Use this specification to format your nutrition and grocery information for Manufacturer Center. Each attribute can be added to your feed or updated through the Manufacturer Center API . Adding as many attributes as possible for each food item makes your listing more detailed on Google.
Understanding nutrition and grocery data attributes
For food items, you can provide information about:
- The amount of servings
- Required nutrition facts (for example, the amount of sodium or fat)
- Voluntary nutrition facts (for example, vitamins)
- Folates
- Grocery information (for example, instructions for storage)
Things to know
- Review each attribute table to understand how to format the attributes. If you’re setting up the attributes in the Manufacturer Center API, the attributes can be entered as text or a numerical value. If you’re entering a numerical value, make sure to convert fractions to decimal points (for example, if the serving calls for 3/4 cups, write it as “0.75 cups” in the data).
- You can repeat some attributes throughout your feed. For example, if you want to tell people that your product is organic andvegetarian, you can use the grocery nutrition claim
[grocery_nutrition_claim]attribute. - Some attributes require a standardized unit of measurement. Where indicated, the measurement is to be provided either by weight or by volume. Imperial and metric units are supported:
Unit types Supported values Attribute example US imperial weightoz, lb10 ozMetric weightmcg, mg, g, kg10gUS imperial volumefloz, pt, qt, gal10 ptMetric volumeml, cl, l, cbm10ml
Some attributes will also accept any unit of choice in text format to support non-standard units, such as “1 cup” or “1 teaspoon”.
Food serving attributes
Food serving attributes describe the size, number, or volume of servings for your food items. Each food product can have only one of each food serving attribute in Manufacturer Center.
[food_serving_size_description]
Optional
The size of a single serving of the item
Syntax
Text
1 cup
[food_servings_per_container]
Optional
The number of servings in a single container of the item
Syntax
Numerical value
10
[food_serving_size_measure]
Optional
The weight or volume measurement of a single serving
Syntax
Numerical value + Unit
Supported units
- Weight:
oz, lb, mcg, mg, g, kg - US imperial volume:
floz, pt, qt, gal - Metric volume:
ml, cl, l, cbm
45g
[food_prepared_size_description]
Optional
The size of the item as prepared
Syntax
Text
15g
Nutrition fact attributes
Nutrition fact attributes describe the amount of fat, carbohydrates, and other nutritional information for your food items. Each food product can have only one of each nutrition fact in Manufacturer Center. While these attributes are optional on a product overall, they are strongly recommended for products where they apply.
| Nutrition fact potassium daily percentage |
Optional Syntax Numerical value |
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Voluntary nutritional fact attributes
Voluntary nutritional fact attributes describe additional information about your food items, such as vitamins and nutrients.
[name]
sub-attribute is required before entering other voluntary facts.| Voluntary nutrition fact |
Optional Additional nutrient information for your food item. Can be used more than once. Syntax This attribute is comprised of three sub-attributes: Name Value Supported units include: Daily percentage |
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Folate attributes
Folic acid information is required if it’s listed as a nutrient in your food item.
| Nutrition fact folate folic acid |
Optional Syntax Numerical value + Unit Supported units
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Grocery attributes
The following attributes contain additional information for all applicable grocery items.
| Grocery alcohol by volume |
Optional Syntax Numerical value Provide a number between |
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