaging may vary**KP**£2.16**4.6★1,160 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07DJ57TYX) [3**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**£1.93**4.6★1,160 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BF5822C2) [4**M DRY ROASTED PEANUTS 450G**Morrisons**£2.22**4.3★320 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08534YMLK) [5**by Amazon Roast and Salted Peanuts 500g**by Amazon**£2.98**4.4★2,004 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09GYGRQ4V)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**by Amazon Roast and Salted Peanuts 500g**by Amazon**£2.98**2,004 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09GYGRQ4V) [**by Amazon - Roasted and Salted Peanuts 200g 1 pack**by Amazon**£1.25**1,017 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DDQBQ9NP) [**Big D Dry Roasted Peanuts 50g x 24 Packs on a PUB CARD**Generic**£10.79**60 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DFX873Y9) [**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**£1.93**1,160 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BF5822C2) [**Hides Fine Foods - Unsalted Roasted & Blanched Peanuts - 1kg - GMO - Free - Suitable for Vegetarians - Baking - Desserts - Cakes - Cookies - Cooking - Salads - Snacking**Hides Fine Foods**£9.77**281 rev5y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08Y95ZDG3)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **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**£2.42**4.5★**▲ 58%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07DJ12YTT) [**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**£1.93**4.6★**▲ 35%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BF5822C2) [**by Amazon Roast and Salted Peanuts 500g**by Amazon**£2.98**4.4★**▲ 20%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09GYGRQ4V) [**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**£3.12**4.6★**— 9%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07DJ4HT5G) [**Morrisons Dry Roasted Peanuts 200 g**Morrisons**£1.33**4.0★**— 3%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08534SJC9)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about salted nuts**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Taste-Overall**29%
*“Great nuts”*
**Quality-Overall**20%
*“Top quality nuts”*
**Value For Money**8%
*“Good peanuts at a sensible price”*
**Crispiness**8%
*“Crisp and crunchy and tasty”*
**Salt Content**7%
*“Yummy Salted Peanuts”*
**Freshness**6%
*“freshness”*
**Moist/Dry**4%
*“Best Dry Roasted Peanuts I've eaten”*
**Flavor**3%
*“Nice flavour”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
*“As described”*
**Size-Overall**2%
*“Good bag size for the money”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Salt Content**45%
*“Very salty”*
**Taste-Overall**20%
*“Strange Taste”*
**Hard Feel**9%
*“Too soft”*
**Value For Money**4%
*“Really not worth the money”*
**Quality-Overall**2%
*“Not the best”*
**Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing**2%
*“Hard to eat”*
**Texture/Consistency-Overall**2%
*“the texture is bizarre”*
**Nutritional Content**1%
*“Theyre disgusting and theres no way theyre healthy”*
**Ease Of Use**1%
*“My only problem is that once I open the packet”*
**Flavor**1%
*“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.
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