Freeze Dried Onions
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.1%), but soft demand (-29.7% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Market size
Incredible$5.5M$5.5M/yr · 3.6M searches
Avg price
Great$61.33avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Competition
Great38%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Conversion
Okay2.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Brand share
Okay86%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Review moat
Okay3,444.02avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Price range
Okay$2.31–$308.61cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Growth
Bad-29.7%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Is freeze dried onions profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, freeze dried onions is a $5.5M/yr Amazon United States market (3.6M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct. Verdict: Worth a look — 55/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
freeze dried onions market size & sales
Units sold, revenue, conversion and listing quality across the tracked shelf.- Units sold / yr
- 125K–150K
- avg 1,250–1,500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $7.7M–$9.2M
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 2.5%
- Avg BSR
- #33
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 87%
- Sponsored
- 94%
- Out of stock
- 1.4%
- Avg brand age
- 68 months
- Avg seller age
- 139 days
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (38% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
13 falling
Sellers
77
Top-5 brand share
86%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
38%
Top 20: 71%
Open market
11%
- ReadyWise29%
- Augason Farms21%
- Ready Hour16%
- Mountain House14%
- Peak Refuel6%
- BetterBundle3%
- Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 11%)
freeze dried onions demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -29.7% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×
Top freeze dried onions search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.- emergency food665K/yr
- augason farms501K/yr
- camping food298K/yr
- freeze dried food372K/yr
- survival food429K/yr
- freeze dried meals267K/yr
- dehydrated food154K/yr
- augason farms 10 can clearance sale181K/yr
- emergency food supply243K/yr
- camp food45K/yr
Top freeze dried onions products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
ReadyWise Emergency Food Supply - 120 Servings Favorites Sample Bucket Survival Food Kit Freeze Dried Prepper Food & Dehydrated Meals for Camping Essentials & Backpacking up to 25 Year Shelf Life
ReadyWise$97.384.5★10,411 rev
Ready Hour 120 Serving Entree Bucket-Freeze Dried Emergency Food Supply-Survival Meals with Long Shelf Life-Prepper Essentials for Disaster Camping Hiking or Outdoor Use
Ready Hour$124.064.6★2,689 rev
Ready Hour Fruit & Veggie Mix Non-Perishable Freeze-Dried Food 30-Year Shelf Life Portable Emergency and Adventure Food Supply Durable Flood Safe Container 56 Servings
Ready Hour$54.464.5★2,445 rev
Mountain House 3-Day Emergency Food Supply | Freeze Dried Survival & Emergency Food | 18 Servings
Mountain House$69.594.7★937 rev
ReadyWise Emergency Food Supply - 72 Hour Survival Kit 30 Servings of Protein Meals Freeze Dried Food for Backpacking Camping Essentials & Disaster Prepping Supplies up to 25 Year Shelf Life
ReadyWise$24.684.5★5,569 rev
Newest
by launch date
2026 Inspection MRE U.S. MRE Meals Emergency Supplies Emergency Food Supply Survival Food Freeze Dried Food w/Flameless Heater Ready Meals (Variety Pack of 24) (A & B Case Fresh Stock) MREs have 10 Year Shelf Life From Inspection Date
BetterBundle$82.241,001 rev
Wornick Sopacko Ameriqual MRE Meals Ready to Eat Inspection dates 2026 or Better Emergency Food Supply Survival Camping Outdoor (INSPECTION DATE IS NOT EXPIRATION DATE) 12 Pack(A & B Case Bundle 2 Count)
Leevax$79.441,798 rev
Instant Mashed Potatoes Emergency Food Supply 30 Servings 10 Year Shelf Life Certified Gluten Free Mashed Potatoes Flavored with Butter and Salt - Dehydrated Meals Survival Food Camping Essentials Can
Augason Farms$12.47435 rev
ReadyWise Emergency Food Supply - 88 Servings Meat & Rice Bucket Freeze Dried Protein Meals Camping Essentials Bulk Rice & Survival Food Disaster Prepping Supplies up to 25 Year Shelf Life
ReadyWise$178.9793 rev
ReadyWise Emergency Food Supply - 14 Day 150 Servings Emergency Freeze Dried Food Bucket Protein Meals Camping Essentials Survival Kit Disaster Prepping Supplies up to 25 Year Shelf Life
ReadyWise$80.925,569 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Peak Refuel Beef Stroganoff | Freeze Dried Backpacking and Camping Food | Amazing Taste | High Protein | Real Meat | Quick Prep Meals
Peak Refuel$14.974.5★
Peak Refuel Beef Pasta Marinara | 49g Protein | 1040 Calories | 100% Real Meat | Premium Freeze Dried Backpacking & Camping Food | 2 Servings | Ideal MRE Survival Meal (2 Serving Pouch)
Peak Refuel$14.934.4★
Peak Refuel Biscuits & Sausage Gravy | Freeze Dried Backpacking Camping & Emergency Prep Food | 2 Servings Pouches
Peak Refuel$14.954.5★
Mountain House 3-Day Emergency Food Supply | Freeze Dried Survival & Emergency Food | 18 Servings
Mountain House$69.594.7★
Instant Mashed Potatoes Emergency Food Supply 30 Servings 10 Year Shelf Life Certified Gluten Free Mashed Potatoes Flavored with Butter and Salt - Dehydrated Meals Survival Food Camping Essentials Can
Augason Farms$12.474.6★
What reviews say buyers love and hate about freeze dried onions
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Delicious and creamy”
“Amazing quality”
“Excellent Value”
“As described”
“Easy to store”
“Good food and nutrition”
“natural flavors all throughout”
“Durable”
“Stay healthy folks”
“VERY FRESH”
What buyers complain about
“Extremely expensive”
“Not as described”
“the taste was gross”
“Huge”
“Its very low quality with not a single kernel without huge brittle hulls”
“Stale”
“Very different cook instructions”
“weak in flavor”
“There's nothing even remotely nutritional about them”
“multiple types of pesticides that are completely off the scales in excessive amounts”
Top return reasons
Common freeze dried onions questions
- Is freeze dried onions profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $5.5M/yr across 47 tracked products. 2 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -29.7%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (55/100).
- How competitive is the freeze dried onions niche?
- 13 brands and 77 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 38% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 86% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in freeze dried onions?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Advertised Vs Actual Product, Taste-Overall. The return rate is 0.1%.
- When does demand for freeze dried onions peak?
- Demand peaks in Oct; the busiest month runs 2.3× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the freeze dried onions niche?
- Listings span $2.31–$308.61; the average listing price is $61.33 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,444 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.