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title: "Simple Syrup — £72K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 42/100 · £72K/yr market · 77K searches/yr · £6.99 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **simple syrup**
**Skip it**
Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.70–$9.23) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 18Growth 81Conversion 96Competition 6Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 19Brand share 10Review moat 49Quality gap 23
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.0%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Incredible****13.4%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Growth**
**Great****+76.2%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Review moat**
**Okay****1,627.63**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Quality gap**
**Bad****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Avg price**
**Bad****£6.99**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Market size**
**Bad****£72K**
£72K/yr · 77K searches
**Brand share**
**Bad****96%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Competition**
**Bad****93%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Price range**
**Bad****£2.70–£9.23**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, simple syrup is a £72K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (77K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.
Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **simple syrup market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **10K–13K**
- avg 750–1,000/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£70K–£87K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **13.4%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#89**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **38%**
- **Out of stock**
- **7.7%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **67 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **187 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 93% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**7 **—flat
**Sellers**
**29**
**Top-5 brand share**
**96%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**93%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**2%**
- Simply37% - Monin26% - Finest Call20% - Master of Mixes9% - Volare4% - Jordan's Skinny Mixes2% - Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 2%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +76.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
5K3KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26Prime Day '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.1×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/simple-syrup/trend)
## **Top simple syrup 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%£7K20%£14K30%£22K40%£29K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 8 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Simply Sugar Syrup Vegan & Nut Free Flavoured Syrup for Coffee Cocktails & Baking (250ml)**Simply**£2.70**4.6★841 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B079GV3HD9) [2**MONIN Premium Pure Cane Sugar Syrup 1L**Monin**£8.95**4.7★3,951 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00U2PTT9G) [3**Finest Call Sugar Syrup | 1 Litre Bottle | Simple Syrup | Cocktail Ingredient |Pure Cane Sugar | Easy Pour | Bar Essential | Premium Ingredients | Cocktails Drinks Mocktails**Finest Call**£9.23**4.7★516 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00A3ZJZ9Y) [4**Master of Mixes Cocktail Essentials | 375ml | Home Bar Cocktail Ingredient (Simple Syrup)**Master of Mixes**£4.78**4.8★14 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F8KDVNCF) [5**Simply Sugar Free Syrup Low Calorie Vegan & Nut Free Flavoured Syrup for Coffee Cocktails & Baking (1 Litre)**Simply**£7.37**4.5★352 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08Q187SQH)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Master of Mixes Cocktail Essentials | 375ml | Home Bar Cocktail Ingredient (Simple Syrup)**Master of Mixes**£4.78**14 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F8KDVNCF) [**Volare Simple Sugar Syrup 70cl**Volare**£9.10**5,092 rev5y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08R72CMTM) [**Simply Sugar Free Syrup Low Calorie Vegan & Nut Free Flavoured Syrup for Coffee Cocktails & Baking (1 Litre)**Simply**£7.37**352 rev5y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08Q187SQH) [**Jordans Skinny Sugar Free Simple Syrup 750ml**Jordan's Skinny Mixes**£8.76**2,192 rev6y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B086QBNGQF) [**Simply Sugar Syrup Vegan & Nut Free Flavoured Syrup for Coffee Cocktails & Baking (250ml)**Simply**£2.70**841 rev8y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B079GV3HD9)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Jordans Skinny Sugar Free Simple Syrup 750ml**Jordan's Skinny Mixes**£8.76**4.4★**▲ 74%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B086QBNGQF) [**MONIN Premium Pure Cane Sugar Syrup 1L**Monin**£8.95**4.7★**▲ 38%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00U2PTT9G) [**Simply Sugar Syrup Vegan & Nut Free Flavoured Syrup for Coffee Cocktails & Baking (250ml)**Simply**£2.70**4.6★**— 5%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B079GV3HD9) [**Simply Sugar Free Syrup Low Calorie Vegan & Nut Free Flavoured Syrup for Coffee Cocktails & Baking (1 Litre)**Simply**£7.37**4.5★**— 2%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08Q187SQH) [**Master of Mixes Cocktail Essentials | 375ml | Home Bar Cocktail Ingredient (Simple Syrup)**Master of Mixes**£4.78**4.8★**▼ 19%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F8KDVNCF)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about simple syrup**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Alcohol Flavor**28%
*“Easy pour easy cocktail”*
**Taste-Overall**12%
*“Great taste”*
**Flavor**9%
*“Flavor is good”*
**Sweetness**9%
*“Very good, just as good as none sugar free”*
**Quality-Overall**7%
*“good quality cocktails”*
**Artificial Sweeteners**5%
*“So much better than just adding sugar”*
**Value For Money**5%
*“Great price”*
**Ease Of Use**5%
*“Handy to have in the cupard”*
**Solubility**4%
*“Perfect Syrup”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
*“Does the trick”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Taste-Overall**25%
*“Tastes like sugar syrup”*
**Flavor**17%
*“An unfortunate flavour”*
**Recycle/Reuse**17%
*“1L bottle is plastic now, not glass, so is not so easily recycled”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**17%
*“Plastic bottle not glass as in pictures”*
**Strength**8%
*“Weak”*
**Dilute/Watery**8%
*“The syrup is very like water”*
## **Common questions**
- **Is simple syrup profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £72K/yr across 8 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +76.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
- **How competitive is the simple syrup niche?**
- 7 brands and 29 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 93% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 96% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in simple syrup?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Flavor, Recycle/Reuse. The return rate is 0.0%.
- **When does demand for simple syrup peak?**
- Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 4.1× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the simple syrup niche?**
- Listings span £2.70–£9.23; the average listing price is £6.99 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,628 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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