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Maca Root

soft demand (-27.1% this quarter) — Maca Root doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

47
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Market size 52Growth 11Conversion 90Competition 18Returns 99Price range 11Avg price 31Brand share 45Review moat 42Quality gap 70
This niche Category average

Is Maca Root profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Maca Root is a £329K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (314K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 78% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.

Maca Root: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -27.1% over the last 90 days and 10.8% of searches end in a purchase.

£329K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr30K
Search volume / yr-27.1%314K
Conversion rate10.8%
Avg price£9.67

Who owns the niche?

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

22%

open market share

Brands · sellers11 · 13
Top-5 product click share78%
Open market22%
Avg brand age51 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 11 products

Sponsored placement73%
New entrants (1y)1· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews2,282

Top Maca Root 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 78% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£49K£99K£148K£197K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

11 falling

Sellers

13

Top-5 brand share

78%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

78%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

17%

  • NEW LEAF PRODUCTS43%
  • Nutravita16%
  • Carlyle7%
  • SuperSelf7%
  • Nu U Nutrition6%
  • Horbäach5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 17%)

Maca Root demand & seasonality

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

Volume314KCVR10.8%Products11Brands11Top 5 Brands78%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.3★Reviews2,282Avg BSR#12
10K6KSpike '25Prime Day '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Top Maca Root search terms shoppers use

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

  • maca root207K/yr
  • maca47K/yr
  • maca root capsules20K/yr
  • maca root for women14K/yr
  • maca root for men8K/yr
  • maca peruana5K/yr
  • macca4K/yr
  • macca root3K/yr
  • macaroot3K/yr
  • maka2K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Maca Root

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

What buyers love

76% of reviews
Quality-Overall18%

Good quality

Value For Money13%

Good value

Energy Level9%

Energy levels definitely improved

Vitamin8%

I take it in conjunction with lots of other vitamins, fair price and delivery was quick

Efficiency6%

Effective

What buyers complain about

80% of reviews
Functionality-Overall25%

Didnt react very well with me

Quality-Overall19%

Just bad burps

Side Effects14%

It was somewhat effective however its not worth the side effects which I would say is somewhat dangerous

Allergies6%

Gave me a rash in my face

Sleep Quality5%

negatively affected my sleep

Common Maca Root questions

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

Flapen scores Maca Root 47/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £329K/yr across 11 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -27.1% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Maca Root on Amazon United Kingdom is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.