Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Freeze-Drying Machines
The Google product category ID for Freeze-Drying Machines is 500057, written as a path "Business & Industrial > Science & Laboratory > Laboratory Equipment > Freeze-Drying Machines". 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 Laboratory Equipment.
This level14
Freeze-Drying Machines500057
Laboratory Freezers500114Laboratory Funnels503722- Category ID
- 500057
- 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
- 13
- Parent category
- Laboratory Equipment
- 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, Freeze-Drying Machines is 12th largest of the 14 categories under Laboratory Equipment, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microscopes | 158 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Autoclaves | 4116 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory Hot Plates | 4133 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory Ovens | 4231 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Centrifuges | 4336 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory Blenders | 4474 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Microscope Accessories | 4555 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Dry Ice Makers | 7218 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spectrometers | 7393 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Microtomes | 7437 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spectrometer Accessories | 7468 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Freeze-Drying Machines — this page | 500057 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory Freezers | 500114 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory Funnels | 503722 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (500057) or the full path ("Business & Industrial > Science & Laboratory > Laboratory Equipment > Freeze-Drying Machines"). 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 | 500057 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Business & Industrial > Science & Laboratory > Laboratory Equipment > Freeze-Drying Machines |
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, 500057, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
Questions about Freeze-Drying Machines
What is the Google product category ID for Freeze-Drying Machines?
500057. The full path, "Business & Industrial > Science & Laboratory > Laboratory Equipment > Freeze-Drying Machines", 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 Freeze-Drying Machines available?
No. Freeze-Drying Machines is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 4, so 500057 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 Freeze-Drying Machines sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Laboratory Equipment (4335). The chain from the top is Business & Industrial → Science & Laboratory → Laboratory Equipment → Freeze-Drying Machines. If your product does not belong under Laboratory Equipment, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Freeze-Drying Machines is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Laboratory Equipment first — there are 13 other categories at this level: Autoclaves (4116), Centrifuges (4336), Dry Ice Makers (7218), Laboratory Blenders (4474), Laboratory Freezers (500114), Laboratory Funnels (503722), and 7 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Laboratory Equipment (4335) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Freeze-Drying Machines compared with the categories next to it?
It is 12th largest of the 14 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.
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