Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Food & Beverage Labels
The Google product category ID for Food & Beverage Labels is 499924, written as a path "Home & Garden > Kitchen & Dining > Food Storage Accessories > Food & Beverage Labels". 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 Food Storage Accessories.
This level4
- Category ID
- 499924
- 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
- 3
- Parent category
- Food Storage 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, Food & Beverage Labels is the smallest of the 4 categories under Food Storage 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twist Ties & Bag Clips | 5837 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oxygen Absorbers | 6479 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Food Wrap Dispensers | 8039 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Food & Beverage Labels — this page | 499924 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (499924) or the full path ("Home & Garden > Kitchen & Dining > Food Storage Accessories > Food & Beverage Labels"). 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 | 499924 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Home & Garden > Kitchen & Dining > Food Storage Accessories > Food & Beverage Labels |
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, 499924, 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 Food & Beverage Labels
What is the Google product category ID for Food & Beverage Labels?
499924. The full path, "Home & Garden > Kitchen & Dining > Food Storage Accessories > Food & Beverage Labels", 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 Food & Beverage Labels available?
No. Food & Beverage Labels is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 4, so 499924 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 Food & Beverage Labels sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Food Storage Accessories (6478). The chain from the top is Home & Garden → Kitchen & Dining → Food Storage Accessories → Food & Beverage Labels. If your product does not belong under Food Storage Accessories, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Food & Beverage Labels is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Food Storage Accessories first — there are 3 other categories at this level: Food Wrap Dispensers (8039), Oxygen Absorbers (6479), Twist Ties & Bag Clips (5837). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Food Storage Accessories (6478) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Food & Beverage Labels compared with the categories next to it?
It is the smallest of the 4 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 Food & Beverage Labels and Food Wrap Dispensers?
They sit side by side under Food Storage Accessories and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Food & Beverage Labels is 499924; Food Wrap Dispensers is 8039. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Home & Garden > Kitchen & Dining > Food Storage Accessories > Food & Beverage Labels" with "Home & Garden > Kitchen & Dining > Food Storage Accessories > Food Wrap Dispensers" before you submit.
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