biodegradable gloves
Skip itA small market ($54K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.6%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Great8.8%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Review moat
Great352.92avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Good$14.39avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Okay$7.95–$21.79cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Okay60%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Okay+5.4%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Okay89%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Market size
Bad$54K$54K/yr · 43K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, biodegradable gloves is a $54K/yr Amazon United States market (43K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 89% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
biodegradable gloves market data
- Units sold / yr
- 4K–5K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $58K–$72K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 8.8%
- Avg BSR
- #157
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 67%
- Out of stock
- 1.4%
- Avg brand age
- 54 months
- Avg seller age
- 179 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 60% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
9 falling
Sellers
12
Top-5 brand share
89%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
60%
Top 20: 95%
Open market
7%
- FifthPulse24%
- Jointown24%
- FRAMAR17%
- Eco Gloves12%
- UNNI11%
- ANECO4%
- Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 7%)
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 44 weeks — +5.4% search growth over the last 90 days.Top biodegradable gloves search terms
- biodegradable gloves15K/yr
- compostable gloves10K/yr
- biodegradable gloves disposable7K/yr
- biodegradable nitrile gloves4K/yr
- eco gloves4K/yr
- biodegradable eco-friendly disposable gloves2K/yr
Top biodegradable gloves 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 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Jointown Biodegradable Nitrile Exam Gloves Eco Upgrade 3.5 Mil Powder-Free & Latex-Free Textured Grip Food Safe Disposable Gloves for High-Use Workplaces 200 Count Medium
Jointown$16.834.7★143 rev
FRAMAR Green Gloves Disposable Latex Free Heavy Duty Nitrile Gloves Medium Disposable For Hair Dye Cooking Glove Medium Nitrile Tattoo Glove Guantes Desechables Biodegradable - 100
FRAMAR$16.864.8★1,564 rev
FifthPulse Biodegradable Black Nitrile Gloves 150 Count - Powder Free Disposable Food Grade Medical Exam Gloves for Cooking Cleaning Tattoo Textured Fingertips Latex Free Eco-Friendly
FifthPulse$18.754.8★398 rev
UNNI Compostable Food Prep Gloves For Food Handling ASTM D6400 US BPI CMA & Europe OK Compost Certified (100 Count Medium)
UNNI$7.964.4★322 rev
FifthPulse Biodegradable Disposable Nitrile Gloves Medium - 150 Count - Green Food Safe Cooking Gloves - Powder and Latex Free Gloves with Textured Fingertips - Home Cleaning Rubber Gloves
FifthPulse$21.794.7★420 rev
Newest
by launch date
ANECO 100% Compostable Gloves for Cooking Food Prep - Extra Large Disposable Food Prep Gloves for Kitchen - Latex & Powder-free Food Grade with BPI Certified (100 Count)
ANECO$9.6042 rev
Jointown Biodegradable Nitrile Exam Gloves Eco Upgrade 3.5 Mil Powder-Free & Latex-Free Textured Grip Food Safe Disposable Gloves for High-Use Workplaces 200 Count Medium
Jointown$16.83143 rev
Jointown Biodegradable Nitrile Exam Gloves Eco Upgrade 3.5 Mil Powder-Free & Latex-Free Textured Grip Food Safe Disposable Gloves for High-Use Workplaces 200 Count Large
Jointown$17.34143 rev
Jointown Biodegradable Nitrile Exam Gloves Eco Upgrade 3.5 Mil Powder-Free & Latex-Free Textured Grip Food Safe Disposable Gloves for High-Use Workplaces 200 Count Small
Jointown$16.83143 rev
Eco Gloves Biodegradable BLACK Nitrile Disposable Gloves 4 Mil Powder Free Latex Free Food Safe Tattoo Cleaning (100 Large)
Eco Gloves$16.2844 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Eco Gloves Biodegradable BLUE VIOLET Nitrile Disposable Gloves 4 Mil Powder Free Latex Free Food Safe Tattoo Cleaning (X-Large (Pack of 100))
Eco Gloves$15.024.8★
UNNI Compostable Food Prep Gloves X-Large 100 Count Powder-Free For Food Handling & Cleaning ASTM D6400 BPI Certified
UNNI$8.974.4★
Jointown Biodegradable Nitrile Exam Gloves Eco Upgrade 3.5 Mil Powder-Free & Latex-Free Textured Grip Food Safe Disposable Gloves for High-Use Workplaces 200 Count Large
Jointown$17.344.7★
ANECO 100% Compostable Gloves for Cooking Food Prep - Extra Large Disposable Food Prep Gloves for Kitchen - Latex & Powder-free Food Grade with BPI Certified (100 Count)
ANECO$9.604.1★
Eco Gloves Biodegradable BLACK Nitrile Disposable Gloves 4 Mil Powder Free Latex Free Food Safe Tattoo Cleaning (100 Large)
Eco Gloves$16.284.7★
What buyers say about biodegradable gloves
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Fit great”
“they are biodegradable”
“Good quality gloves”
“Strong and durable”
“They are so easy to get onto my hands”
“Comfortable to clean the house on them”
“Comfortable”
“Strong”
“they are still in good shape”
“thick for cleaning mechanical parts”
What buyers complain about
“The smalls are too tight”
“They are very thin and break easily”
“however this breaks easily”
“found out that these gloves are not compostable”
“difficult to do anything requiring dexterity”
“They have some odd areas that dont fit to the hand the way gloves are supposed to”
“the price is kinda high”
“Thin and leaky”
“Leaky prep gloves”
“no stretch”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is biodegradable gloves profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $54K/yr across 24 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +5.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (47/100).
- How competitive is the biodegradable gloves niche?
- 9 brands and 12 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 60% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 89% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in biodegradable gloves?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Thickness, Durability. The return rate is 0.6%.
- What does it cost to enter the biodegradable gloves niche?
- Listings span $7.95–$21.79; the average listing price is $14.39 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 353 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.