Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21

496

Body Fat Analyzers

The Google product category ID for Body Fat Analyzers is 496, written as a path "Health & Beauty > Health Care > Biometric Monitors > Body Fat Analyzers". 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 Biometric Monitors.

Category ID
496
Subcategories (none, this is a leaf)
0
Categories below it in total
0
Depth, on a branch that runs 4
4 / 4
Others at this level
10
Parent category
Biometric Monitors
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, Body Fat Analyzers is third largest of the 11 categories under Biometric Monitors, 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.

Every category at the same level as Body Fat Analyzers, compared by id, direct subcategories, total categories below and how many levels each one runs.
CategoryIDDirectBelowLevels
Blood Pressure Monitors495000
Body Fat Analyzers — this page496000
Cholesterol Analyzers497000
Body Weight Scales500000
Medical Thermometers501000
Blood Glucose Meters2246000
Breathalyzers2633000
Prenatal Heart Rate Monitors4767000
Pulse Oximeters5551000
Activity Monitors500009000
Fertility Monitors and Ovulation Tests505822221

Using this value

Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (496) or the full path ("Health & Beauty > Health Care > Biometric Monitors > Body Fat Analyzers"). 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.

products.csv3 of your columns
idtitlegoogle_product_category
SKU-1001Your product title496
SKU-1001Your product titleHealth & Beauty > Health Care > Biometric Monitors > Body Fat Analyzers

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, 496, 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 Body Fat Analyzers

What is the Google product category ID for Body Fat Analyzers?

496. The full path, "Health & Beauty > Health Care > Biometric Monitors > Body Fat Analyzers", 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 Body Fat Analyzers available?

No. Body Fat Analyzers is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 4, so 496 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 Body Fat Analyzers sit in the taxonomy?

At level 4, under Biometric Monitors (494). The chain from the top is Health & Beauty → Health Care → Biometric Monitors → Body Fat Analyzers. If your product does not belong under Biometric Monitors, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.

What should I use if Body Fat Analyzers is not quite right?

Look across the rest of Biometric Monitors first — there are 10 other categories at this level: Activity Monitors (500009), Blood Glucose Meters (2246), Blood Pressure Monitors (495), Body Weight Scales (500), Breathalyzers (2633), Cholesterol Analyzers (497), and 4 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Biometric Monitors (494) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.

How big is Body Fat Analyzers compared with the categories next to it?

It is third largest of the 11 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 Body Fat Analyzers and Body Weight Scales?

They sit side by side under Biometric Monitors and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Body Fat Analyzers is 496; Body Weight Scales is 500. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Health & Beauty > Health Care > Biometric Monitors > Body Fat Analyzers" with "Health & Beauty > Health Care > Biometric Monitors > Body Weight Scales" before you submit.

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Canonical URL: https://sellersort.com/google-product-category/496-health-and-beauty-health-care-biometric-monitors-body-fat-analyzers

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