venus fly trap food
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.7%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.7%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Great11.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Quality gap
Great4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Price range
Great$8.00–$37.99cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Avg price
Good$14.13avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Review moat
Good918.25avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Growth
Good+23.7%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Okay81%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Market size
Okay$167K$167K/yr · 105K searches
Competition
Bad75%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, venus fly trap food is a $167K/yr Amazon United States market (105K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 81% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct. Verdict: Worth a look — 57/100.
Data updated Jul 15, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
venus fly trap food market data
- Units sold / yr
- 10K–13K
- avg 1,000–1,250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $141K–$177K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 11.3%
- Avg BSR
- #720
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 83%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 72 months
- Avg seller age
- 165 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 75% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
10 falling
Sellers
19
Top-5 brand share
81%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
75%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
13%
- Orchid Gene29%
- Nature Gift Store18%
- HiThrive17%
- TPS NUTRIENTS10%
- GARDENWISE7%
- Soil Sunrise6%
- Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 13%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +23.7% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
Top venus fly trap food search terms
- venus fly trap food57K/yr
- carnivorous plant food33K/yr
- venus flytrap food9K/yr
- pitcher plant food6K/yr
Top venus fly trap food 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 12 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Venus Flytrap Food Solid Gel Carnivorous Plant Food 2.5OZ. Designed for Venus Fly Trap Sundew Pitcher Plants and Other Carnivorous Plants
Orchid Gene$12.994.1★2,066 rev
Venus Fly Trap Live Plant Food Bundle Carnivorous Plant Food with Feeding Tweezers 2 Resealable 0.35oz Bags of Black Soldier Fly Larvae Nutrition for Venus Flytraps Pitcher Plants and Sundews
Nature Gift Store$13.643.8★102 rev
4oz Carnivorous Plant Food & Venus Fly Trap Food - Feeds up to 500 Times Tropical Plant Fertilizer for Carnivorous Plants Premium Liquid Fertilizer & Feeding Supplement for Consistent Growth
HiThrive$12.954.4★770 rev
Carnivorous Plant Fertilizer Gentle Liquid Formula for Healthy Traps & Vibrant Growth 8 oz
TPS NUTRIENTS$9.724.6★54 rev
GARDENWISE 100% Organic Marina Mist Carnivorous Plant Food | Liquid Kelp Foliar Spray for Plants - Kelp Fertilizer for Venus Flytraps Sundew Butterworts Pitcher Plants 8 Oz
GARDENWISE$11.964.4★270 rev
Newest
by launch dateVenus Fly Trap Live Plant Food Bundle Carnivorous Plant Food with Feeding Tweezers 2 Resealable 0.35oz Bags of Black Soldier Fly Larvae Nutrition for Venus Flytraps Pitcher Plants and Sundews
Nature Gift Store$13.64102 rev
Bogman Plantenstein Bog Dust - Carnivorous Plant Food - 100% Insect Powder - Feed Sundews Flytraps Pitcher Plants and More (1 oz Jar)
Bogman Plantenstein$11.859 rev
BOG BOSS - Premium Carnivorous Plant Soil Blend | Ideal for Venus Flytraps Sundews Nepenthes Pitcher Plants & Butterworts (1 QT)
Top Tier Genetics$14.03208 rev
Carnivorous Plant Fertilizer Gentle Liquid Formula for Healthy Traps & Vibrant Growth 8 oz
TPS NUTRIENTS$9.7254 rev
Pitcher Plant Food Liquid Plant Food for Healthy Pitcher Development Vibrant Color & Strong New Growth 8 oz
TPS NUTRIENTS$11.7036 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumBogman Plantenstein Bog Dust - Carnivorous Plant Food - 100% Insect Powder - Feed Sundews Flytraps Pitcher Plants and More (1 oz Jar)
Bogman Plantenstein$11.855.0★
Carnivorous Plant Fertilizer Gentle Liquid Formula for Healthy Traps & Vibrant Growth 8 oz
TPS NUTRIENTS$9.724.6★
BOG BOSS - Premium Carnivorous Plant Soil Blend | Ideal for Venus Flytraps Sundews Nepenthes Pitcher Plants & Butterworts (1 QT)
Top Tier Genetics$14.034.5★
Venus Fly Trap Live Plant Food Bundle Carnivorous Plant Food with Feeding Tweezers 2 Resealable 0.35oz Bags of Black Soldier Fly Larvae Nutrition for Venus Flytraps Pitcher Plants and Sundews
Nature Gift Store$13.643.8★
Pitcher Plant Food Liquid Plant Food for Healthy Pitcher Development Vibrant Color & Strong New Growth 8 oz
TPS NUTRIENTS$11.704.0★
What buyers say about venus fly trap food
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“New growth”
“Great Specificity”
“Easy to Use”
“This grow light might look bright”
“I love the color”
“Fair priced”
“the application instructions are clear enough that even a beginner could use it confidently”
“It seems to help my flytrap”
“the design is attractive enough to serve as a nice decoration in the kitchen”
“Solid choise for small and compact apartments”
What buyers complain about
“The container is small”
“Hard to handle”
“Didn't work”
“Burned my plants”
“Kills traps”
“Not sure how its not false advertisement”
“Dont wast you money this food poised my plant”
“it left chemical burns on the leaves”
“we know how hard that can be”
“Dead or dormant”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is venus fly trap food profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $167K/yr across 12 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +23.7%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (57/100).
- How competitive is the venus fly trap food niche?
- 10 brands and 19 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 75% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 81% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in venus fly trap food?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Ease Of Use, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 0.7%.
- When does demand for venus fly trap food peak?
- Demand peaks in Oct; the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the venus fly trap food niche?
- Listings span $8.00–$37.99; the average listing price is $14.13 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 918 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.