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tums 500mg

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A small market ($46K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 11Growth 32Conversion 92Competition 63Returns 100Price range 52Avg price 61Brand share 16Review moat 34Quality gap 20

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great11.4%

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

Competition

Good47%

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

Avg price

Good$13.28

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Good$2.67–$28.12

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

Review moat

Okay3,126.32

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Growth

Okay+5.8%

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

Quality gap

Bad4.7★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Bad94%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Market size

Bad$46K

$46K/yr · 30K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, tums 500mg is a $46K/yr Amazon United States market (30K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.

Data updated Jul 11, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

tums 500mg market data

Units sold / yr
4K–5K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
$53K–$66K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
11.4%
Avg BSR
#208
Page quality
0%
Prime
96%
Sponsored
56%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
89 months
Avg seller age
154 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 47% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

9 flat

Sellers

665

Top-5 brand share

94%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

47%

Top 20: 94%

Open market

4%

  • TUMS54%
  • MAJOR25%
  • RUGBY LABORATORIES8%
  • Quality Choice4%
  • 365 by Whole Foods Market3%
  • berkley jensen3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 4%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 40 weeks — +5.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
900700Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Feb '26Mar '26May '26Jun '26

Top tums 500mg search terms

  • tums bulk9K/yr
  • tums 500mg5K/yr
  • tums 500mg regular strength5K/yr
  • tums regular strength5K/yr
  • bulk tums4K/yr
  • tums 5002K/yr
All search terms

Top tums 500mg 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%5%$2K10%$5K15%$7K20%$9K101001K10K100K 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 buyers say about tums 500mg

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

What buyers love

Taste-Overall19%

“Good taste”

Value For Money13%

“Best value”

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%

“As advertised”

Quality-Overall7%

“Great quality”

Flavor6%

“Best flavor”

Heart Health6%

“they work really well for occasional heart burn”

Efficiency6%

“Does the job”

Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing5%

“not too chewy”

Acid Regulator/Stomach Ache Relief5%

“They help my stomach feel better”

Ease Of Use3%

“Ease of use”

What buyers complain about

Taste-Overall12%

“Bad aftertaste”

Value For Money7%

“A bit expensive”

Size-Overall7%

“Smaller than expected”

Flavor6%

“Bland flavor”

Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing4%

“Not Chewy”

Functionality-Overall3%

“Did not work”

Sweetness3%

“So much sugar”

Hard Feel3%

“These tums are not soft”

Dosage2%

“Horrible and only 400mg per pill so the bottle was returned”

Texture/Consistency-Overall2%

“the texture is still chalky”

Top return reasons

Advertised Vs Actual Product100%

Common questions

Is tums 500mg profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $46K/yr across 25 tracked products. 3 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +5.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (46/100).
How competitive is the tums 500mg niche?
9 brands and 665 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 47% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 94% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in tums 500mg?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Value For Money, Size-Overall. The return rate is 0.0%.
What does it cost to enter the tums 500mg niche?
Listings span $2.67–$28.12; the average listing price is $13.28 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,126 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.