Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Blood Glucose Test Strips
The Google product category ID for Blood Glucose Test Strips is 3905, written as a path "Health & Beauty > Health Care > Biometric Monitor Accessories > Blood Glucose Meter Accessories > Blood Glucose Test Strips". It is a leaf: the taxonomy does not continue below it, so this is the most specific value on this branch, and if your product fits here there is nothing more precise to pick. It sits under Blood Glucose Meter Accessories.
This level3
- Category ID
- 3905
- Subcategories (none, this is a leaf)
- 0
- Categories below it in total
- 0
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 5 / 5
- Others at this level
- 2
- Parent category
- Blood Glucose Meter Accessories
- 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, Blood Glucose Test Strips is second largest of the 3 categories under Blood Glucose Meter Accessories, with 0 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.
| Category | ID | Direct | Below | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancing Devices | 3111 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blood Glucose Test Strips — this page | 3905 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blood Glucose Control Solution | 6323 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (3905) or the full path ("Health & Beauty > Health Care > Biometric Monitor Accessories > Blood Glucose Meter Accessories > Blood Glucose Test Strips"). 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.
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 | 3905 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Health & Beauty > Health Care > Biometric Monitor Accessories > Blood Glucose Meter Accessories > Blood Glucose Test Strips |
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, 3905, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
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 Blood Glucose Test Strips
What is the Google product category ID for Blood Glucose Test Strips?
3905. The full path, "Health & Beauty > Health Care > Biometric Monitor Accessories > Blood Glucose Meter Accessories > Blood Glucose Test Strips", 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.
Is anything more specific than Blood Glucose Test Strips available?
No. Blood Glucose Test Strips is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 5, so 3905 is the most precise value this branch offers. If it does not describe your product closely enough, the answer is a different branch, not a deeper one.
Where does Blood Glucose Test Strips sit in the taxonomy?
At level 5, under Blood Glucose Meter Accessories (3688). The chain from the top is Health & Beauty → Health Care → Biometric Monitor Accessories → Blood Glucose Meter Accessories → Blood Glucose Test Strips. If your product does not belong under Blood Glucose Meter Accessories, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Blood Glucose Test Strips is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Blood Glucose Meter Accessories first — there are 2 other categories at this level: Blood Glucose Control Solution (6323), Lancing Devices (3111). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Blood Glucose Meter Accessories (3688) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Blood Glucose Test Strips compared with the categories next to it?
It is second largest of the 3 at its level, carrying 0 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 Blood Glucose Test Strips and Blood Glucose Control Solution?
They sit side by side under Blood Glucose Meter Accessories and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Blood Glucose Test Strips is 3905; Blood Glucose Control Solution is 6323. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Health & Beauty > Health Care > Biometric Monitor Accessories > Blood Glucose Meter Accessories > Blood Glucose Test Strips" with "Health & Beauty > Health Care > Biometric Monitor Accessories > Blood Glucose Meter Accessories > Blood Glucose Control Solution" before you submit.
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