Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Dessert Toppings
The Google product category ID for Dessert Toppings is 6845. It sits under Condiments & Sauces and has 2 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 2 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch3
- Category ID
- 6845
- Direct subcategories
- 2
- Categories below it in total
- 2
- Depth, on a branch that runs 5
- 4 / 5
- Others at this level
- 25
- Parent category
- Condiments & Sauces
- 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, Dessert Toppings is the largest of the 26 categories under Condiments & Sauces, with 2 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.
Dessert ToppingsFruit Toppings
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Fruit Toppings (6854) on level 5: Dessert Toppings › Fruit Toppings. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mustard | 1387 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mayonnaise | 1568 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salad Dressing | 1969 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ketchup | 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hot Sauce | 4614 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Satay Sauce | 4615 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Soy Sauce | 4616 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tahini | 4692 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Syrup | 4943 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Honey | 4947 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pasta Sauce | 5759 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Olives & Capers | 5760 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gravy | 5762 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fish Sauce | 5763 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pizza Sauce | 6203 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Worcestershire Sauce | 6246 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cocktail Sauce | 6772 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Horseradish Sauce | 6782 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tartar Sauce | 6783 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dessert Toppings — this page | 6845 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Curry Sauce | 6905 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marinades & Grilling Sauces | 500074 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Relish & Chutney | 500075 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pickled Fruits & Vegetables | 500076 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweet and Sour Sauces | 500089 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| White & Cream Sauces | 500105 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (6845) or the full path ("Food, Beverages & Tobacco > Food Items > Condiments & Sauces > Dessert Toppings"). 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 2 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 | 6845 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | "Food, Beverages & Tobacco > Food Items > Condiments & Sauces > Dessert Toppings" |
This path contains a comma, so the cell has to be quoted: unquoted, a CSV reader splits "Food, Beverages & Tobacco > Food Items > Condiments & Sauces > Dessert Toppings" into 2 columns and the row stops lining up with its header. The numeric ID, 6845, contains no comma.
What sits under Dessert Toppings
2 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 2 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Dessert Toppings continues any further, so one of those 2 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
Questions about Dessert Toppings
What is the Google product category ID for Dessert Toppings?
6845. The full path, "Food, Beverages & Tobacco > Food Items > Condiments & Sauces > Dessert Toppings", 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 Dessert Toppings or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Dessert Toppings has 2 directly below it, starting with Fruit Toppings (6854), Ice Cream Syrup (6844), and 2 in total further down. 6845 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 Dessert Toppings sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Condiments & Sauces (427). The chain from the top is Food, Beverages & Tobacco → Food Items → Condiments & Sauces → Dessert Toppings. If your product does not belong under Condiments & Sauces, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Dessert Toppings is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Condiments & Sauces first — there are 25 other categories at this level: Cocktail Sauce (6772), Curry Sauce (6905), Fish Sauce (5763), Gravy (5762), Honey (4947), Horseradish Sauce (6782), and 19 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Condiments & Sauces (427) 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 Dessert Toppings?
1 level more. The longest route down from Dessert Toppings is Dessert Toppings > Fruit Toppings, ending at Fruit Toppings (6854) on level 5. Not every branch below Dessert Toppings runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Dessert Toppings compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 26 at its level, carrying 2 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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