Sour Sweets
MaybeReturns run at only 0.0% of orders. But products sell for $4.29 on average, outside the sweet spot, so Sour Sweets is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 56 / 100Top 12% of 2,976 Grocery niches · +10 vs the category median of 4656
- Market size
- £535K/yr946K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -3.4%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 38%top-5 click share · 15 brands · 107 sellers
Flapen Score
Sour Sweets against its category
The dotted line is the Grocery average. Past it, Sour Sweets is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Sour Sweets market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Sour Sweets 946K times last year and spent an estimated £535K. The top 5 brands take 88% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jun–Dec. Flapen scores it 56 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
13.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 946K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 13.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -3.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £535K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 946K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -3.4%
- Conversion, latest week
- 13.2%
- Market size, estimated
- £535Ka year
- Peak month
- December2.6× the quietest month
- Top search term
- sour sweets308K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £4.29.
Listings sell for £4.29 on average, from £0.76 to £18.88. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 125K to 150K a year. The average listing sells 2,000 to 2,500 of them. At £4.29 that is £9K to £11K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £4.29under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £0.76–£18.88
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 125K–150K
- Units per listing a year
- 2,000–2,500
- Revenue per listing a year
- £9K–£11K
- Returns
- 0.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
22% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 95% ship with Prime. On an average day, 8.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #34 within Confectionery. It carries 744 reviews at 4.51 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 22%
- Prime listings
- 95%
- Out of stock, average day
- 8.5%
- Average rank
- #34in Confectionery
- Average rating
- 4.51 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 744per listing
- Listings tracked
- 37
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 2 of last year's 3 launches as successful.
3 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 51 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 3
- Successful launches
- 2Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 51 months
Products
Top Sour Sweets 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
Skittles Fruit Sweets Pouch 1 Count 136g
- Price
- £0.84
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 415
- Age
- 3y ago

Skittles Crazy Sours Sweets Pouch 136g
- Price
- £0.78
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 837
- Age
- 13y ago

Skittles Sweets Bulk Bag 1kg | Chewy Fruit Flavoured Vegan Candy | Ideal for Sharing Movie Nights & Party Bags | Family Size Pack
- Price
- £5.69
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 3,804
- Age
- 5y ago

Skittles Giants Fruit Flavoured 132g Sweets Bag | 3x Bigger Vegan Sweets & Candy | Chewy Sharing Snacks for Movie Night On-The-Go Snacks Treats and Sharing Bag
- Price
- £0.76
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 9,809
- Age
- 6y ago

Skittles Vegan Chewy Sweets Tropical Fruit Flavoured Pouch Bag 136g
- Price
- £0.83
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 430
- Age
- 3y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Rowntrees Sour Watermelon Lollies Tangy Chewy Sweets Sharing Bag 130g
- Price
- £0.92
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 33
- Age
- 7mo ago

MyCandyShop Stupidly Sour Sweets 250g - Raspberry - Worlds Sourest Sweets -Intense Coating British Made Boiled Sour Candy- Great For Extreme Challenges
- Price
- £6.92
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 743
- Age
- 1y ago

HARIBO Rainbow Strips Sour and Fruity Gummy Sweets 130g Share Size
- Price
- £1.15
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 555
- Age
- 10y ago

Skittles Citrus | Citrus-Flavoured Vegan Sweets | Five Zingy Flavours | For Parties & Movie Nights | 136g Pouch
- Price
- £0.92
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 65
- Age
- 1y ago

Skittles Fruit Sweets Pouch 1 Count 136g
- Price
- £0.84
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 415
- Age
- 3y ago
Newest
by launch date
Rowntrees Sour Watermelon Lollies Tangy Chewy Sweets Sharing Bag 130g
- Price
- £0.92
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 33
- Age
- 7mo ago

Sour Patch Kids Blue Raspberry Soft Chewy Sour Sweet Candies 130 g
- Price
- £1.22
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 142
- Age
- 1y ago

Super Sour Sweet Gift Box Hamper American Candy. Extreme Sour selection
- Price
- £6.54
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 84
- Age
- 1y ago

Skittles Citrus | Citrus-Flavoured Vegan Sweets | Five Zingy Flavours | For Parties & Movie Nights | 136g Pouch
- Price
- £0.92
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 65
- Age
- 1y ago

Barnetts - Mega Sour Candy Raspberry 104g - Trendy Sweet Bags - Traditionally Handmade Sweets - Sour Coating Lasts 20 Seconds - Candies for Party Bag Gift Hamper or Hamper Box
- Price
- £5.55
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 868
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take only 38% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.
Brands
15 falling
Sellers
107
Top-5 brand share
88%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
38%
Top 20: 83%
Open market
10%
- Skittles59%
- Sour Patch Kids15%
- Brain Blasterz7%
- MyCandyShop4%
- Sour Patch3%
- iBrandz2%
- Open — no brand owns it (9 brands, 10%)
Demand
Sour Sweets search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Jun, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×
Search terms
Top Sour Sweets search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- sour sweets308K/yr
- skittles239K/yr
- sour patch kids153K/yr
- skittles sweets49K/yr
- sour candy37K/yr
- sour40K/yr
- sour patch25K/yr
- super sour sweets22K/yr
- sour skittles15K/yr
- sweets sour13K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Sour Sweets
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Only for hardcore sour fans
Very sour
A sour coating that is gone after 10 seconds
theyre hard sweets
we all know sugar is 100% bad for us
Too sweet and sickly
Awful taste
Taste like soap
these taste of soap
The bag is quite small
Bigger
Very small
Way over priced for what you get
on the expensive side
Waste of money
Love
great fruity taste
Absolutely delicious
Perfect treat
There is a really nice variety of sweets in this mix
great sweet treat
Great fruity sweets
Excellent value
value for money
Great deal
Great sour
Love the sour taste
There's a nice sour kick to these sweets
Range of flavours was good
The flavours are very strong
Great tasting flavours
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FAQ
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