Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Meat, Seafood & Eggs
The Google product category ID for Meat, Seafood & Eggs is 432. It sits under Food Items and has 3 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 3 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch4
- Category ID
- 432
- Direct subcategories
- 3
- Categories below it in total
- 12
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 3 / 5
- Others at this level
- 18
- Parent category
- Food Items
- 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, Meat, Seafood & Eggs is sixth largest of the 19 categories under Food Items, with 12 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.
Meat, Seafood & EggsEggsEgg Whites
The longest route down from here runs 2 more levels, ending at Egg Whites (543554) on level 5: Meat, Seafood & Eggs › Eggs › Egg Whites. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Gift Baskets | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Snack Foods | 423 | 18 | 20 | 2 |
| Condiments & Sauces | 427 | 26 | 28 | 2 |
| Dairy Products | 428 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Fruits & Vegetables | 430 | 9 | 135 | 3 |
| Grains, Rice & Cereal | 431 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| Meat, Seafood & Eggs — this page | 432 | 3 | 12 | 2 |
| Nuts & Seeds | 433 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pasta & Noodles | 434 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bakery | 1876 | 15 | 15 | 1 |
| Soups & Broths | 2423 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cooking & Baking Ingredients | 2660 | 36 | 39 | 2 |
| Seasonings & Spices | 4608 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Candy & Chocolate | 4748 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dips & Spreads | 5740 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| Frozen Desserts & Novelties | 5788 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Tofu, Soy & Vegetarian Products | 5807 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Prepared Foods | 5814 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Candied & Chocolate Covered Fruit | 6219 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (432) or the full path ("Food, Beverages & Tobacco > Food Items > Meat, Seafood & Eggs"). 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 3 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 | 432 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | "Food, Beverages & Tobacco > Food Items > Meat, Seafood & Eggs" |
This path contains a comma, so the cell has to be quoted: unquoted, a CSV reader splits "Food, Beverages & Tobacco > Food Items > Meat, Seafood & Eggs" into 3 columns and the row stops lining up with its header. The numeric ID, 432, contains no comma.
What sits under Meat, Seafood & Eggs
3 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
They are not the same size. Eggs (4627) is the largest with 4 categories beneath it, so most of what sits under Meat, Seafood & Eggs sits under that one name. Every one of the 3 carries subcategories of its own.
Questions about Meat, Seafood & Eggs
What is the Google product category ID for Meat, Seafood & Eggs?
432. The full path, "Food, Beverages & Tobacco > Food Items > Meat, Seafood & Eggs", 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 Meat, Seafood & Eggs or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Meat, Seafood & Eggs has 3 directly below it, starting with Eggs (4627), Meat (4628), Seafood (4629), and 12 in total further down. 432 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 Meat, Seafood & Eggs sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Food Items (422). The chain from the top is Food, Beverages & Tobacco → Food Items → Meat, Seafood & Eggs. If your product does not belong under Food Items, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Meat, Seafood & Eggs is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Food Items first — there are 18 other categories at this level: Bakery (1876), Candied & Chocolate Covered Fruit (6219), Candy & Chocolate (4748), Condiments & Sauces (427), Cooking & Baking Ingredients (2660), Dairy Products (428), and 12 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Food Items (422) 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 Meat, Seafood & Eggs?
2 levels more. The longest route down from Meat, Seafood & Eggs is Meat, Seafood & Eggs > Eggs > Egg Whites, ending at Egg Whites (543554) on level 5. Not every branch below Meat, Seafood & Eggs runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Meat, Seafood & Eggs compared with the categories next to it?
It is sixth largest of the 19 at its level, carrying 12 categories below it. Inside it, Eggs (4627) is the biggest branch with 4 beneath 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.
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