samyang carbonara noodles
Skip itSoft demand (-31.3% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Great126.4avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Conversion
Great7.8%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Competition
Good48%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Brand share
Okay79%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Avg price
Okay£11.14avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Market size
Okay£182K£182K/yr · 208K searches
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Price range
Bad£7.67–£16.51cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Growth
Bad-31.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, samyang carbonara noodles is a £182K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (208K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
samyang carbonara noodles market data
- Units sold / yr
- 15K–20K
- avg 500–750/product
- Revenue / yr
- £167K–£223K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 7.8%
- Avg BSR
- #109
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 40%
- Sponsored
- 75%
- Out of stock
- 20.0%
- Avg brand age
- 40 months
- Avg seller age
- 171 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 48% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
11 flat
Sellers
37
Top-5 brand share
79%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
48%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
15%
- Generic43%
- Blissify14%
- WaNaHong7%
- FERRIS7%
- EDE Group7%
- Edenarch6%
- Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 15%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -31.3% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×
Top samyang carbonara noodles search terms
- buldak noodles carbonara97K/yr
- buldak carbonara34K/yr
- carbonara buldak19K/yr
- carbonara noodles31K/yr
- buldak carbonara noodles12K/yr
- samyang carbonara noodles6K/yr
- samyang carbonara1K/yr
- creamy carbonara buldak2K/yr
- carbonara buldak noodles2K/yr
- pink ramen1K/yr
Top samyang carbonara noodles 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 20 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Hot Chicken Carbo Flavour Buldak Ramen Noodles Carbonara 130g Pack of 5
Generic£10.544.6★59 rev
Blissify -Korean Import Hot Chicken Flavour Carbo nara Noodles - Fire Fried Super Hot Spicy PINK Noodle (128g x 5) - HALAL - By Buldak
Blissify£8.374.3★110 rev
Saras Buldak Carbonara Hot Chicken Flavour Ramen Noodles 130g (Pack of 10) | Spicy & Creamy Korean Instant Noodles | Rich & Cheesy Texture | Perfect for Spice Lovers | Popular Korean Favorite
Generic£14.344.6★19 rev
WaNaHong Samyang Hot Chicken Flavour Carbonara Ramen Cup (Pack of 12 Cup)
WaNaHong£16.514.4★575 rev
FERRIS | Buldak Spicy Hot Chicken Ramen Noodles - Limited Edition Fried Korean Carbonara Buldak Noodles Carbo Flavour Spicy & Creamy Stir Fry/Chicken Noodle Soup Pack of 5 (130g each)
FERRIS£10.394.8★52 rev
Newest
by launch date
Buldak Carbonara Noodles Hot Chicken Flavour Ramen - 5 Pack x 130g - Korean Style Instant Noodles Creamy Spicy Carbonara - 650g
Edenarch£7.672 rev
Buldak Carbonara Noodles Hot Chicken Flavour Ramen - 10 Packs x 130g - Korean Style Instant Noodles Creamy Spicy Carbonara - 650g
Edenarch£13.950 rev
Samyang Buldak Carbonara Instant Noodles 130g (Pack of 10) Korean Spicy Creamy Carbonara Ramen (Pink Pack) | Hot Chicken Flavour Noodles | Perfect for Spice Lovers | Popular Korean Favorite
Buldak£13.620 rev
Buldak Noodles Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen 10 Pack (130g each) - Ramen Instant NoodlesExcellent for Snack and Soups (Carbonara)
Generic£13.994 rev
Bulldak Hot Chicken Carbonara Cup Noodles 70g × 6 | Korean Spicy Ramen Cup (Pink) | Creamy Carbonara Flavour | Quick & Easy Instant Noodles
Generic£9.9819 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumBuldak Carbonara Noodles Hot Chicken Flavour Ramen - 10 Packs x 130g - Korean Style Instant Noodles Creamy Spicy Carbonara - 650g
Edenarch£13.950.0★
Buldak Carbonara Noodles Hot Chicken Flavour Ramen - 5 Pack x 130g - Korean Style Instant Noodles Creamy Spicy Carbonara - 650g
Edenarch£7.675.0★
Samyang Buldak Carbonara Instant Noodles 130g (Pack of 5) Korean Spicy Creamy Carbonara Ramen (Pink Pack) | Hot Chicken Flavour Noodles | Perfect for Spice Lovers | Popular Korean Favorite
Buldak£7.975.0★
Buldak Noodles Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen 10 Pack (130g each) - Ramen Instant NoodlesExcellent for Snack and Soups (Carbonara)
Generic£13.994.4★
Samyang Buldak Carbonara Instant Noodles 130g (Pack of 10) Korean Spicy Creamy Carbonara Ramen (Pink Pack) | Hot Chicken Flavour Noodles | Perfect for Spice Lovers | Popular Korean Favorite
Buldak£13.620.0★
What buyers say about samyang carbonara noodles
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Nice noodle and tastes nice”
“the flavour packets are lovely”
“These noodles are value for money”
“Reasonable and good quality products”
“The Creamiest Spicy Noodles”
“Awesome quick cupboard snack”
“Easy to make and dirt cheap”
“As described on the tin”
“Scrumptious”
“really creamy with a little added cheese”
What buyers complain about
“I find the sauce too hot”
“Disgusting product full. of known harmful substances”
“Not much flavour other than hot”
“Quite often these types of products can taste quite artificial”
“Product recalled”
“I do wish the portion size was a bit bigger like in the packets”
“This will make you spit fire”
“Crushed noodles”
“Never lasts long in our house”
“the whole sachet made them too hot”
Common questions
- Is samyang carbonara noodles profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £182K/yr across 20 tracked products. 2 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -31.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
- How competitive is the samyang carbonara noodles niche?
- 11 brands and 37 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 48% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 79% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in samyang carbonara noodles?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Spiciness, Ingredients-Overall, Flavor. The return rate is 0.0%.
- When does demand for samyang carbonara noodles peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan; the busiest month runs 2.0× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the samyang carbonara noodles niche?
- Listings span £7.67–£16.51; the average listing price is £11.14 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 126 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.