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title: "Sunflower Seed Cup — $90K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 59/100 · $90K/yr market. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Aug 2026."
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# **sunflower seed cup**
**Worth a look**
Shows beatable incumbent ratings (3.8★), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 23Growth 46Conversion 32Competition 64Returns 92Price range 68Avg price 80Brand share 54Review moat 94Quality gap 97
**Quality gap**
**Incredible****3.8★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Review moat**
**Great****125.03**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Returns**
**Great****1.2%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Avg price**
**Great****$17.10**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Good****$9.77–$25.90**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Competition**
**Good****47%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Brand share**
**Good****72%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Growth**
**Okay****+16.5%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Conversion**
**Okay****2.5%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Market size**
**Bad****$90K**
$90K/yr · 206K searches
**Signals**[** Quality Gap**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=quality_gap "Avg rating < 4.0") [** Out of Stock**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=out_of_stock "OOS rate > 10%")
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, sunflower seed cup is a $90K/yr Amazon United States market (206K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 72% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 59/100.
Data updated Aug 6, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **sunflower seed cup market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **5K–6K**
- avg 250–500/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$86K–$103K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **2.5%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#338**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **86%**
- **Sponsored**
- **93%**
- **Out of stock**
- **3.2%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **33 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **159 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 47% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**16 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**20**
**Top-5 brand share**
**72%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**47%**
Top 20: 89%
**Open market**
**21%**
- FIYEMNI33% - Generic14% - Yalemie9% - TAAMOG8% - PLCHXFYJR8% - Lumyrilix7%
## **Demand**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 16 weeks — +16.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
10K6KSpike '26Apr '26May '26May '26May '26Jun '26Jun '26Jul '26Jul '26
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/home-kitchen/sunflower-seed-cup/trend)
## **Top sunflower seed cup search terms**
- **sunflower seed cup**93K/yr+35.0%1.9% conv. - **sunflower seed spit cup**35K/yr+12.7%1.8% conv. - **sunflower seed cups to spit in**21K/yr+17.8%1.8% conv. - **proseed sunflower seed cup**8K/yr-29.7%1.1% conv. - **sunflower seeds cup**9K/yr+14.3%1.7% conv. - **sun flower seed cup**4K/yr+51.0%1.5% conv. - **sunflower spit cup**6K/yr+37.3%2.0% conv. - **sunflower seeds spit cup**6K/yr-29.5%1.4% conv. - **sunflower seed holder**7K/yr-26.4%1.3% conv. - **sunflower seed snack cup**3K/yr-34.9%1.5% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/home-kitchen/sunflower-seed-cup/search-terms)
## **Top sunflower seed cup 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%4%$4K8%$7K12%$11K16%$14K1101001K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket 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.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**FIYEMNI Sunflower Seed Spit Cup Seed Holder & Shell Disposal White**FIYEMNI**$21.99**4.7★213 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F3X4B43L) [2**Sunflower Seed Cup | Sunflower Seed Cups to Spit in | Reusable Snack Nut Shell Cup Holder | Portable Outdoor Travel Snack Container For Pumpkin Seeds Nuts Pistachios Sunflowers**Generic**$13.33**1.1★23 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H1CRRSTP) [3**FIYEMNI Sunflower Seed Spit Cup Seed Holder & Shell Disposal Black**FIYEMNI**$20.35**4.7★213 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F3X55JBN) [4**PLCHXFYJR Portable Sunflower Seed Cup with Seed Organizer and Shell Storage Seed Snack Spit Cup for Outdoor in Car Travel and Sports Games. Works with Pistachios (black)**PLCHXFYJR**$20.09**4.7★38 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GCJQ6K4J) [5**Lumyrilix Portable Sunflower Seed Cup with FREE Airtight Container | 2-in-1 Spit Cup Keeps Seeds & Shells Separate |Dishwasher Safe |Mess-Free for Car Travel Sports & Outdoor Gifts (White)**Lumyrilix**$19.91**4.8★25 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GCZHMSTT)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Yalemie Sunflower Seed Snack Cup 2in1 Reusable Seed & Shell Holder LeakProof Portable Nut Container for Pistachios Pumpkin Seeds Nuts Outdoor Travel Game Day Snack Box**Yalemie**$16.06**7 rev2mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H1WTWNFR) [**Sunflower Seed Snack Cup Reusable Seed & Shell holder Portable Sunflower Seed Snack Cup to Spit in with 2 Compartment for Car Baseball Road Trips & Camping (Black)**Generic**$9.77**3 rev2mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H2DPNRLS) [**Sunflower Seed Snack Cup - 2-in-1 Reusable Seed Shell Storage Box**Yalemie**$16.54**11 rev2mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H828XNH9) [**Sunflower Seed Cup | Sunflower Seed Cups to Spit in | Reusable Snack Nut Shell Cup Holder | Portable Outdoor Travel Snack Container For Pumpkin Seeds Nuts Pistachios Sunflowers**Generic**$13.33**23 rev2mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H1CRRSTP) [**Kavilin Sunflower Seed Spit Cup 2-in-1 Foldable Magnetic Holder**Kavilin**$21.06**21 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GZK89WSX)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Sunflower Seed Snack Cup Reusable Seed & Shell holder Portable Sunflower Seed Snack Cup to Spit in with 2 Compartment for Car Baseball Road Trips & Camping (Black)**Generic**$9.77**1.0★**▲ 242%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H2DPNRLS) [**Sunflower Seed Cup | Sunflower Seed Cups to Spit in | Reusable Snack Nut Shell Cup Holder | Portable Outdoor Travel Snack Container For Pumpkin Seeds Nuts Pistachios Sunflowers**Generic**$13.33**1.1★**▲ 239%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H1CRRSTP) [**Sunflower Seed Snack Cup - 2-in-1 Reusable Seed Shell Storage Box**Yalemie**$16.54**1.8★**▲ 239%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H828XNH9) [**Kavilin Sunflower Seed Spit Cup 2-in-1 Foldable Magnetic Holder**Kavilin**$21.06**4.3★**▲ 239%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GZK89WSX) [**Yalemie Sunflower Seed Snack Cup 2in1 Reusable Seed & Shell Holder LeakProof Portable Nut Container for Pistachios Pumpkin Seeds Nuts Outdoor Travel Game Day Snack Box**Yalemie**$16.06**2.0★**▲ 238%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H1WTWNFR)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about sunflower seed cup**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Ease Of Use**19%
*“easy to handle”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**13%
*“which helps avoid mess”*
**Quality-Overall**12%
*“The quality of the seeds is top notch”*
**Size-Overall**6%
*“The size is great”*
**Portability**5%
*“Very portable”*
**Design-Overall**5%
*“The design is simple”*
**Gifting Purpose**4%
*“Gift”*
**Flavor**4%
*“Awesome flavor”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
*“Just what I needed”*
**Durability**2%
*“durable”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Quality-Overall**12%
*“Poor quality it broke already”*
**Durability**9%
*“it continued to come apart”*
**Value For Money**9%
*“Avoid at all cost”*
**Size-Overall**9%
*“To small”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**7%
*“Instead of making things cleaner, it tends to make the process messier”*
**Flavor**6%
*“The flavors were bland”*
**Ease Of Use**5%
*“Hard to use”*
**Strength**3%
*“Breaks easy and was missing bottom piece”*
**Design-Overall**3%
*“Cheaply made, flimsy, small”*
**Material Quality**2%
*“cheap material”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**23%
**Quality-Overall**18%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**9%
**Material Quality**9%
**Ease Of Use**6%
**Functionality-Overall**6%
**Durability**4%
**Color**3%
**Design-Overall**3%
**Defective Material/Parts**3%
## **Common questions**
- **Is sunflower seed cup profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $90K/yr across 29 tracked products. 0 of 22 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +16.5%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (59/100).
- **How competitive is the sunflower seed cup niche?**
- 16 brands and 20 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 47% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 72% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in sunflower seed cup?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Durability, Value For Money. The return rate is 1.2%.
- **What does it cost to enter the sunflower seed cup niche?**
- Listings span $9.77–$25.90; the average listing price is $17.10 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 125 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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