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Truffles

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 97% of clicks) — Truffles doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

44
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Market size 54Growth 11Conversion 64Competition 42Returns 100Price range 64Avg price 37Brand share 6Review moat 41Quality gap 37
This niche Category average

Is Truffles profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Truffles is a £374K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (630K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 97% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.

Truffles: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -28.4% over the last 90 days and 5.7% of searches end in a purchase.

£374K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr50K
Search volume / yr-28.4%630K
Conversion rate5.7%
Avg price£10.41

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 97% of demand, so 3% of the market is open.

3%

open market share

Brands · sellers7 · 47
Top-5 product click share60%
Open market3%
Avg brand age52 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 · 23 products

Sponsored placement57%
New entrants (1y)2· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews2,410

Top Truffles 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 60% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£37K£75K£112K£150K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

7 falling

Sellers

47

Top-5 brand share

97%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

60%

Top 20: 97%

Open market

1%

  • Monty Bojangles90%
  • Holdsworth Handmade English chocolates2%
  • Lily O'Brien's2%
  • The FULL ENGLISH COMPANY2%
  • Lindt1%
  • Cupido1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 1%)

Truffles demand & seasonality

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

Volume630KCVR5.7%Products23Brands7Top 5 Brands97%OOS Rate7.7%Rating4.5★Reviews2,410Avg BSR#157
60K40KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.9×

Top Truffles search terms shoppers use

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

  • monty bojangles138K/yr
  • chocolate truffles85K/yr
  • truffles58K/yr
  • monty bojangles chocolates206K/yr
  • truffles chocolate54K/yr
  • bojangles chocolate truffles14K/yr
  • monty bojangles truffles24K/yr
  • bojangles10K/yr
  • truffle chocolates8K/yr
  • chocolate truffles gift box8K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Truffles

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

What buyers love

91% of reviews
Taste-Overall41%

Absolutely delicious

Gifting Purpose18%

Lovely gift

Vegan/Organic7%

The best vegan treat

Quality-Overall6%

Top quality chocolate

Value For Money5%

Excellent value

What buyers complain about

64% of reviews
Size-Overall25%

a very small portion

Storage Temperature11%

Melted lump

Value For Money11%

waste of money

Taste-Overall6%

They literally taste like they're mixed with poo

Sweetness3%

I usually find milk chocolate too sweet

Common Truffles questions

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

Flapen scores Truffles 44/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £374K/yr across 23 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -28.4% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Truffles on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Dec, where the busiest month runs 5.9× the quietest.