Scotch Bonnet
FailPrices span $0.80–$11.47, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Scotch Bonnet is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 37 / 100Ranks 2,578 of 2,976 Grocery niches · −9 vs the category median of 4637
- Market size
- £121K/yr97K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -22.7%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 81%top-5 click share · 8 brands · 54 sellers
Flapen Score
Scotch Bonnet against its category
The dotted line is the Grocery average. Past it, Scotch Bonnet is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Scotch Bonnet market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Scotch Bonnet 97K times last year and spent an estimated £121K. The top 5 brands take 95% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Dec. Flapen scores it 37 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
24.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 97K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 24.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -22.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £121K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 97K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -22.7%
- Conversion, latest week
- 24.5%
- Market size, estimated
- £121Ka year
- Peak month
- December2.8× the quietest month
- Top search term
- thyme68K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £5.10.
Listings sell for £5.10 on average, from £0.80 to £11.47. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 20K to 25K a year. The average listing sells 1,500 to 2,000 of them. At £5.10 that is £8K to £10K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £5.10under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £0.80–£11.47
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 20K–25K
- Units per listing a year
- 1,500–2,000
- Revenue per listing a year
- £8K–£10K
- Returns
- 0.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
31% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 85% ship with Prime. On an average day, 8.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #17 within Herbs, Spices & Seasonings. It carries 266 reviews at 4.65 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 31%
- Prime listings
- 85%
- Out of stock, average day
- 8.3%
- Average rank
- #17in Herbs, Spices & Seasonings
- Average rating
- 4.65 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 266per listing
- Listings tracked
- 13
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 62 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
- 62 months
Products
Top Scotch Bonnet products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Morrisons Fresh Thyme 20g
- Price
- £0.80
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 571
- Age
- 7y ago

Morrisons Thyme 16g
- Price
- £1.12
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 442
- Age
- 10y ago

Old India Thyme Dried 250 g
- Price
- £4.32
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 480
- Age
- 12y ago

Schwartz Dried Thyme Warm and Aromatic Dried Thyme 0.165 kg
- Price
- £4.94
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 336
- Age
- 13y ago

Schwartz Thyme 11g
- Price
- £1.91
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 279
- Age
- 10y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
PEGASUS Dried Thyme 25g - Flavorful Herb for Cooking and Seasoning
- Price
- £2.16
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 1
- Age
- 5mo ago

Carbeth Plants Large Thyme Plant in 14cm Pot - Evergreen Culinary Herb
- Price
- £11.47
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 366
- Age
- 5y ago

Old India Thyme 1 Kg
- Price
- £10.17
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 174
- Age
- 12y ago

Old India Thyme 500 g
- Price
- £6.11
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 174
- Age
- 12y ago

Old India Thyme Dried 250 g
- Price
- £4.32
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 480
- Age
- 12y ago
Newest
by launch date
PEGASUS Dried Thyme 25g - Flavorful Herb for Cooking and Seasoning
- Price
- £2.16
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 1
- Age
- 5mo ago

Thyme Dried Leaves Herb premium quality 50g-1900g (50g)
- Price
- £3.67
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 12
- Age
- 1y ago

Apsogo Thyme - Dried Organic Thyme from Greece - Premium Quality & Exceptional Taste Perfect as a Spice or Tea (200g)
- Price
- £9.99
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 217
- Age
- 2y ago

Carbeth Plants Large Thyme Plant in 14cm Pot - Evergreen Culinary Herb
- Price
- £11.47
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 366
- Age
- 5y ago

Morrisons Fresh Thyme 20g
- Price
- £0.80
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 571
- Age
- 7y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 81% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
8 falling
Sellers
54
Top-5 brand share
95%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
81%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
3%
- Morrisons57%
- Old India20%
- Schwartz12%
- Chefs Larder3%
- Carbeth Plants2%
- Pegasus2%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 3%)
Demand
Scotch Bonnet search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Jan, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.8×
Search terms
Top Scotch Bonnet search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- thyme68K/yr
- fresh thyme8K/yr
- dried thyme7K/yr
- thyme dried7K/yr
- tyme5K/yr
- thyme fresh2K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Scotch Bonnet
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
for cooking it is a bit of a nuisance to have to pick these out beforehand
no good for cooking
not good for cooking
larger than I thought
rather small for the money
The thyme was rather small
Dead
did not last
Lasts only a week
Waste of money
Love
Excellent quality herb
No complaints at all
Excellent quality
Lovely smelling herb
A lovely fragrance plant which looks beautiful on my window balcony
Smell is good
Excellent plant
Large healthy looking plant
Yet the peppermint plant is growing rapidly like bamboo
Very good size
herb is a good size
I love the larger bottle as I use this a lot
Eenhance your cooking
Excellent used in a few recipes already
Return
0.0% Return rate 0% Fixable by listing
Dead
did not last
Lasts only a week
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