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calcium citrate

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.1%), but soft demand (-8.0% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 23Growth 21Conversion 85Competition 50Returns 100Price range 57Avg price 58Brand share 59Review moat 71Quality gap 48

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great9.4%

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

Review moat

Good648.87

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Good69%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Avg price

Good£12.96

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Good£5.62–£27.43

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

Competition

Okay55%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Bad£90K

£90K/yr · 74K searches

Growth

Bad-8.0%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, calcium citrate is a £90K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (74K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 69% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 53/100.

Data updated Jul 25, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

calcium citrate market data

Units sold / yr
6K–8K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
£78K–£104K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
9.4%
Avg BSR
#72
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
74%
Out of stock
5.8%
Avg brand age
61 months
Avg seller age
171 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 55% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

17 flat

Sellers

40

Top-5 brand share

69%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

55%

Top 20: 97%

Open market

26%

  • Solgar32%
  • ECO-VITS17%
  • SOLARAY9%
  • NEO-NUTRITION6%
  • Best Naturals5%
  • FürstenMED5%

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 33 weeks — -8.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K1KSpike '26Prime Day '26Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jul '26

Top calcium citrate search terms

  • calcium citrate51K/yr
  • calcium citrate supplements3K/yr
  • calcium citrate with vitamin d34K/yr
  • calcium citrate 500mg5K/yr
  • solgar calcium citrate with vitamin d32K/yr
  • solgar calcium3K/yr
  • calcium citrate 1000mg5K/yr
All search terms

Top calcium citrate 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%5%£5K10%£9K15%£14K20%£18K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 23 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about calcium citrate

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall29%

“Good quality tablets”

Calcium15%

“Good quality calcium”

Vitamin7%

“I like that it also includes B vitamins”

Value For Money6%

“is absolutely worth the money”

Joint Pain5%

“It helps my brittle bone problems”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“The product is as advertised”

Nutritional Content5%

“They were fine as a food supplement”

Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing4%

“The capsules are easy to take”

Strength3%

“Surprisingly effective”

Dosage3%

“Well pleased with fast delivery and the dosage”

What buyers complain about

Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing26%

“Hard to swallow”

Size-Overall15%

“These tablets are absolutely huge”

Calcium8%

“thinking I was getting my daily calcium needs as I cannot eat any dairy at all”

Dosage8%

“because trying to get the things down in one go - two goes, actually, as each giant bullet is only half a dose - is difficult”

Ease Of Use6%

“Hard to swallow”

Vitamin4%

“I felt absolutely no different after taking these vitamin D tablets”

Sleep Quality4%

“felt unsettled at night”

Value For Money2%

“a bit pricey”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“Very misleading listing”

Washability2%

“I can feel them go all the way down when washed down with a grape”

Common questions

Is calcium citrate profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £90K/yr across 23 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -8.0%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (53/100).
How competitive is the calcium citrate niche?
17 brands and 40 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 55% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 69% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in calcium citrate?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing, Size-Overall, Calcium. The return rate is 0.1%.
What does it cost to enter the calcium citrate niche?
Listings span £5.62–£27.43; the average listing price is £12.96 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 649 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.