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title: "Sugar Thermometer — £147K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **sugar thermometer**
**Skip it**
Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($3.61–$14.96) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 32Growth 19Conversion 95Competition 18Returns 96Price range 0Avg price 22Brand share 30Review moat 25Quality gap 55
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.7%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Incredible****12.0%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.4★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Market size**
**Okay****£147K**
£147K/yr · 158K searches
**Brand share**
**Okay****87%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Review moat**
**Bad****4,867.75**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Avg price**
**Bad****£7.75**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Growth**
**Bad****-12.8%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Competition**
**Bad****79%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Price range**
**Bad****£3.61–£14.96**
cheapest 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 ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **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.
7K5KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Prime Day '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.5×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/home-garden/sugar-thermometer/trend)
## **Top sugar thermometer search terms**
- **sugar thermometer uk**32K/yr+15.2%11.0% conv. - **jam thermometer uk**27K/yr+26.9%11.9% conv. - **sugar thermometer**39K/yr-46.5%7.4% conv. - **candy thermometer**22K/yr-25.0%7.1% conv. - **jam thermometer**17K/yr-8.1%8.8% conv. - **candy thermometer uk**13K/yr-33.3%7.6% conv. - **jam thermometer for jam making**5K/yr+65.5%12.2% conv. - **sugar thermometer for jam uk**3K/yr+59.2%11.1% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/home-garden/sugar-thermometer/search-terms)
## **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.
0%10%£15K20%£29K30%£44K40%£59K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 12 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**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**£5.81**4.4★6,170 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000EUKOJS) [2**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**£11.62**4.6★907 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CP5T8H8J) [3**Sugar Thermometer for Making Jam and Candy**Thermometer World**£7.36**4.4★596 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07KSGQ9DZ) [4**BOMATA Waterproof IPX7 Thermometer for Water Liquid Candle and Cooking. Instant Read Food Thermometer with Long Probe for Cooking Meat BBQ! T101 Black**BOMATA**£6.80**4.5★2,379 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CP3WKL7Z) [5**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**£5.60**4.4★3,589 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08R3JGZ3R)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**AFIODA Digital Kitchen Thermometer for Cooking Instant Read Accurate /**AFIODA**£3.61**13 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FW3WZVJD) [**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**£4.96**21 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DCC4N4MP) [**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**£11.62**907 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CP5T8H8J) [**BOMATA Waterproof IPX7 Thermometer for Water Liquid Candle and Cooking. Instant Read Food Thermometer with Long Probe for Cooking Meat BBQ! T101 Black**BOMATA**£6.80**2,379 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CP3WKL7Z) [**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**£8.20**95 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BT4WHN3V)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**AFIODA Digital Kitchen Thermometer for Cooking Instant Read Accurate /**AFIODA**£3.61**4.6★**▲ 428%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FW3WZVJD) [**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**£4.96**4.4★**▲ 102%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DCC4N4MP) [**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**£8.20**4.0★**▲ 52%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BT4WHN3V) [**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**£11.62**4.6★**▲ 45%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CP5T8H8J) [**BOMATA Waterproof IPX7 Thermometer for Water Liquid Candle and Cooking. Instant Read Food Thermometer with Long Probe for Cooking Meat BBQ! T101 Black**BOMATA**£6.80**4.5★**▲ 15%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CP3WKL7Z)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about sugar thermometer**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**17%
*“Highly recommended well made item”*
**Ease Of Use**16%
*“Easy to read and accurate”*
**Value For Money**15%
*“Affordable”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**12%
*“Just what I needed”*
**Temperature Control**8%
*“Correct temp”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**5%
*“Easy to clean”*
**Efficiency**5%
*“Does the job”*
**Measurement/Reading Accuracy**3%
*“Appears accurate”*
**Water Resistance**3%
*“Looks as if it will be ok I bought this one because it is waterproof - I dropped my old one in water”*
**Durability**2%
*“durable”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Functionality-Overall**19%
*“it never worked properly again”*
**Durability**14%
*“Failed within a year”*
**Heating**11%
*“Didnt record correct temperature so ruined jam”*
**Quality-Overall**9%
*“Rubbish dont bother”*
**Measurement/Reading Accuracy**6%
*“Inacurate - boils at 92C”*
**Water Resistance**6%
*“You cannot submerge it in water”*
**Ease Of Use**6%
*“VERY difficult to open”*
**Display-Overall**6%
*“Display unreliable”*
**Value For Money**4%
*“Price, average I think for this sort of thing”*
**Temperature Control**3%
*“Flashes without giving the temperature”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Functionality-Overall**29%
**Heating**10%
**Display-Overall**9%
**Measurement/Reading Accuracy**9%
**Size-Overall**8%
**Durability**5%
**Quality-Overall**5%
**Temperature Control**5%
**Defective Material/Parts**3%
**Strength**2%
## **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.
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