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Spirulina

prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($3.75–$16.73) — Spirulina doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

41
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Market size 36Growth 15Conversion 86Competition 25Returns 100Price range 13Avg price 25Brand share 34Review moat 47Quality gap 35
This niche Category average

Is Spirulina profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Spirulina is a £179K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (204K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 84% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.

Spirulina: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -19.4% over the last 90 days and 9.8% of searches end in a purchase.

£179K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr20K
Search volume / yr-19.4%204K
Conversion rate9.8%
Avg price£8.96

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 84% of demand, so 16% of the market is open.

16%

open market share

Brands · sellers10 · 17
Top-5 product click share70%
Open market16%
Avg brand age64 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 16 products

Sponsored placement94%
New entrants (1y)0· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews1,754

Top Spirulina 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 70% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£18K£36K£54K£72K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

10 falling

Sellers

17

Top-5 brand share

84%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

70%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

10%

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  • Inner Vitality9%
  • Spring Blossom8%
  • SS Sport Supplies6%
  • WeightWorld6%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 10%)

Spirulina demand & seasonality

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

Volume204KCVR9.8%Products16Brands10Top 5 Brands84%OOS Rate5.1%Rating4.5★Reviews1,754Avg BSR#8
7K5KSpike '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.4×

Top Spirulina search terms shoppers use

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

  • spirulina140K/yr
  • spirulina tablets46K/yr
  • spirulina capsules10K/yr
  • organic spirulina tablets5K/yr
  • organic spirulina4K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Spirulina

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

What buyers love

76% of reviews
Quality-Overall35%

Good well produced product

Value For Money12%

Reasonable price

Nutritional Content7%

Protein supplements

Vegan/Organic6%

This is a good organic chlorella and spirulina supplement

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

does the job

What buyers complain about

53% of reviews
Side Effects13%

Unexpected side effects

Taste-Overall10%

taste wise it's wildly exaggerated

Quality-Overall8%

Quality

Size-Overall5%

SURELY NOT FIT FOT HUMAN

Functionality-Overall4%

They obviously dont work for me

Common Spirulina questions

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

Flapen scores Spirulina 41/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £179K/yr across 16 tracked products. Search demand moved -19.4% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Spirulina on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Sep, where the busiest month runs 2.4× the quietest.