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Food Science (Agricultural Sciences, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Food Science (Agricultural Sciences, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $16.96, median 721 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $13.15 – $21.34 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 9% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 81% of Books categories: the median best seller has 721 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Food Science best sellers
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The Essential Home-Ground Flour Book: Learn Complete Milling and Baking Techniques, Includes 100 Recipes Updated for Today's Bakers
by Sue Becker
- List rank#1
- Price$20.55
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,870
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The Ultimate Guide to Home Butchering: How to Prepare Any Animal or Bird for the Table or Freezer
by Monte Burch
- List rank#2
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews722
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The Essential Dry Mix Pantry Cookbook: 250 Budget-Friendly Homemade Mixes with 750+ Ways to Use Them | Exact Jar Sizes, Smart Storage, Easy Substitutions & a 90-Day Meal Plan
- List rank#3
- Price$6.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews104
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The Art of Fermentation: With Practical Information on Fermenting Vegetables, Fruits, Grains, Milk, Beans, Meats, and More
by Sandor Ellix Katz
- List rank#4
- Price$21.85
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,204
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The Noma Guide to Fermentation: Including koji, kombuchas, shoyus, misos, vinegars, garums, lacto-ferments, and black fruits and vegetables (Foundations of Flavor)
by René Redzepi
- List rank#5
- Price$16.15
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,828
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
- List rank#6
- Price$21.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews5,449
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The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket
by Benjamin Lorr
- List rank#7
- Price$12.59
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,547
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Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook: Strategies, Recipes, and Techniques of Classic Bistro Cooking
- List rank#8
- Price$22.48
- Rating4.8
- Reviews1,966
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The Unsettling of America: Culture & Agriculture
- List rank#9
- Price$15.14
- Rating4.7
- Reviews576
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Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World
- List rank#10
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.3
- Reviews2,015
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FAQ
Is Food Science a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 721 reviews and sells for $16.96.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Food Science?
The median best seller has 721 reviews, and 15% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Food Science best sellers cost?
The median price is $16.96; half of the best sellers are priced between $13.15 and $21.34.
Can new books break into Food Science?
9% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.