sugar thermometer
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($3.61–$14.96) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.7%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Incredible12.0%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Market size
Okay£147K£147K/yr · 158K searches
Brand share
Okay87%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Review moat
Bad4,867.75avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Bad£7.75avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Growth
Bad-12.8%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Bad79%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Price range
Bad£3.61–£14.96cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
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.
Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
sugar thermometer market data
- Units sold / yr
- 15K–20K
- avg 1,000–1,250/product
- Revenue / yr
- £116K–£155K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 12.0%
- Avg BSR
- #21
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 75%
- Out of stock
- 0.9%
- Avg brand age
- 52 months
- Avg seller age
- 178 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 79% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.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%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -12.8% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.5×
Top sugar thermometer search terms
- 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
Top sugar thermometer 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.
All 12 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Tala Jam Thermometer - Stainless Steel Confectionery Temperature Guide - Easy to Read Marking Mercury Free - From 40C to 200C - Bakeware Accessories - 39.5cm x 10cm
Tala£5.814.4★6,170 rev
BOMATA 20cm Long Probe Candy Thermometer with Pot Clip Rotating Display High Accuracy Instant Read Digital Thermometer for Candles Liquids Cooking Grilling and More
BOMATA£11.624.6★907 rev
Sugar Thermometer for Making Jam and Candy
Thermometer World£7.364.4★596 rev
BOMATA Waterproof IPX7 Thermometer for Water Liquid Candle and Cooking. Instant Read Food Thermometer with Long Probe for Cooking Meat BBQ! T101 Black
BOMATA£6.804.5★2,379 rev
Digital kitchen Thermometer Cooking food Accurate Thermometer with long Probe instant read with large LCD screen / Button for Hot Beverage Meat Grill BBQ Jam waterBattery included
Houdian£5.604.4★3,589 rev
Newest
by launch date
AFIODA Digital Kitchen Thermometer for Cooking Instant Read Accurate /
AFIODA£3.6113 rev
Digital Food Thermometer Meat Thermometer Probe Instant Read Food Thermometer Probe Digital with Large LCD Display Food Temperature Probe Digital for BBQ Grill Oven Kitchen Jam Milk Water
Generic£4.9621 rev
BOMATA 20cm Long Probe Candy Thermometer with Pot Clip Rotating Display High Accuracy Instant Read Digital Thermometer for Candles Liquids Cooking Grilling and More
BOMATA£11.62907 rev
BOMATA Waterproof IPX7 Thermometer for Water Liquid Candle and Cooking. Instant Read Food Thermometer with Long Probe for Cooking Meat BBQ! T101 Black
BOMATA£6.802,379 rev
Brannan Dial Sugar Thermometer for Making Jam Candy Sweets Fudge Confectionery With 300MM Probe - Also an Ideal Cooking Thermometer For Oil and Deep Frying Complete With Pan Clip
Brannan£8.2095 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumAFIODA Digital Kitchen Thermometer for Cooking Instant Read Accurate /
AFIODA£3.614.6★
Digital Food Thermometer Meat Thermometer Probe Instant Read Food Thermometer Probe Digital with Large LCD Display Food Temperature Probe Digital for BBQ Grill Oven Kitchen Jam Milk Water
Generic£4.964.4★
Brannan Dial Sugar Thermometer for Making Jam Candy Sweets Fudge Confectionery With 300MM Probe - Also an Ideal Cooking Thermometer For Oil and Deep Frying Complete With Pan Clip
Brannan£8.204.0★
BOMATA 20cm Long Probe Candy Thermometer with Pot Clip Rotating Display High Accuracy Instant Read Digital Thermometer for Candles Liquids Cooking Grilling and More
BOMATA£11.624.6★
BOMATA Waterproof IPX7 Thermometer for Water Liquid Candle and Cooking. Instant Read Food Thermometer with Long Probe for Cooking Meat BBQ! T101 Black
BOMATA£6.804.5★
What buyers say about sugar thermometer
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Highly recommended well made item”
“Easy to read and accurate”
“Affordable”
“Just what I needed”
“Correct temp”
“Easy to clean”
“Does the job”
“Appears accurate”
“Looks as if it will be ok I bought this one because it is waterproof - I dropped my old one in water”
“durable”
What buyers complain about
“it never worked properly again”
“Failed within a year”
“Didnt record correct temperature so ruined jam”
“Rubbish dont bother”
“Inacurate - boils at 92C”
“You cannot submerge it in water”
“VERY difficult to open”
“Display unreliable”
“Price, average I think for this sort of thing”
“Flashes without giving the temperature”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is sugar thermometer profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £147K/yr across 12 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -12.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (40/100).
- How competitive is the sugar thermometer niche?
- 10 brands and 41 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 79% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 87% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in sugar thermometer?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Functionality-Overall, Durability, Heating. The return rate is 0.7%.
- When does demand for sugar thermometer peak?
- Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.5× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the sugar thermometer niche?
- Listings span £3.61–£14.96; the average listing price is £7.75 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 4,868 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.