Is sweetcorn profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £409K/yr across 27 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +9.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).

How competitive is the sweetcorn niche?

4 brands and 51 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 51% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in sweetcorn?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Size-Overall, Sweetness. The return rate is 0.0%.

When does demand for sweetcorn peak?

Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the sweetcorn niche?

Listings span £0.61–£11.55; the average listing price is £2.47 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 760 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

sweetcorn

Skip it

Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Conversion

Incredible30.6%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Good759.56

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Market size

Good£409K

£409K/yr · 541K searches

Competition

Good51%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Growth

Okay+9.0%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Quality gap

Bad4.7★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Avg price

Bad£2.47

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Price range

Bad£0.61–£11.55

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, sweetcorn is a £409K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (541K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.

Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

sweetcorn market data

Units sold / yr: 200K–250K; avg 6,000–8,000/product
Revenue / yr: £494K–£618K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 30.6%
Avg BSR: #147
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 100%
Sponsored: 22%
Out of stock: 5.4%
Avg brand age: 71 months
Avg seller age: 173 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 51% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

4 flat

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

51%

Top 20: 92%

Open market

Morrisons58%
Green Giant26%
by Amazon13%
Iceland3%
Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +9.0% search growth over the last 90 days.

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Open Trend

Top sweetcorn search terms

sweetcorn253K/yr +13.3%33.3% conv.
corn125K/yr +3.6%15.6% conv.
corn on the cob42K/yr +45.3%39.9% conv.
sweet corn36K/yr -2.6%19.3% conv.
frozen sweetcorn20K/yr +23.8%28.9% conv.
tinned sweetcorn17K/yr -24.4%21.3% conv.
sweetcorn tinned11K/yr -34.8%10.5% conv.
green giant sweetcorn8K/yr -7.9%6.6% conv.
frozen corn7K/yr +9.5%25.6% conv.
green giant4K/yr +5.5%14.9% conv.

All search terms

Top sweetcorn 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.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Morrisons Corn Cobettes Pack of 4

Morrisons£1.464.6★1,702 rev

by Amazon Sweet Corn 3x160g

by Amazon£1.204.6★1,143 rev

Morrisons Sweetcorn In Water 260 g

Morrisons£0.834.5★1,118 rev

Green Giant Original Naturally Sweet Sweetcorn Niblets (Pack of 4)

Green Giant£3.304.7★582 rev

Morrisons Sweetcorn in Water 160g

Morrisons£0.694.6★2,300 rev

Newest

by launch date

Morrisons Supersweet Sweetcorn 800g

Morrisons£1.561 rev

2mo ago

Morrisons Savers Sweetcorn 500g

Morrisons£1.091 rev

2mo ago

Morrisons Mini Corn Cobs 625g (Frozen)

Morrisons£1.75349 rev

1y ago

by Amazon Sweet Corn 3x160g

by Amazon£1.201,143 rev

2y ago

Iceland Supersweet Sweetcorn 860g

Iceland£1.97321 rev

2y ago

What buyers say about sweetcorn

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Taste-Overall23%

“Good as a snack for one”

Sweetness18%

“Very fresh and sweet”

Value For Money18%

“Affordable price”

Size-Overall8%

“Perfect size”

Quality-Overall8%

“Much cheaper than supermarkets and great quality”

Crispiness3%

“Crispy, full of flavour”

Flavor3%

“Great flavour”

Freshness3%

“fresh”

Ease Of Use2%

“Quick and easy”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“Does the job”

What buyers complain about

Taste-Overall17%

“Worst tasting tinned sweetcorn I've ever eaten far worst than my usual supermarket own brand which is saying something”

Size-Overall12%

“These are the small size tins”

Sweetness10%

“Not very sweet”

Salt Content7%

“I was very dubious about this sweetcorn because it does contain added salt which I didn't see until after purchase”

Spiciness7%

“A bit corny”

Texture/Consistency-Overall7%

“so find the texture etc odd with this product”

Storage Temperature7%

“Ok just a bag of frozen sweetcorn”

Color Fading/Discoloration3%

“This turned up and was slimy smelled off and was discoloured”

Artificial Sweeteners3%