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5htp

5htp shows low returns (0.1%), but soft demand (-17.2% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

53
Worth a look
Market size 53Growth 16Conversion 96Competition 24Returns 100Price range 49Avg price 59Brand share 45Review moat 81Quality gap 55
This niche Category average

Is 5htp profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, 5htp is a £339K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (200K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 78% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 53/100.

5htp: 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 -17.2% over the last 90 days and 12.9% of searches end in a purchase.

£339K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr25K
Search volume / yr-17.2%200K
Conversion rate12.9%
Avg price£13.10

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 78% of demand, so 22% of the market is open.

22%

open market share

Brands · sellers12 · 23
Top-5 product click share71%
Open market22%
Avg brand age39 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 13 products

Sponsored placement77%
New entrants (1y)4· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews390

Top 5htp 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 capture 71% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£34K£68K£102K£135K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

12 rising

Sellers

23

Top-5 brand share

78%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

71%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

17%

  • Nutrivo30%
  • Solgar24%
  • Horbäach9%
  • Lindens9%
  • Vivanta Nutrition7%
  • Nature's Army5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 17%)

5htp demand & seasonality

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

Volume200KCVR12.9%Products13Brands12Top 5 Brands78%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.4★Reviews390Avg BSR#481
7K5KSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Top 5htp search terms shoppers use

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

  • 5htp88K/yr
  • 5 htp41K/yr
  • 5-htp22K/yr
  • 5htp high strength 1000mg18K/yr
  • 5 htp supplement high strength10K/yr
  • htp 5 high strength6K/yr
  • htp 54K/yr
  • 5htp high strength4K/yr
  • griffonia 5-htp complex4K/yr
  • 5-htp supplement3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about 5htp

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

What buyers love

67% of reviews
Sleep Quality18%

Helps with sleep

Quality-Overall9%

Worth the spend good product

Value For Money8%

reasonable value for money

Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing7%

The capsules are a comfortable size to swallow

Vitamin5%

A good quality supplement

What buyers complain about

52% of reviews
Sleep Quality9%

have found no improvement in helping me sleep

Functionality-Overall9%

I could barely function

Side Effects7%

Although I havent really noticed any benefit from taking this 5-HTP

Value For Money5%

these are actually a little cheaper

Dosage5%

400mg very small

Common 5htp questions

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

Flapen scores 5htp 53/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £339K/yr across 13 tracked products. 0 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -17.2% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for 5htp on Amazon United Kingdom is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.