Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Greens
The Google product category ID for Greens is 6622. It sits under Fresh & Frozen Vegetables and has 12 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 12 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
- Category ID
- 6622
- Direct subcategories
- 12
- Categories below it in total
- 12
- Depth, on a branch that runs 6
- 5 / 6
- Others at this level
- 57
- Parent category
- Fresh & Frozen Vegetables
- 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, Greens is the largest of the 58 categories under Fresh & Frozen Vegetables, 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.
GreensArugula
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Arugula (6569) on level 6: Greens › Arugula. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asparagus | 6568 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artichokes | 6570 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beans | 6577 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beets | 6580 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweet Potatoes | 6585 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Potatoes | 6586 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Borage | 6587 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brussel Sprouts | 6590 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Broccoli | 6591 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cabbage | 6592 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carrots | 6595 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cardoon | 6596 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Celery Roots | 6598 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Celery | 6599 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cauliflower | 6600 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cucumbers | 6608 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corn | 6609 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eggplants | 6613 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fiddlehead Ferns | 6615 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gai Choy | 6616 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gai Lan | 6617 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gobo Root | 6618 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ginger Root | 6619 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garlic | 6620 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greens — this page | 6622 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| Leeks | 6627 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kohlrabi | 6628 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jicama | 6630 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Horseradish Root | 6631 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malangas | 6643 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lotus Roots | 6644 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mushrooms | 6653 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Onions | 6655 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Okra | 6657 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parsnips | 6663 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parsley Roots | 6664 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peppers | 6668 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peas | 6669 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rhubarb | 6681 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Radishes | 6682 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tamarillos | 6692 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunchokes | 6693 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sugar Cane | 6694 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Watercress | 6700 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Water Chestnuts | 6701 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomatoes | 6703 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taro Root | 6704 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yuca Root | 6705 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arracachas | 6716 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cactus Leaves | 6808 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fennel Bulbs | 6816 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shallots | 6818 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wheatgrass | 7193 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yams | 8515 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vegetable Mixes | 499905 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sprouts | 503761 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turnips & Rutabagas | 505329 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Squashes & Gourds | 505354 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (6622) or the full path ("Food, Beverages & Tobacco > Food Items > Fruits & Vegetables > Fresh & Frozen Vegetables > Greens"). 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 12 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 | 6622 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | "Food, Beverages & Tobacco > Food Items > Fruits & Vegetables > Fresh & Frozen Vegetables > Greens" |
This path contains a comma, so the cell has to be quoted: unquoted, a CSV reader splits "Food, Beverages & Tobacco > Food Items > Fruits & Vegetables > Fresh & Frozen Vegetables > Greens" into 2 columns and the row stops lining up with its header. The numeric ID, 6622, contains no comma.
What sits under Greens
12 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 12 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Greens continues any further, so one of those 12 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
Questions about Greens
What is the Google product category ID for Greens?
6622. The full path, "Food, Beverages & Tobacco > Food Items > Fruits & Vegetables > Fresh & Frozen Vegetables > Greens", 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 Greens or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Greens has 12 directly below it, starting with Arugula (6569), Beet Greens (6581), Bok Choy (6584), and 12 in total further down. 6622 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 Greens sit in the taxonomy?
At level 5, under Fresh & Frozen Vegetables (5793). The chain from the top is Food, Beverages & Tobacco → Food Items → Fruits & Vegetables → Fresh & Frozen Vegetables → Greens. If your product does not belong under Fresh & Frozen Vegetables, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Greens is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Fresh & Frozen Vegetables first — there are 57 other categories at this level: Arracachas (6716), Artichokes (6570), Asparagus (6568), Beans (6577), Beets (6580), Borage (6587), and 51 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Fresh & Frozen Vegetables (5793) 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 Greens?
1 level more. The longest route down from Greens is Greens > Arugula, ending at Arugula (6569) on level 6. Not every branch below Greens runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Greens compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 58 at its level, carrying 12 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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