Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Cat Food
The Google product category ID for Cat Food is 3367. It sits under Cat Supplies and has 2 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 2 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
- Category ID
- 3367
- Direct subcategories
- 2
- Categories below it in total
- 2
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 4 / 5
- Others at this level
- 10
- Parent category
- Cat Supplies
- Taxonomy version
- 2021-09-21
- Sent in your feed as
- google_product_category
Where this sits in the taxonomy
Measured by how much sits beneath them, Cat Food is the largest of the 11 categories under Cat Supplies, with 2 categories below it. Size is not correctness — a small category is the right answer when it is the right answer — but it does tell you how much of the taxonomy you are still choosing between once you pick this branch.
Cat FoodNon-prescription Cat Food
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Non-prescription Cat Food (543684) on level 5: Cat Food › Non-prescription Cat Food. Most branches stop sooner than that — the figure to compare it against is the seven levels Google's taxonomy allows, not the depth of the branch next door.
| Category | ID | Direct | Below | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cat Food — this page | 3367 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Cat Beds | 4433 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cat Furniture | 4997 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cat Litter | 4999 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cat Litter Boxes | 5000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cat Toys | 5001 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cat Treats | 5002 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cat Apparel | 5082 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cat Litter Box Mats | 7142 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cat Litter Box Liners | 8069 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cat Furniture Accessories | 500059 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (3367) or the full path ("Animals & Pet Supplies > Pet Supplies > Cat Supplies > Cat Food"). Both are predefined values for the same category. The ID is the sturdier of the two, because renaming any segment above this one changes the path text and leaves the number alone. Before sending it, check whether one of the 2 subcategories below fits — a narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things.
Bear in mind that google_product_category is an optional attribute. Google assigns a category automatically, and your value is treated as a signal rather than an override. When an override actually applies.
In your feed, it looks like this
Either row below is accepted. The first is the one to send.
| id | title | google_product_category |
|---|---|---|
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | 3367 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Animals & Pet Supplies > Pet Supplies > Cat Supplies > Cat Food |
This path has no comma, so an unquoted cell holds it as it stands — which is not true of every category in the taxonomy. The numeric ID, 3367, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Cat Food
2 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 2 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Cat Food continues any further, so one of those 2 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
Easy to mix up with
These sit under the same parent and start with the same word, which is exactly when the wrong one gets picked.
Questions about Cat Food
What is the Google product category ID for Cat Food?
3367. The full path, "Animals & Pet Supplies > Pet Supplies > Cat Supplies > Cat Food", is the same category written the other way. The ID is shorter, and renaming a segment above this one changes the path text while leaving the number alone.
Should I use Cat Food or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Cat Food has 2 directly below it, starting with Non-prescription Cat Food (543684), Prescription Cat Food (543683), and 2 in total further down. 3367 is itself a predefined value, so an interior category is not an error — it just groups the product more broadly than a subcategory would.
Where does Cat Food sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Cat Supplies (4). The chain from the top is Animals & Pet Supplies → Pet Supplies → Cat Supplies → Cat Food. If your product does not belong under Cat Supplies, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Cat Food is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Cat Supplies first — there are 10 other categories at this level: Cat Apparel (5082), Cat Beds (4433), Cat Furniture (4997), Cat Furniture Accessories (500059), Cat Litter (4999), Cat Litter Box Liners (8069), and 4 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Cat Supplies (4) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How much more specific can I get than Cat Food?
1 level more. The longest route down from Cat Food is Cat Food > Non-prescription Cat Food, ending at Non-prescription Cat Food (543684) on level 5. Not every branch below Cat Food runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Cat Food compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 11 at its level, carrying 2 categories below it. A bigger category is not a better one — it just means more of the taxonomy is still open below you after you pick it.
What is the difference between Cat Food and Cat Apparel?
They sit side by side under Cat Supplies and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Cat Food is 3367; Cat Apparel is 5082. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Animals & Pet Supplies > Pet Supplies > Cat Supplies > Cat Food" with "Animals & Pet Supplies > Pet Supplies > Cat Supplies > Cat Apparel" before you submit.
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