Skip to content
46

food grade frankincense oil

Skip it

Soft demand (-39.7% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 20Growth 5Conversion 56Competition 44Returns 95Price range 88Avg price 89Brand share 63Review moat 31Quality gap 38

Returns

Incredible1.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Great$20.45

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great$8.91–$76.19

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

Brand share

Good67%

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

Conversion

Good4.7%

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

Competition

Okay59%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Okay3,350.21

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Market size

Bad$81K

$81K/yr · 84K searches

Growth

Bad-39.7%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, food grade frankincense oil is a $81K/yr Amazon United States market (84K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 67% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.

Data updated Jul 10, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

food grade frankincense oil market data

Units sold / yr
3K–4K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
$61K–$82K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
4.7%
Avg BSR
#310
Page quality
0%
Prime
95%
Sponsored
74%
Out of stock
4.9%
Avg brand age
65 months
Avg seller age
171 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 59% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

17 rising

Sellers

33

Top-5 brand share

67%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

59%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

28%

  • Zongle Therapeutics31%
  • Viva Doria13%
  • Secrets of the Tribe10%
  • Oman Herbs7%
  • Govinda6%
  • Majestic Pure5%

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 27 weeks — -39.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K2KSpike '26Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26

Top food grade frankincense oil search terms

  • food grade frankincense12K/yr
  • food grade frankincense oil15K/yr
  • frankincense food grade6K/yr
  • frankincense essential oil food grade6K/yr
  • frankincense for internal use8K/yr
  • frankincense oil food grade5K/yr
  • frankincense oil for internal use7K/yr
  • therapeutic grade frankincense oil7K/yr
  • edible frankincense oil4K/yr
  • frankincense internal use3K/yr
All search terms

Top food grade frankincense oil 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%$8K20%$16K30%$24K40%$32K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 19 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about food grade frankincense oil

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

What buyers love

Smell29%

“Good smell”

Quality-Overall28%

“The quality is consistent throughout the package”

Value For Money7%

“Great value”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“As advertised”

Efficiency4%

“Effective”

Taste-Overall2%

“Taste very good almost like chocolate closest thing I can think of”

Vegan/Organic2%

“Organic and good”

Ease Of Use2%

“It was easy to use”

Ingredients-Overall1%

“For smudges, oils and tinctures, they were clean, fragrant and various sizes”

Joint Pain1%

“I mixed it with a carrier oil and its been helping me with joint, leg and foot pain”

What buyers complain about

Smell56%

“Strong odor”

Value For Money5%

“Even though its a bit pricey”

Leak-Proof4%

“It did arrive having leaked”

Quality-Overall4%

“CHEAP QUALITY”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“Deceiving”

Size-Overall2%

“The bottle was too small for the price”

Dilute/Watery2%

“Diluted”

Taste-Overall2%

“Doesnt even feel like oil”

Functionality-Overall2%

“Didn't work for me”

Strength2%

“very weak”

Top return reasons

Smell60%
Advertised Vs Actual Product12%
Leak-Proof6%
Size-Overall4%
Quality-Overall3%
Functionality-Overall3%
Oily/Greasy2%
Value For Money2%
Dilute/Watery1%
Product Condition1%

Common questions

Is food grade frankincense oil profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $81K/yr across 19 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -39.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (46/100).
How competitive is the food grade frankincense oil niche?
17 brands and 33 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 59% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 67% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in food grade frankincense oil?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Smell, Value For Money, Leak-Proof. The return rate is 1.0%.
What does it cost to enter the food grade frankincense oil niche?
Listings span $8.91–$76.19; the average listing price is $20.45 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,350 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.