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uncle joes mint balls

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

Market size 11Growth 13Conversion 93Competition 22Returns 100Price range 32Avg price 32Brand share 0Review moat 91Quality gap 23

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great11.6%

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

Review moat

Great174.54

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Okay£9.82

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Okay£0.93–£21.68

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

Quality gap

Bad4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Bad73%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Growth

Bad-24.3%

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

Market size

Bad£43K

£43K/yr · 37K searches

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, uncle joes mint balls is a £43K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (37K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 36/100.

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

uncle joes mint balls market data

Units sold / yr
4K–5K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
£39K–£49K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
11.6%
Avg BSR
#171
Page quality
0%
Prime
85%
Sponsored
0%
Out of stock
7.1%
Avg brand age
57 months
Avg seller age
184 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 73% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

2 flat

Sellers

26

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

73%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Uncle Joe's55%
  • UNCLE JOE'S MINT BALLS45%

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 29 weeks — -24.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
800600Spike '26Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26

Top uncle joes mint balls 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%10%£4K20%£9K30%£13K40%£17K1101001K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 13 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about uncle joes mint balls

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

What buyers love

Taste-Overall27%

“Delicious mints”

Sweetness20%

“Classic and classy mint sweets”

Value For Money14%

“Good value”

Flavor13%

“Nice flavour mints”

Gifting Purpose9%

“Great present”

Quality-Overall7%

“Great product”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“As advertised”

Texture/Consistency-Overall2%

“Excellent texture and good mellow old-fashioned flavour”

What buyers complain about

Value For Money33%

“Doubled in price”

Side Effects17%

“Not everyone will have these side effects”

Artificial Sweeteners17%

“I couldn't find anything vegan or which didn't contain artificial sweeteners”

Common questions

Is uncle joes mint balls profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £43K/yr across 13 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -24.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (36/100).
How competitive is the uncle joes mint balls niche?
2 brands and 26 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 73% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in uncle joes mint balls?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Side Effects, Artificial Sweeteners. The return rate is 0.0%.
What does it cost to enter the uncle joes mint balls niche?
Listings span £0.93–£21.68; the average listing price is £9.82 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 175 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.