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Rice & Grains (Cooking by Ingredient, Books): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Rice & Grains (Cooking by Ingredient, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $17.96, median 273 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 30/100 (highly competitive).

30Opportunity / 100
$17.96Median price
273Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$13.75 – $21.04
Average rating4.6
New releases (90 days)18%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Its median reviews are 35% of the parent category Cooking by Ingredient (788), one of the easier corners under it.
  • 18% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 87% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.

Top 10 Rice & Grains best sellers

  1. The Homemade Dry Mix Pantry Cookbook: 100 Make-Ahead Mixes in a Jar & 214 Easy, Budget-Fri book cover by Dana Ellery

    The Homemade Dry Mix Pantry Cookbook: 100 Make-Ahead Mixes in a Jar & 214 Easy, Budget-Friendly Family Meals with Baking Mixes, Soup Mixes, Seasoning Blends, One-Pot Dinners & a 13-Week Meal Plan

    by Dana Ellery

    • List rank#1
    • Price$19.89
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews246

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  2. Stews: One-Pot Comfort Food From Around The World (A Cookbook – 90 Delicious International book cover by Xavier Bramble

    Stews: One-Pot Comfort Food From Around The World (A Cookbook – 90 Delicious International Recipes)

    by Xavier Bramble

    • List rank#2
    • Price$16.17
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews36

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  3. The Woks of Life: Recipes to Know and Love from a Chinese American Family: A Cookbook book cover by Bill Leung

    The Woks of Life: Recipes to Know and Love from a Chinese American Family: A Cookbook

    by Bill Leung

    • List rank#3
    • Price$6.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews1,828

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  4. The Small-Batch Amish Dry Mix Pantry Cookbook: 150+ Easy Mason Jar Mixes Scaled for 1-2 Pe book cover by CJ Hammond

    The Small-Batch Amish Dry Mix Pantry Cookbook: 150+ Easy Mason Jar Mixes Scaled for 1-2 People | Cut Grocery Bills, Eliminate Food Waste, and Stock a Perfectly Sized Homestead Kitchen

    by CJ Hammond

    • List rank#4
    • Price$17.09
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews59

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  5. Don't Mess Up Your Rice: 70 Recipes to Impress Uncle Roger (A Cookbook) book cover by Nigel Ng

    Don't Mess Up Your Rice: 70 Recipes to Impress Uncle Roger (A Cookbook)

    by Nigel Ng

    • List rank#5
    • Price$30.29
    • Reviews-

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  6. Dishoom: The first ever cookbook from the much-loved Indian restaurant book cover by Shamil Thakrar

    Dishoom: The first ever cookbook from the much-loved Indian restaurant

    by Shamil Thakrar

    • List rank#6
    • Price$21.19
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews8,868

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  7. The Essential Dry Mix Pantry Cookbook: 250 Budget-Friendly Homemade Mixes with 750+ Ways t book cover by Nora Whitfield

    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

    by Nora Whitfield

    • List rank#7
    • Price$11.99
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews104

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  8. Bowls: Vibrant Recipes with Endless Possibilities book cover by America's Test Kitchen

    Bowls: Vibrant Recipes with Endless Possibilities

    by America's Test Kitchen

    • List rank#8
    • Price$11.88
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews2,109

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  9. The Complete Bread Machine Cookbook for Beginners: Discover the Joy of Homemade Bread | Ea book cover by Bernice Cochran

    The Complete Bread Machine Cookbook for Beginners: Discover the Joy of Homemade Bread | Easy Bread Recipes for Classic Loaves, Sourdough, Sweet Breads, Gluten-Free Breads, Rolls, Pizzas & More

    by Bernice Cochran

    • List rank#9
    • Price$9.99
    • Rating5.0
    • Reviews18

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  10. From the Oven to the Table book cover by Diana Henry

    From the Oven to the Table

    by Diana Henry

    • List rank#10
    • Price$16.70
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews2,345

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FAQ

Is Rice & Grains a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 30/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 273 reviews and sells for $17.96.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Rice & Grains?

The median best seller has 273 reviews, and 30% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Rice & Grains best sellers cost?

The median price is $17.96; half of the best sellers are priced between $13.75 and $21.04.

Can new books break into Rice & Grains?

18% 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.