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turmeric

Worth a look

Shows a $23.9M/yr market, but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 100Growth 21Conversion 96Competition 77Returns 100Price range 78Avg price 88Brand share 75Review moat 19Quality gap 23

Market size

Incredible$23.9M

$23.9M/yr · 9.0M searches

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible13.3%

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

Avg price

Great$20.09

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great$2.58–$61.79

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

Competition

Great38%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Brand share

Great60%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Quality gap

Bad4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-8.6%

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

Review moat

Bad15,379.36

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, turmeric is a $23.9M/yr Amazon United States market (9.0M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 60% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 68/100.

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

turmeric market data

Units sold / yr
1.0M–1.0M
avg 25,000–30,000/product
Revenue / yr
$20.1M–$20.1M
units × avg price
Conversion rate
13.3%
Avg BSR
#63
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
89%
Out of stock
0.8%
Avg brand age
63 months
Avg seller age
140 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (38% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

30 rising

Sellers

707

Top-5 brand share

60%

Top 20: 93%

Top-5 click share

38%

Top 20: 77%

Open market

36%

  • NatureWise26%
  • Qunol10%
  • BioSchwartz10%
  • Carlyle8%
  • Nature Made6%
  • Micro Ingredients4%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -8.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
225K175KSpike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Top turmeric search terms

  • turmeric2.0M/yr
  • turmeric curcumin supplement2.1M/yr
  • turmeric supplement2.0M/yr
  • curcumin628K/yr
  • tumeric655K/yr
  • turmeric with black pepper225K/yr
  • curcumin supplements331K/yr
  • curcuma205K/yr
  • turmeric curcumin181K/yr
  • curcumin with black pepper150K/yr
All search terms

Top turmeric 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%3%$717K6%$1.4M9%$2.2M12%$2.9M1K10K100K1.0M 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 turmeric

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall21%

“High quality, great value, and easy to take”

Inflammation9%

“Reduced inflammation”

Joint Pain9%

“Greatly improved joint pain”

Value For Money9%

“Very affordable”

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

“As Advertised”

Vitamin5%

“Best vitamins”

Efficiency4%

“Works ok”

Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing3%

“swallow fast”

Ingredients-Overall3%

“Pure Ingredients”

Taste-Overall3%

“has a consistent taste”

What buyers complain about

Functionality-Overall7%

“Didn't work”

Dosage6%

“be careful with dosing”

Size-Overall5%

“They are HUGE”

Pain Relief-Overall4%

“Had a slight back pain”

Stain Resistance4%

“stain your skin”

Value For Money4%

“A bit pricey”

Inflammation4%

“Doesn't work for inflammation”

Side Effects4%

“Bad side effects”

Color4%

“I not only noticed a starkly lighter color”

Acid Regulator/Stomach Ache Relief3%

“Hard on stomach”

Top return reasons

Functionality-Overall17%
Dosage14%
Value For Money11%
Ingredients-Overall9%
Acid Regulator/Stomach Ache Relief6%
Size-Overall6%
Advertised Vs Actual Product6%
Soft Feel3%
Taste-Overall3%
Certifications3%

Common questions

Is turmeric profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $23.9M/yr across 47 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -8.6%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (68/100).
How competitive is the turmeric niche?
30 brands and 707 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 38% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 60% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in turmeric?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Functionality-Overall, Dosage, Size-Overall. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for turmeric peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the turmeric niche?
Listings span $2.58–$61.79; the average listing price is $20.09 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 15,379 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.