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Tofu

Tofu shows low returns (0.0%), but pricing outside the sweet spot ($6.86 avg) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

51
Worth a look
Market size 48Growth 21Conversion 99Competition 31Returns 100Price range 49Avg price 19Brand share 41Review moat 78Quality gap 50
This niche Category average

Is Tofu profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Tofu is a £259K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (197K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 80% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.

Tofu: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved -7.6% over the last 90 days and 19.1% of searches end in a purchase.

£259K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr60K
Search volume / yr-7.6%197K
Conversion rate19.1%
Avg price£6.86

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 80% of demand, so 20% of the market is open.

20%

open market share

Brands · sellers10 · 45
Top-5 product click share66%
Open market20%
Avg brand age60 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 16 products

Sponsored placement25%
New entrants (1y)1· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews436

Top Tofu 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 66% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£26K£52K£78K£104K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

10 falling

Sellers

45

Top-5 brand share

80%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

66%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

12%

  • OKEPS GD31%
  • Morrisons18%
  • The Tofoo Co.11%
  • The Cauldron11%
  • Yutaka9%
  • The Tofoo Co8%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 12%)

Tofu demand & seasonality

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

Volume197KCVR19.1%Products16Brands10Top 5 Brands80%OOS Rate1.0%Rating4.5★Reviews436Avg BSR#17
5K3KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Top Tofu search terms shoppers use

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

  • tofu167K/yr
  • firm tofu8K/yr
  • extra firm tofu6K/yr
  • tofoo6K/yr
  • smoked tofu4K/yr
  • organic tofu3K/yr
  • tofu firm3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Tofu

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

What buyers love

88% of reviews
Taste-Overall36%

Lovely tofu

Quality-Overall17%

Quality good

Value For Money11%

value for money

Texture/Consistency-Overall5%

Nice consistency

Ease Of Use4%

Perfect and versatile for many uses

What buyers complain about

70% of reviews
Strength20%

Not firm

Smell20%

The whole house smelled for days afterwards too

Durability10%

Fell on the floor, and split open, so I didnt get a chance to try it

Dilute/Watery10%

Lots of water too needs a lot of draining

Nutritional Content10%

high fat content

Common Tofu questions

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

Flapen scores Tofu 51/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £259K/yr across 16 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -7.6% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Tofu on Amazon United Kingdom is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.