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tinned salmon

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Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 98% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 27Growth 41Conversion 92Competition 22Returns 100Price range 59Avg price 54Brand share 6Review moat 89Quality gap 52

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great11.3%

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

Review moat

Great227.58

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Price range

Good£0.58–£35.35

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

Avg price

Good£12.47

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Okay+12.6%

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

Market size

Okay£113K

£113K/yr · 80K searches

Competition

Bad74%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Brand share

Bad98%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, tinned salmon is a £113K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (80K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.

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

tinned salmon market data

Units sold / yr
10K–13K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
£125K–£156K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
11.3%
Avg BSR
#361
Page quality
0%
Prime
84%
Sponsored
21%
Out of stock
10.8%
Avg brand age
63 months
Avg seller age
166 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 74% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

7 falling

Sellers

34

Top-5 brand share

98%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

74%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

1%

  • Morrisons75%
  • John West12%
  • Princes5%
  • Gifty Goodness4%
  • Rio Mare2%
  • by Amazon1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 1%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 16 weeks — +12.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K2KApr '26Apr '26May '26May '26May '26Jun '26Jun '26Jul '26

Top tinned salmon search terms

  • tinned salmon34K/yr
  • red salmon11K/yr
  • canned salmon10K/yr
  • tin salmon6K/yr
  • tinned red salmon5K/yr
  • red salmon tinned6K/yr
  • salmon tinned4K/yr
  • pink salmon3K/yr
All search terms

Top tinned salmon 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%5%£6K10%£11K15%£17K20%£23K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 19 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about tinned salmon

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

What buyers love

Taste-Overall33%

“Tasty and easy to eat on the go”

Quality-Overall13%

“Excellent quality”

Value For Money12%

“Decent value for money”

Nutritional Content8%

“high protein too”

Freshness6%

“Very nice and fresh”

Flavor4%

“good flavour”

Health Benefits-Overall4%

“Omega 3 + protein 👍👍 Healthy and good taste”

Ease Of Use3%

“Very good and convenient”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“Product as described”

Spiciness2%

“Nice Salmon”

What buyers complain about

Taste-Overall16%

“Eat it you cannot tell what youre eating”

Value For Money15%

“better prices available”

Salt Content10%

“The one we bought on line was neither delicate as the salt twisted any flavour”

Flavor6%

“the sweetcorn has no flavour”

Quality-Overall6%

“Rio mare tuna fish low quality”

Stale/Rotten/Spoiled3%

“Eating spoiled tuna like this can make you seriously ill”

Oily/Greasy3%

“Full of oil small amounts of tuna”

Thickness3%

“Could be thicker for a more luxury more prime quality”

Storage Temperature3%

“the tuna must have been stored improperly”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“The picture of the slices of tuna is very misleading”

Common questions

Is tinned salmon profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £113K/yr across 19 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +12.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).
How competitive is the tinned salmon niche?
7 brands and 34 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 74% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 98% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in tinned salmon?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Value For Money, Salt Content. The return rate is 0.0%.
What does it cost to enter the tinned salmon niche?
Listings span £0.58–£35.35; the average listing price is £12.47 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 228 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.