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Sugar Thermometer

prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($3.61–$14.96) — Sugar Thermometer doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

40
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Market size 32Growth 19Conversion 95Competition 18Returns 96Price range 0Avg price 22Brand share 30Review moat 25Quality gap 55
This niche Category average

Is Sugar Thermometer profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Sugar Thermometer is a £147K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (158K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.

Sugar Thermometer: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -12.8% over the last 90 days and 12.0% of searches end in a purchase.

£147K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr20K
Search volume / yr-12.8%158K
Conversion rate12.0%
Avg price£7.75

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand, so 13% of the market is open.

13%

open market share

Brands · sellers10 · 41
Top-5 product click share79%
Open market13%
Avg brand age52 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 · 12 products

Sponsored placement75%
New entrants (1y)1· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews4,868

Top Sugar Thermometer 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 79% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£15K£29K£44K£59K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

10 falling

Sellers

41

Top-5 brand share

87%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

79%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

9%

  • Tala35%
  • BOMATA27%
  • Thermometer World15%
  • Houdian6%
  • defull4%
  • Generic4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 9%)

Sugar Thermometer demand & seasonality

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

Volume158KCVR12.0%Products12Brands10Top 5 Brands87%OOS Rate0.9%Rating4.4★Reviews4,868Avg BSR#21
7K5KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.5×

Top Sugar Thermometer search terms shoppers use

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

  • sugar thermometer uk32K/yr
  • jam thermometer uk27K/yr
  • sugar thermometer39K/yr
  • candy thermometer22K/yr
  • jam thermometer17K/yr
  • candy thermometer uk13K/yr
  • jam thermometer for jam making5K/yr
  • sugar thermometer for jam uk3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Sugar Thermometer

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

What buyers love

85% of reviews
Quality-Overall17%

Highly recommended well made item

Ease Of Use16%

Easy to read and accurate

Value For Money15%

Affordable

Advertised Vs Actual Product12%

Just what I needed

Temperature Control8%

Correct temp

What buyers complain about

83% of reviews
Functionality-Overall19%

it never worked properly again

Durability14%

Failed within a year

Heating11%

Didnt record correct temperature so ruined jam

Quality-Overall9%

Rubbish dont bother

Measurement/Reading Accuracy6%

Inacurate - boils at 92C

Sugar Thermometer return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.7%

Return rate

10%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Functionality-Overall
29%
2Heating
10%
3Display-Overall
9%
4Measurement/Reading Accuracy
9%
5Size-Overall
8%

Common Sugar Thermometer questions

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

Flapen scores Sugar Thermometer 40/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £147K/yr across 12 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -12.8% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Sugar Thermometer on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 3.5× the quietest.