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folic acid 1000 mcg

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Strong incumbent ratings (4.8★) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 70Growth 39Conversion 99Competition 19Returns 100Price range 37Avg price 45Brand share 33Review moat 24Quality gap 16

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible17.9%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Market size

Good$745K

$745K/yr · 364K searches

Avg price

Okay$11.41

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Okay+11.6%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Price range

Okay$5.18–$20.89

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Brand share

Okay85%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Review moat

Bad6,001.5

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Bad77%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Quality gap

Bad4.8★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, folic acid 1000 mcg is a $745K/yr Amazon United States market (364K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 85% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.

Data updated Jul 28, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

folic acid 1000 mcg market data

Units sold / yr
60K–80K
avg 6,000–8,000/product
Revenue / yr
$685K–$913K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
17.9%
Avg BSR
#37
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
67%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
101 months
Avg seller age
151 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 77% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

10 rising

Sellers

50

Top-5 brand share

85%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

77%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

10%

  • Vitamatic47%
  • Nature's Bounty17%
  • Nutricost9%
  • Pure Encapsulations6%
  • Amazing Nutrition6%
  • Best Naturals4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 10%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 101 weeks — +11.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
9K7KSpike '25Prime Day '25DecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Top folic acid 1000 mcg search terms

  • folic acid 1 mg209K/yr
  • folic acid 1000 mcg100K/yr
  • folic acid 1mg17K/yr
  • folic acid 1 mg tablets9K/yr
  • 1 mg folic acid6K/yr
  • acido folico 1mg5K/yr
  • folic acid 1mg tablets5K/yr
  • 1mg folic acid3K/yr
  • 1mg folic acid tablets4K/yr
  • folic acid 1000mcg3K/yr
All search terms

Top folic acid 1000 mcg 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%15%$112K30%$224K45%$335K60%$447K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market 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.

What buyers say about folic acid 1000 mcg

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Value For Money22%

“Decent price”

Quality-Overall16%

“Trusted Quality at a Great Price”

Advertised Vs Actual Product13%

“As advertised”

Vitamin9%

“High Quality Vitamin”

Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing5%

“easy to chew”

Ease Of Use4%

“Easy to use”

Taste-Overall3%

“Good taste”

Efficiency3%

“As effective as prescription folic acid”

Dosage3%

“The 1000 mcg dose is convenient”

Fertility/Conception2%

“Helps with pregnancy”

What buyers complain about

Dosage14%

“High daily dose”

Size-Overall8%

“The capsules are so big”

Taste-Overall7%

“To me it has an after taste”

Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing4%

“Gummy is not as tasty or chewy as the Phillips”

Allergies4%

“If you struggle with allergies from random additives”

Functionality-Overall4%

“Did not work for me”

Ingredients-Overall4%

“it should not be in this”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“that's completely false”

Quality-Overall2%

“Too much is not good”

Charging2%

“Now I cain't even return the items you charged me for because I didn't receive them”

Top return reasons

Functionality-Overall50%
Taste-Overall25%
Advertised Vs Actual Product13%
Ingredients-Overall13%

Common questions

Is folic acid 1000 mcg profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $745K/yr across 12 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +11.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
How competitive is the folic acid 1000 mcg niche?
10 brands and 50 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 77% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 85% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in folic acid 1000 mcg?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Dosage, Size-Overall, Taste-Overall. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for folic acid 1000 mcg peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the folic acid 1000 mcg niche?
Listings span $5.18–$20.89; the average listing price is $11.41 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 6,002 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.