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Sunflower Oil

a small market ($35K/yr) — Sunflower Oil doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

41
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Market size 9Growth 10Conversion 63Competition 44Returns 100Price range 53Avg price 27Brand share 56Review moat 77Quality gap 19
This niche Category average

Is Sunflower Oil profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Sunflower Oil is a £35K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (68K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 71% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.

Sunflower Oil: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -30.3% over the last 90 days and 5.6% of searches end in a purchase.

£35K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr5K
Search volume / yr-30.3%68K
Conversion rate5.6%
Avg price£9.19

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 71% of demand, so 29% of the market is open.

29%

open market share

Brands · sellers13 · 59
Top-5 product click share59%
Open market29%
Avg brand age71 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.7★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 21 products

Sponsored placement38%
New entrants (1y)2· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.7★
Avg reviews468

Top Sunflower Oil 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 59% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£2K£3K£5K£7K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

13 rising

Sellers

59

Top-5 brand share

71%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

59%

Top 20: 99%

Open market

22%

  • Filippo Berio19%
  • Pura18%
  • Ktc15%
  • by Amazon11%
  • LAILA8%
  • Morrisons7%

Sunflower Oil demand & seasonality

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

Volume68KCVR5.6%Products21Brands13Top 5 Brands71%OOS Rate5.5%Rating4.7★Reviews468Avg BSR#106
5K4KHoliday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Top Sunflower Oil search terms shoppers use

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

  • sunflower oil 5l19K/yr
  • vegetable oil 5 litre11K/yr
  • oil 5l6K/yr
  • 5l sunflower oil8K/yr
  • cooking oil 5l8K/yr
  • cooking oil sunflower6K/yr
  • ktc sunflower oil 5ltr6K/yr
  • ktc oil4K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Sunflower Oil

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

What buyers love

85% of reviews
Value For Money26%

Good price

Quality-Overall20%

The quality is very consistent

Oily/Greasy10%

Really good oil

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

Just what I needed

Vegan/Organic6%

The fact that its organic gives me extra peace of mind

What buyers complain about

67% of reviews
Value For Money19%

Could be a bit cheaper

Oily/Greasy16%

The worst oil I've ever had

Taste-Overall10%

Leaving a long lasting greasy taste in ur mouth

Color6%

I think my bottle was tampered with as cap is a different colour

Dilute/Watery6%

Watered down

Common Sunflower Oil questions

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

Flapen scores Sunflower Oil 41/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £35K/yr across 21 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -30.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Sunflower Oil on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jan–Dec, where the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.