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Sea Moss

Sea Moss shows low returns (0.1%), but soft demand (-45.3% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

51
Worth a look
Market size 41Growth 2Conversion 67Competition 52Returns 100Price range 51Avg price 45Brand share 54Review moat 75Quality gap 58
This niche Category average

Is Sea Moss profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Sea Moss is a £215K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (311K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 72% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug–Sep–Oct. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.

Sea Moss: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved -45.3% over the last 90 days and 6.1% of searches end in a purchase.

£215K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr20K
Search volume / yr-45.3%311K
Conversion rate6.1%
Avg price£11.41

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 72% of demand, so 28% of the market is open.

28%

open market share

Brands · sellers21 · 23
Top-5 product click share54%
Open market28%
Avg brand age32 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 27 products

Sponsored placement89%
New entrants (1y)3· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews501

Top Sea Moss products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 54% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£11K£22K£32K£43K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

21 flat

Sellers

23

Top-5 brand share

72%

Top 20: 99%

Top-5 click share

54%

Top 20: 92%

Open market

23%

  • NEW LEAF PRODUCTS34%
  • MYLAS MOSS14%
  • Gordon Watkins13%
  • St Lucia Sea Moss Ltd6%
  • SS Sport Supplies6%
  • MetaSuperfoods4%

Sea Moss demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume311KCVR6.1%Products27Brands21Top 5 Brands72%OOS Rate10.4%Rating4.4★Reviews501Avg BSR#535
25K15KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Aug, Sep, Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.7×

Top Sea Moss search terms shoppers use

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

  • sea moss232K/yr
  • seamoss46K/yr
  • sea moss capsules8K/yr
  • organic sea moss8K/yr
  • sea moss organic8K/yr
  • sea moss tablets6K/yr
  • see moss3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Sea Moss

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

68% of reviews
Quality-Overall25%

Great quality and easy to add to my routine

Value For Money11%

Good price

Ease Of Use7%

easy to use

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

As advertised, they work for me

Taste-Overall5%

The gel tastes fresh with a very mild taste so its easy to take daily

What buyers complain about

68% of reviews
Taste-Overall24%

tasted almost chemical

Dosage9%

Highly disappointed with this as I struggle to take tablets

Value For Money9%

Waste of money

Quality-Overall8%

not the best

Functionality-Overall6%

Absolutely no difference whatsoever

Sea Moss return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.1%

Return rate

13%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Smell
19%
2Strength
13%
3Material Quality
13%
4Age Suitability
13%
5Functionality-Overall
13%

Common Sea Moss questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Sea Moss 51/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £215K/yr across 27 tracked products. 1 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -45.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Sea Moss on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Aug–Sep–Oct, where the busiest month runs 2.7× the quietest.