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fry away

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Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 66Growth 25Conversion 83Competition 15Returns 99Price range 55Avg price 75Brand share 0Review moat 45Quality gap 45

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great8.9%

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

Avg price

Great$15.00

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Market size

Good$638K

$638K/yr · 477K searches

Price range

Good$8.91–$22.52

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

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Okay2,039.89

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Growth

Bad-0.7%

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

Competition

Bad82%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, fry away is a $638K/yr Amazon United States market (477K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Jul. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.

Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

fry away market data

Units sold / yr
40K–50K
avg 5,000–6,000/product
Revenue / yr
$600K–$750K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
8.9%
Avg BSR
#245
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
100%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
62 months
Avg seller age
150 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 82% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

4 flat

Sellers

10

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

82%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • FryAway57%
  • LaSyL26%
  • YULOFMVE14%
  • Arme3%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -0.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
20K15KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Top fry away search terms

  • fry away106K/yr
  • fry away cooking oil solidifier53K/yr
  • oil solidifier60K/yr
  • cooking oil solidifier66K/yr
  • fryaway38K/yr
  • fryaway cooking oil solidifier20K/yr
  • oil solidifier for disposal29K/yr
  • grease solidifier11K/yr
  • oil hardener for disposal15K/yr
  • oil disposal10K/yr
All search terms

Top fry away 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%$64K20%$128K30%$191K40%$255K1101001K10K 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 fry away

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

What buyers love

Advertised Vs Actual Product17%

“Work as advertised”

Quality-Overall14%

“Very good Solidifier”

Efficiency13%

“Effective”

Ease Of Cleaning13%

“Easy Clean Up”

Ease Of Use10%

“Easy to use”

De-Grease9%

“Its work really well a must to make cleaning up grease easier”

Value For Money4%

“Worth it”

Frying Quality2%

“It works especially if you deep fry foods”

Functionality-Overall2%

“Works great”

Lubrication2%

“It solidified the grease”

What buyers complain about

Functionality-Overall27%

“Doesn't work well at all”

Oily/Greasy11%

“The oil came out like a frisbee”

Value For Money9%

“expensive”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting6%

“Totally worthless, first attempt using instructions did nothing”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“This is a clear case of false advertising and consumer fraud”

Ease Of Cleaning4%

“Made a mess”

Ease Of Use4%

“Not easy to use”

De-Grease4%

“Grease”

Cooking Experience2%

“you dont cook with all that much”

Quality-Overall2%

“Garbage”

Top return reasons

Functionality-Overall39%
Advertised Vs Actual Product19%
Oily/Greasy10%
De-Grease5%
Value For Money4%
Size-Overall4%
Heating3%
Solubility2%
Leak-Proof2%
Ease Of Use2%

Common questions

Is fry away profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $638K/yr across 9 tracked products. 2 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -0.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (47/100).
How competitive is the fry away niche?
4 brands and 10 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 82% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in fry away?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Functionality-Overall, Oily/Greasy, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.1%.
When does demand for fry away peak?
Demand peaks in Jul; the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the fry away niche?
Listings span $8.91–$22.52; the average listing price is $15.00 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,040 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.