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title: "Uncle Joes Mint Balls — £43K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 36/100 · £43K/yr market · 37K searches/yr · £9.82 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **uncle joes mint balls**
**Skip it**
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**
**Incredible****0.0%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Great****11.6%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Review moat**
**Great****174.54**
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**
**Bad****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Competition**
**Bad****73%**
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**
**Bad****100%**
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 ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **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
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/uncle-joes-mint-balls/trend)
## **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 moatMarket 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.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Uncle Joes - Mint Balls 120g Tin**Uncle Joe's**£4.38**4.5★178 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00P5ETCRI) [2**Uncle Joes Mint Balls (800g Sharing/Cookie Jar)**Uncle Joe's**£15.47**4.8★268 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00S9P38QQ) [3**Uncle Joes - Mint Balls 2kg Bulk Bag**UNCLE JOE'S MINT BALLS**£21.61**4.7★23 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B013GC4HH0) [4**Uncle Joes - Mint Balls 120g Factory Snow Tin**UNCLE JOE'S MINT BALLS**£4.17**4.7★22 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FZCRP83C) [5**Uncle Joes - Sugar Free Mint Balls 120g Tin**UNCLE JOE'S MINT BALLS**£1.83**4.4★113 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09LHTJJBV)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Uncle Joes - Mint Balls 120g Factory Snow Tin**UNCLE JOE'S MINT BALLS**£4.17**22 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FZCRP83C) [**Uncle Joes - Mint Balls 120g Happy Birthday Tin**UNCLE JOE'S MINT BALLS**£4.69**5 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FZCPPT8G) [**Uncle Joes - Throat and Chest Lozenges 70g Bag**UNCLE JOE'S MINT BALLS**£1.46**714 rev4y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B083KB938T) [**Uncle Joes - Sugar Free Mint Balls 1.4kg Jar**UNCLE JOE'S MINT BALLS**£20.23**130 rev6y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08DYBD1S9) [**Uncle Joes - Mint Balls 90g Bag**Uncle Joe's**£0.96**124 rev7y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07RN7JCQX)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Uncle Joes - Mint Balls 120g Tin**Uncle Joe's**£4.38**4.5★**▲ 230%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00P5ETCRI) [**Uncle Joes - Sugar Free Mint Balls 1.4kg Jar**UNCLE JOE'S MINT BALLS**£20.23**4.5★**▲ 43%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08DYBD1S9) [**Uncle Joes - Mint Balls 120g Happy Birthday Tin**UNCLE JOE'S MINT BALLS**£4.69**5.0★**▲ 29%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FZCPPT8G) [**Uncle Joes - Mint Balls 2kg Bulk Bag**UNCLE JOE'S MINT BALLS**£21.61**4.7★**▲ 20%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B013GC4HH0) [**Uncle Joes Mint Balls (800g Sharing/Cookie Jar)**Uncle Joe's**£15.47**4.8★**▲ 19%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00S9P38QQ)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about uncle joes mint balls**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Taste-Overall**27%
*“Delicious mints”*
**Sweetness**20%
*“Classic and classy mint sweets”*
**Value For Money**14%
*“Good value”*
**Flavor**13%
*“Nice flavour mints”*
**Gifting Purpose**9%
*“Great present”*
**Quality-Overall**7%
*“Great product”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%
*“As advertised”*
**Texture/Consistency-Overall**2%
*“Excellent texture and good mellow old-fashioned flavour”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Value For Money**33%
*“Doubled in price”*
**Side Effects**17%
*“Not everyone will have these side effects”*
**Artificial Sweeteners**17%
*“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.
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