jerusalem artichokes
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 99% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Great208.56avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Great4.2★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Avg price
Great$18.38avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Good$5.55–$35.04cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Good4.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Okay$153K$153K/yr · 196K searches
Competition
Okay67%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Growth
Bad-23.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad99%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, jerusalem artichokes is a $153K/yr Amazon United States market (196K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 99% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.
Data updated Jul 15, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
jerusalem artichokes market data
- Units sold / yr
- 13K–15K
- avg 500–750/product
- Revenue / yr
- $230K–$276K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 4.3%
- Avg BSR
- #1,440
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 11%
- Sponsored
- 83%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 71 months
- Avg seller age
- 184 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 67% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
6 falling
Sellers
14
Top-5 brand share
99%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
67%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Greenhouse PCA82%
- Generic7%
- Seedville4%
- adama3%
- Moc Nursery2%
- Complete Natural Products1%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -23.3% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Mar, Apr · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.3×
Top jerusalem artichokes search terms
- jerusalem artichokes for planting21K/yr
- jerusalem artichokes42K/yr
- sunchokes for planting24K/yr
- sunchokes22K/yr
- jerusalem artichoke21K/yr
- sunchoke14K/yr
- jerusalem artichoke seeds18K/yr
- sun chokes for planting8K/yr
- sunchoke seeds12K/yr
- sunchoke tubers for planting6K/yr
Top jerusalem artichokes 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.
All 18 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
20 Live Jerusalem Artichoke Tubers | Sunchokes by Greenhouse PCA | Fresh Sunchoke Bulbs for Eating or Planting
Greenhouse PCA$29.614.6★487 rev
Greenhouse PCA Jerusalem Artichoke Root Fresh Heirloom Sunchokes
Greenhouse PCA$15.334.3★41 rev
Jerusalem Artichoke Live Tubers 7 Fresh Sunchoke Bulbs for Planting by Greenhouse PCA
Greenhouse PCA$14.894.5★151 rev
Fresh Tubers Jerusalem Artichokes for Planting OR Eating by Greenhouse PCA | AKA: Sunchokes Sunroot or Wild Sunflower) (5)
Greenhouse PCA$13.304.4★401 rev
Fresh Jerusalem Artichokes 5 Tuber Pack Raw Sunchokes for Planting or Eating Natural Sunroot Vegetable
Greenhouse PCA$14.804.7★95 rev
Newest
by launch date
0.5 lb Jerusalem Artichokes Roots for Planting Sunchoke Tubers Sunroots Yellow Fowers
Moc Nursery$10.411 rev
20 Jerusalem Artichokes Seeds for Planting Sunchoke Seed Sunroots Yellow Fowers Not Tuber
Moc Nursery$13.985 rev
Fresh Jerusalem Artichokes 5 Tuber Pack Raw Sunchokes for Planting or Eating Natural Sunroot Vegetable
Greenhouse PCA$14.8095 rev
Jerusalem Artichoke Live Tubers 7 Fresh Sunchoke Bulbs for Planting by Greenhouse PCA
Greenhouse PCA$14.89151 rev
Greenhouse PCA Jerusalem Artichoke Root Fresh Heirloom Sunchokes
Greenhouse PCA$15.3341 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum0.5 lb Jerusalem Artichokes Roots for Planting Sunchoke Tubers Sunroots Yellow Fowers
Moc Nursery$10.415.0★
Greenhouse PCA Jerusalem Artichoke Root Fresh Heirloom Sunchokes
Greenhouse PCA$15.334.3★
Fresh Tubers Jerusalem Artichokes for Planting OR Eating by Greenhouse PCA | AKA: Sunchokes Sunroot or Wild Sunflower) (25)
Greenhouse PCA$35.044.4★
Jerusalem Artichoke Tubers Sunroot Sunchoke Natural Organic Tubers Produce 1 lb by Greenhouse PCA
Greenhouse PCA$20.394.6★
20 Jerusalem Artichokes Seeds for Planting Sunchoke Seed Sunroots Yellow Fowers Not Tuber
Moc Nursery$13.981.0★
What buyers say about jerusalem artichokes
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good quality plants”
“They are growing”
“These arrived exceptionally fresh, clean, crisp and well packaged”
“Nice size”
“good instructions”
“worth it”
“Totally convenient”
“Healthy option”
“Good in soup or raw”
“Love the flavor”
What buyers complain about
“never grew”
“Seriously over $30 for shipping and handling”
“They are way bigger than I thought they would be”
“To say this doesn't cause farts would be a false”
“More than 1/2 the capsules in the bottle are less than half full and are hard”
“too many were dried out”
“Until the deer smell them and they are gone”
“then they all died”
“I received mushy tubers”
“Waste”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is jerusalem artichokes profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $153K/yr across 18 tracked products. 1 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -23.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (47/100).
- How competitive is the jerusalem artichokes niche?
- 6 brands and 14 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 67% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 99% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in jerusalem artichokes?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Plant Growth, Value For Money, Size-Overall. The return rate is 0.0%.
- When does demand for jerusalem artichokes peak?
- Demand peaks in Mar–Apr; the busiest month runs 3.3× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the jerusalem artichokes niche?
- Listings span $5.55–$35.04; the average listing price is $18.38 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 209 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.