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folic acid 5mg

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Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 97% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 25Growth 21Conversion 92Competition 12Returns 100Price range 50Avg price 73Brand share 8Review moat 25Quality gap 18

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great11.2%

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

Avg price

Good$14.73

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Good$5.18–$24.95

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

Market size

Okay$100K

$100K/yr · 61K searches

Review moat

Bad4,405.33

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Growth

Bad-7.1%

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

Quality gap

Bad4.7★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Bad86%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Brand share

Bad97%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, folic acid 5mg is a $100K/yr Amazon United States market (61K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 97% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 38/100.

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

folic acid 5mg market data

Units sold / yr
6K–8K
avg 1,000–1,250/product
Revenue / yr
$88K–$118K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
11.2%
Avg BSR
#78
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
89%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
121 months
Avg seller age
150 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 86% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

6 rising

Sellers

29

Top-5 brand share

97%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

86%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Vitamatic78%
  • Nature Made7%
  • Bio-Tech Pharmacal4%
  • EcoIntegratives4%
  • Amazing Nutrition4%
  • Pure Encapsulations3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 101 weeks — -7.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
1K750Spike '25DecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.2×

Top folic acid 5mg search terms

  • folic acid 5mg27K/yr
  • acido folico 5mg24K/yr
  • folic acid 5 mg4K/yr
  • cido folico de 5 mg5K/yr
All search terms

Top folic acid 5mg 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%20%$20K40%$40K60%$60K80%$80K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 9 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about folic acid 5mg

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

What buyers love

Value For Money19%

“Great deal”

Quality-Overall19%

“Great Quality and Easy to Take”

Vitamin11%

“Perfect daily supplement”

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%

“As advertised”

Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing8%

“The capsules are easy to take”

Ease Of Use5%

“Easy to use”

Fertility/Conception4%

“Trusted Support During Pregnancy & Postpartum”

Nutritional Content3%

“its nice knowing Im supporting my overall health”

Energy Level2%

“Lots of energy”

Dosage1%

“I take one every day”

What buyers complain about

Taste-Overall12%

“To me it has an after taste”

Size-Overall9%

“The pills are small”

Dosage6%

“There are other reasons to take the 5 mg dose in what follows because those problems affect pregnant women as well”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“that's completely false”

Quality-Overall4%

“Too much is not good”

Allergies3%

“If you struggle with allergies from random additives”

Acid Regulator/Stomach Ache Relief3%

“Stomach Pain”

Ingredients-Overall3%

“Apparently it is caused by Low Folic Acid”

Pain Relief-Overall2%

“Stomach Pain”

Side Effects1%

“Like I burned or scalded it”

Top return reasons

Functionality-Overall50%
Value For Money50%

Common questions

Is folic acid 5mg profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $100K/yr across 9 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -7.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (38/100).
How competitive is the folic acid 5mg niche?
6 brands and 29 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 86% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 97% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in folic acid 5mg?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Size-Overall, Dosage. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for folic acid 5mg peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.2× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the folic acid 5mg niche?
Listings span $5.18–$24.95; the average listing price is $14.73 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 4,405 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.