Sunflower Seeds
MaybeReturns run at only 0.0% of orders. But products sell for $5.16 on average, outside the sweet spot, so Sunflower Seeds is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 51 / 100Top 27% of 2,976 Grocery niches · +5 vs the category median of 4651
- Market size
- £339K/yr439K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -12.6%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 62%top-5 click share · 10 brands · 15 sellers
Flapen Score
Sunflower Seeds against its category
The dotted line is the Grocery average. Past it, Sunflower Seeds is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Sunflower Seeds market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Sunflower Seeds 439K times last year and spent an estimated £339K. The top 5 brands take 88% of clicks. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May. Flapen scores it 51 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
15.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 439K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 15.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -12.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £339K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 439K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -12.6%
- Conversion, latest week
- 15.0%
- Market size, estimated
- £339Ka year
- Peak month
- April3.7× the quietest month
- Top search term
- sunflower seeds337K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £5.16.
Listings sell for £5.16 on average, from £1.64 to £30.51. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 60K to 80K a year. The average listing sells 1,500 to 2,000 of them. At £5.16 that is £8K to £10K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £5.16under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £1.64–£30.51
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 60K–80K
- 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.
83% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 94% ship with Prime. On an average day, 6.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #109 within Dried Fruits, Nuts & Vegetables. It carries 925 reviews at 4.45 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 83%
- Prime listings
- 94%
- Out of stock, average day
- 6.1%
- Average rank
- #109in Dried Fruits, Nuts & Vegetables
- Average rating
- 4.45 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 925per listing
- Listings tracked
- 18
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 1 of last year's 1 launches as successful.
1 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 61 months on average, so the names here are established.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 1
- Successful launches
- 1Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 61 months
Products
Top Sunflower Seeds 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
Fothergills Sunflower Giant Single Flower Seeds 75 Seeds Helianthus Annuus Yellow
- Price
- £2.21
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 117
- Age
- 1y ago
Super Giant Sunflower Seeds in Pictorial Packet Helianthus Uniflorus Giganteus
- Price
- £2.95
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 974
- Age
- 5y ago
Fothergills Oh Sow Simple Sunflower Giant Flower Seeds Sow: Mar-May Yellow
- Price
- £1.64
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 65
- Age
- 1y ago
Simply Garden Sunflower Giant Single Seeds for Planting UK Grow Your Own Flowers
- Price
- £3.39
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 253
- Age
- 5y ago
Sunflower Seeds 6-in-1 Autumn Beauty Dwarf Sunspot Sunflower Giant Lemon Queen Moulin Rouge & Henry Wilde Easy-to-Grow Flower Seeds for Garden Patio Landscaping & Bee Friendly
- Price
- £6.49
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 82
- Age
- 7mo ago
Trending
90-day click momentumFothergills Sunflower Giant Single Flower Seeds 75 Seeds Helianthus Annuus Yellow
- Price
- £2.21
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 117
- Age
- 1y ago
Fothergills Oh Sow Simple Sunflower Medium Flower Seeds Sow: Mar-May Yellow
- Price
- £2.36
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 6
- Age
- 1y ago
Fothergills Oh Sow Simple Sunflower Giant Flower Seeds Sow: Mar-May Yellow
- Price
- £1.64
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 65
- Age
- 1y ago
Minton & Donello - Raw Sunflower Seeds 1kg
- Price
- £5.02
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 61
- Age
- 1y ago
Simply Garden Sunflower Giant Single Seeds for Planting UK Grow Your Own Flowers
- Price
- £3.39
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 253
- Age
- 5y ago
Newest
by launch dateSunflower Seeds 6-in-1 Autumn Beauty Dwarf Sunspot Sunflower Giant Lemon Queen Moulin Rouge & Henry Wilde Easy-to-Grow Flower Seeds for Garden Patio Landscaping & Bee Friendly
- Price
- £6.49
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 82
- Age
- 7mo ago
Fothergills Oh Sow Simple Sunflower Giant Flower Seeds Sow: Mar-May Yellow
- Price
- £1.64
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 65
- Age
- 1y ago
Fothergills Oh Sow Simple Sunflower Medium Flower Seeds Sow: Mar-May Yellow
- Price
- £2.36
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 6
- Age
- 1y ago
Fothergills Oh Sow Simple Sunflower Mix Flower Seeds Sow: Mar-May Yellow
- Price
- £2.39
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 19
- Age
- 1y ago
Fothergills Sunflower Sunburst Mixed Flower Seeds 50 Seeds Sow: Mar-May Yellow/Orange
- Price
- £3.16
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 31
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 62% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
10 falling
Sellers
15
Top-5 brand share
88%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
62%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
8%
- Mr Fothergill's45%
- Pretty Wild Seeds17%
- Simply Garden15%
- Wholefood Earth9%
- Minton & Donello4%
- DAMAVAND PRO4%
- Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 8%)
Demand
Sunflower Seeds search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Mar, Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.7×
Search terms
Top Sunflower Seeds search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- sunflower seeds337K/yr
- sunflower seeds to grow55K/yr
- sun flower seeds to grow8K/yr
- sunflower seeds to plant11K/yr
- sunflower seeds for planting9K/yr
- sun flower seeds8K/yr
- sunflower seed7K/yr
- sunflowers seeds4K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Sunflower Seeds
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
None of these items that I have bought from Amazon Amazon plant wise has not flowered
Didn't grow
Never grew
small
The seeds are a little small
Not giant at all
This is advertised as organic but I cannot find that anywhere on the packaging
annoying that they are listed incorrectly
nowhere on the packaging is it mentioned
They did not grown to this colour
Fingers crossed they are red
the are absolutely not red as advertised
Poor quality seed
Very poor quality with almost half of the seeds broken into small bits
Not good quality
Love
they are growing fast
Great growing well
Good germination success
Fair price
Good Value
Excellent value
Excellent Product
Good quality seeds
The seed is good quality as well
Birds love it
Happy birds
Birds happy too
Does the job
As described
Does what it says
Return
0.0% Return rate 67% Fixable by listing
small
The seeds are a little small
Not giant at all
None of these items that I have bought from Amazon Amazon plant wise has not flowered
Didn't grow
Never grew
This is advertised as organic but I cannot find that anywhere on the packaging
annoying that they are listed incorrectly
nowhere on the packaging is it mentioned
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FAQ
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Answered from the same tracked data.