Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Ice Cream Novelties
The Google product category ID for Ice Cream Novelties is 6873, written as a path "Food, Beverages & Tobacco > Food Items > Frozen Desserts & Novelties > Ice Cream Novelties". 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 Frozen Desserts & Novelties.
This level3
- Category ID
- 6873
- 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
- 2
- Parent category
- Frozen Desserts & Novelties
- 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, Ice Cream Novelties is second largest of the 3 categories under Frozen Desserts & Novelties, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Pops | 5789 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ice Cream Novelties — this page | 6873 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt | 499991 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (6873) or the full path ("Food, Beverages & Tobacco > Food Items > Frozen Desserts & Novelties > Ice Cream Novelties"). 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 | 6873 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | "Food, Beverages & Tobacco > Food Items > Frozen Desserts & Novelties > Ice Cream Novelties" |
This path contains a comma, so the cell has to be quoted: unquoted, a CSV reader splits "Food, Beverages & Tobacco > Food Items > Frozen Desserts & Novelties > Ice Cream Novelties" into 2 columns and the row stops lining up with its header. The numeric ID, 6873, contains no comma.
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 Ice Cream Novelties
What is the Google product category ID for Ice Cream Novelties?
6873. The full path, "Food, Beverages & Tobacco > Food Items > Frozen Desserts & Novelties > Ice Cream Novelties", 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 Ice Cream Novelties available?
No. Ice Cream Novelties is a leaf of Google's taxonomy at level 4, so 6873 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 Ice Cream Novelties sit in the taxonomy?
At level 4, under Frozen Desserts & Novelties (5788). The chain from the top is Food, Beverages & Tobacco → Food Items → Frozen Desserts & Novelties → Ice Cream Novelties. If your product does not belong under Frozen Desserts & Novelties, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Ice Cream Novelties is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Frozen Desserts & Novelties first — there are 2 other categories at this level: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt (499991), Ice Pops (5789). If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Frozen Desserts & Novelties (5788) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How big is Ice Cream Novelties compared with the categories next to it?
It is second largest of the 3 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 Ice Cream Novelties and Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt?
They sit side by side under Frozen Desserts & Novelties and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Ice Cream Novelties is 6873; Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt is 499991. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Food, Beverages & Tobacco > Food Items > Frozen Desserts & Novelties > Ice Cream Novelties" with "Food, Beverages & Tobacco > Food Items > Frozen Desserts & Novelties > Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt" before you submit.
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