How competitive is the Udon Noodles niche on Amazon United Kingdom?

16 brands and 50 sellers compete in Udon Noodles on Amazon United Kingdom. The top 5 Udon Noodles products take 51% of clicks and its top 5 brands hold 61% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in Udon Noodles?

Udon Noodles buyers on Amazon United Kingdom complain most about Taste-Overall, Quality-Overall, Durability, the themes mined from the niche's reviews. Its return rate is 0.0%.

What does it cost to enter the Udon Noodles niche?

Udon Noodles sells for £8.32 on average on Amazon United Kingdom, outside our $15–$100 sweet spot. Listings span £0.70–£24.32. The average incumbent carries 267 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

Udon Noodles

Udon Noodles shows low returns (0.0%), but soft demand (-20.2% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Signals No Dominant Brand Low Review Barrier

Flapen Score

Worth a look

This niche Category average

Is Udon Noodles profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Udon Noodles is a £77K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (83K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 61% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov. Verdict: Worth a look — 52/100.

Udon Noodles: 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 -20.2% over the last 90 days and 11.1% of searches end in a purchase.

£77K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr20K

Search volume / yr-20.2%83K

Conversion rate11.1%

Avg price£8.32

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 61% of demand, so 39% of the market is open.

39%

open market share

Brands · sellers16 · 50

Top-5 product click share51%

Open market39%

Avg brand age57 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 · 28 products

Top Udon Noodles products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Tiger Tiger Udon Noodles 400g

Price: £1.43
Rating: 4.4/5
Reviews: 257
Age: 9y ago

Amoy Straight To Wok Udon Thick Noodles 2 x 150 g

Price: £1.52
Rating: 4.4/5
Reviews: 500
Age: 10y ago

MORRISONS STRAIGHT TO WOK UDON NOODLES 2 X 150G

Price: £1.09
Rating: 4.4/5
Reviews: 278
Age: 7y ago

Samlip Udon Noodle 200g (Pack of 30)

Price: £19.51
Rating: 4.6/5
Reviews: 170
Age: 7y ago

Hime Joshu Udon Noodles 800 g

Price: £5.81
Rating: 4.7/5
Reviews: 3,376
Age: 13y ago

Newest

by launch date

Yutaka Udon Noodles 250g (Pack of 10) | Japanese Style Wheat Udon Noodles 250g x10 | Thick Chewy Texture for Soup Stir-Fry & Cold Salads | Vegan

Price: £9.54
Rating: 4.4/5
Reviews: 64
Age: 9mo ago

Nashi Shirataki Konjac Udon Noodles 190g (Pack of 8) | Odour-Free Low Calorie Konjac Noodles | Vegan Keto & Gluten Free Udon | High Fibre Low Carb Noodle | Ready to Eat Shirataki Konjac Pasta

Price: £11.74
Rating: 4.1/5
Reviews: 38
Age: 1y ago

Emma Basic - Udon Noodles 250g | source of protein | quick cooking time | Vegan

Price: £1.45
Rating: 4.6/5
Reviews: 21
Age: 1y ago

Sun Hee Udon 30 x 200g

Price: £18.28
Rating: 4.5/5
Reviews: 30
Age: 1y ago

Sun Hee Sesame Teriyaki Udon Bowl 6X240g

Price: £12.38
Rating: 4.5/5
Reviews: 41
Age: 1y ago

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

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

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

Brands

16 flat

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

61%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

51%

Top 20: 93%

Open market

30%

Sun Hee16%
Seven Moons14%
Amoy11%
Morrisons11%
Yutaka10%
Samlip9%

Udon Noodles demand & seasonality

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

Volume83KCVR11.1%Products28Brands16Top 5 Brands61%OOS Rate4.6%Rating4.5★Reviews267Avg BSR#47

Peak months: Jan, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Top Udon Noodles search terms shoppers use

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

udon noodles48K/yr -27.0%11.6% conv.
udon28K/yr -3.9%10.6% conv.
thick noodles3K/yr -26.0%3.4% conv.
udon noodles multipack3K/yr -35.8%7.2% conv.

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Udon Noodles

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

What buyers love

87% of reviews

Taste-Overall26%

“So yummy”

Quality-Overall15%

“quality is consistent”

Cooking Instructions14%

“Im happy with my purchase they cook very well”

Value For Money8%

“Value for money”

Texture/Consistency-Overall6%

“the udon has delightful natural chewy texture”

What buyers complain about

76% of reviews

Taste-Overall20%

“making it neither pleasing to look at or to eat”

Quality-Overall15%

“Not good quality”

Durability10%

“Went mouldy in 3 months”

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%

“False advertisement”

Texture/Consistency-Overall5%

“The taste and texture werent that great”

Common Udon Noodles questions

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

Flapen scores Udon Noodles 52/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £77K/yr across 28 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -20.2% over the last 90 days.