Cooking by Ingredient — Kindle Category Opportunity
Competition snapshot for the Cookbooks, Food & Wine best-seller list, ease-of-entry score 55.5/100.
Category metrics
Score
55.5
Median reviews
112
Weak share (top 20)
45%
Median price
$2.99
Median star rating
4.6
Books scanned
50
Worth writing in?
The Cooking by Ingredient list shows real reader demand with room left for newcomers: the median book carries 112 reviews, yet 45% of the top 20 still sit under 100 reviews. 3 top-15 books hold fewer than 100 reviews at $0.99–4.99 — classic self-publishing breakout books. Ease-of-entry score 55.5/100.
Breakout books — top 15, under 100 reviews, $0.99–4.99
Best-seller list on Amazon| # | Title | Star | Reviews | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | The Complete Dry Mix Pantry Cookbook: 150+ Easy, Budget-Friendly Homemade Mixes for Quick Meals, Baking, Seasonings, Soups & More | Simple Pantry Staples to Save Time, Money & Reduce Food Waste | 5.0 | 42 | $2.99 |
| 4 | The Essential Dry Mix Pantry Cookbook for Beginners: Easy & Budget-Smart Recipes from Dry Mixes to Meals with Meal Plans & Shelf-Life Tips | Including Spice Mixtures, Baking Mixes, Soup Bases & More! | 4.8 | 44 | $2.99 |
| 5 | 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 | 4.9 | 70 | $2.99 |
High-frequency phrases in this category's titles
Mine all categoriesHigh-frequency phrases mined from the 50 best-seller titles on this category's list. The ease-of-entry score tells you how winnable the category is; these title phrases tell you which words readers search with — use the two layers together. Frequency is a title statistic, not a search-volume estimate.
| Phrase | Titles | Rank-weighted score |
|---|---|---|
| dry mix | 14 | 414 |
| budget friendly | 11 | 336 |
| pantry cookbook | 12 | 335 |
| dry mix pantry cookbook | 11 | 315 |
| budget friendly homemade | 5 | 184 |
| cookbook for beginners | 6 | 158 |
| easy budget | 3 | 134 |
| pantry staples | 4 | 125 |
| day meal | 3 | 122 |
| shelf stable | 4 | 119 |
| quick meals | 3 | 113 |
| baking mixes | 3 | 108 |
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7 subcategories under this category
| Subcategory | Score | Median reviews |
|---|---|---|
| █████ | 71.5 | 65.5 |
| █████ | 64.5 | 66 |
| █████ | 63.5 | 93.5 |
| █████ | 61.0 | 91.5 |
| █████ | 56.5 | 74.5 |
| █████ | 55.0 | 61.5 |
| █████ | 52.0 | 51 |
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Research snapshot scanned on Oct 19, 2026. Refreshed periodically — not live tracking.