Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Bakeware
The Google product category ID for Bakeware is 640. It sits under Cookware & Bakeware and has 11 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 11 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
- Category ID
- 640
- Direct subcategories
- 11
- Categories below it in total
- 11
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 4 / 5
- Others at this level
- 4
- Parent category
- Cookware & Bakeware
- 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, Bakeware is second largest of the 5 categories under Cookware & Bakeware, with 11 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.
BakewareBakeware Sets
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Bakeware Sets (4764) on level 5: Bakeware › Bakeware Sets. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakeware — this page | 640 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| Cookware | 654 | 17 | 17 | 1 |
| Cookware Accessories | 4424 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| Bakeware Accessories | 4502 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Cookware & Bakeware Combo Sets | 6071 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (640) or the full path ("Home & Garden > Kitchen & Dining > Cookware & Bakeware > Bakeware"). 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 11 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 | 640 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Home & Garden > Kitchen & Dining > Cookware & Bakeware > Bakeware |
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, 640, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Bakeware
11 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 11 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Bakeware continues any further, so one of those 11 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
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 Bakeware
What is the Google product category ID for Bakeware?
640. The full path, "Home & Garden > Kitchen & Dining > Cookware & Bakeware > Bakeware", 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 Bakeware or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Bakeware has 11 directly below it, starting with Bakeware Sets (4764), Baking & Cookie Sheets (641), Bread Pans & Molds (642), and 11 in total further down. 640 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 Bakeware sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Cookware & Bakeware (6070). The chain from the top is Home & Garden → Kitchen & Dining → Cookware & Bakeware → Bakeware. If your product does not belong under Cookware & Bakeware, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Bakeware is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Cookware & Bakeware first — there are 4 other categories at this level: Bakeware Accessories (4502), Cookware (654), Cookware & Bakeware Combo Sets (6071), Cookware Accessories (4424). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Cookware & Bakeware (6070) 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 Bakeware?
1 level more. The longest route down from Bakeware is Bakeware > Bakeware Sets, ending at Bakeware Sets (4764) on level 5. Not every branch below Bakeware runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Bakeware compared with the categories next to it?
It is second largest of the 5 at its level, carrying 11 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 Bakeware and Bakeware Accessories?
They sit side by side under Cookware & Bakeware and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Bakeware is 640; Bakeware Accessories is 4502. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Home & Garden > Kitchen & Dining > Cookware & Bakeware > Bakeware" with "Home & Garden > Kitchen & Dining > Cookware & Bakeware > Bakeware Accessories" before you submit.
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