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Hormel Thick and Easy

Launch it

A $2.2M/yr market growing +5.5% this quarter with returns at 0.2% — clears our launch bar.

Market size 95Growth 32Conversion 97Competition 21Returns 99Price range 89Avg price 95Brand share 0Review moat 47Quality gap 25

Returns

Incredible0.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible14.9%

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

Market size

Incredible$2.2M

$2.2M/yr · 404K searches

Avg price

Incredible$37.08

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great$9.96–$81.07

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

Review moat

Okay1,821.23

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Growth

Okay+5.5%

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

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Bad75%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Is hormel thick and easy profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, hormel thick and easy is a $2.2M/yr Amazon United States market (404K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Jun–Jul–Aug–Nov. Verdict: Launch it — 56/100.

Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

hormel thick and easy market size & sales

Units sold, revenue, conversion and listing quality across the tracked shelf.
Units sold / yr
60K–80K
avg 3,000–4,000/product
Revenue / yr
$2.2M–$3.0M
units × avg price
Conversion rate
14.9%
Avg BSR
#30
Page quality
0%
Prime
92%
Sponsored
92%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
88 months
Avg seller age
158 days

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products capture 75% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

3 flat

Sellers

34

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

75%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Thick-It59%
  • Simply Thick39%
  • Thickenup2%

hormel thick and easy demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +5.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
8K6KBlack Friday '24Holiday '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Jun, Jul, Aug, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 12.7×

Top hormel thick and easy search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
  • thick it74K/yr
  • simply thick55K/yr
  • thickener for liquids42K/yr
  • simply thick easy mix gel thickener35K/yr
  • thickener29K/yr
  • thick it thickener31K/yr
  • simply thick easy mix19K/yr
  • liquid thickener for swallowing13K/yr
  • water thickener for elderly13K/yr
  • liquid thickener13K/yr
All search terms

Top hormel thick and easy products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%10%$222K20%$445K30%$667K40%$889K1001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 13 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What reviews say buyers love and hate about hormel thick and easy

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

What buyers love

Thickness20%

“easy to adjust thickness”

Ease Of Use17%

“easy to store”

Quality-Overall17%

“Good quality, thickener”

Value For Money7%

“Worth it”

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

“works as advertised”

Solubility4%

“Easy mix for water bottles”

Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing4%

“Its reliable, gentle, and ideal for anyone needing safe, manageable swallowing support”

Efficiency3%

“Efficient”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting2%

“Product is easy to use and simple instructions”

Dispensing Mechanism1%

“Easy to use to dispense the correct amount of Simply Thick without making a mess”

What buyers complain about

Thickness22%

“Too thick”

Value For Money21%

“Too expensive”

Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing6%

“She was having more and more trouble swallowing as her dysphagia got worse, and was therefore eating, and drinking less”

Taste-Overall4%

“it has a really bad chemical taste”

Color4%

“It has changed in color for the past few months”

Texture/Consistency-Overall2%

“The problem some people will encounter is that the consistency is not what you might expect”

Absorbency2%

“hard to make it absorb in liquid”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting2%

“Came with no scoop enclosed and no instructions”

Side Effects2%

“Side affects”

Advertised Vs Actual Product1%

“I feel this is false advertising”

Top return reasons

Thickness15%
Size-Overall14%
Advertised Vs Actual Product10%
Leak-Proof8%
Taste-Overall6%
Functionality-Overall5%
Side Effects5%
Product Condition4%
Color4%
Smell3%

Common hormel thick and easy questions

Is hormel thick and easy profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $2.2M/yr across 13 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +5.5%. Flapen's verdict: Launch it (56/100).
How competitive is the hormel thick and easy niche?
3 brands and 34 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 75% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in hormel thick and easy?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Thickness, Value For Money, Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing. The return rate is 0.2%.
When does demand for hormel thick and easy peak?
Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Jun–Jul–Aug–Nov; the busiest month runs 12.7× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the hormel thick and easy niche?
Listings span $9.96–$81.07; the average listing price is $37.08 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,821 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.