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Licorice Root Extract

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.0%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 35Growth 23Conversion 73Competition 55Returns 100Price range 78Avg price 83Brand share 80Review moat 52Quality gap 47

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Great$18.23

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Brand share

Great55%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Price range

Great$7.00–$44.50

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

Conversion

Good6.7%

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

Competition

Good52%

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

Review moat

Good1,405.77

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Okay$168K

$168K/yr · 137K searches

Growth

Bad-4.8%

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

Is licorice root extract profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, licorice root extract is a $168K/yr Amazon United States market (137K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 55% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 57/100.

Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

licorice root extract market size & sales

Units sold, revenue, conversion and listing quality across the tracked shelf.
Units sold / yr
10K–13K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
$182K–$228K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
6.7%
Avg BSR
#694
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
77%
Out of stock
1.5%
Avg brand age
83 months
Avg seller age
159 days

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 52% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

22 rising

Sellers

50

Top-5 brand share

55%

Top 20: 98%

Top-5 click share

52%

Top 20: 94%

Open market

38%

  • Horbäach16%
  • HERBALICIOUS13%
  • NOW Foods10%
  • Nature's Answer9%
  • Wild & Organic7%
  • Pura Herba7%

licorice root extract demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -4.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
5K3KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Top licorice root extract search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
  • licorice root extract95K/yr
  • licorice extract14K/yr
  • glycyrrhizin6K/yr
  • licorice root oil6K/yr
  • licorice oil5K/yr
  • licorice root tincture6K/yr
  • liquorice root extract3K/yr
  • licorice tincture3K/yr
All search terms

Top licorice root extract 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%4%$7K8%$13K12%$20K16%$27K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What reviews say buyers love and hate about licorice root extract

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

What buyers love

Regulates Digestion15%

“Digestion feels smoother overall”

Taste-Overall10%

“Love the taste”

Acid Regulator/Stomach Ache Relief9%

“Helped stop my acid reflux”

Quality-Overall8%

“From the moment I received it, the quality and attention to detail were immediately apparent”

Efficiency5%

“Works quickly”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“As advertised”

Flavor3%

“The flavor is great”

Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing3%

“are easy to chew”

Ease Of Use3%

“is easy to handle”

Natural Ingredients3%

“DGL is a natural product”

What buyers complain about

Taste-Overall31%

“Horrendous taste”

Functionality-Overall5%

“Doesn't work”

Regulates Digestion5%

“Its a little unnerving to people who are taking these for digestive issues to have something that tastes drastically different than before- could set off a flare of reflux or gastritis”

Blood Pressure3%

“Bad for high blood pressure, no return, threw in garbage”

Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing3%

“I cant make myself chew it after choking down the first one I had to spit it out the next time”

Side Effects3%

“it can cause harm for people on blood pressure medications”

Heart Health3%

“This Licorice supplement is not good for blood pressure and heart”

Quality-Overall3%

“Lower Quality Recently”

Flavor3%

“Horrible flavor”

Dosage2%

“not another prescription medication”

Top return reasons

Functionality-Overall33%
Taste-Overall22%
Artificial Sweeteners11%
Acid Regulator/Stomach Ache Relief11%
Smell11%
Advertised Vs Actual Product6%
Oily/Greasy6%

Common licorice root extract questions

Is licorice root extract profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $168K/yr across 26 tracked products. 1 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -4.8%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (57/100).
How competitive is the licorice root extract niche?
22 brands and 50 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 52% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 55% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in licorice root extract?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Functionality-Overall, Regulates Digestion. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for licorice root extract peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the licorice root extract niche?
Listings span $7.00–$44.50; the average listing price is $18.23 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,406 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.