UNSPSC 50171834: Chinese bean paste

A type of paste which is mixed with the chinese-style soybean paste made with the steamed soybean after fermenting it with flour powder and salt, and makes its color dark by mixing the caramel.

UNSPSC 50171834 Chinese bean paste is a Commodity code that does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity; the sourced opportunities contain no solicitations for this specific product. State and local buyers document here are instead procuring broad-based food service and institutional nutrition items—shelf-stable grocery staples, proteins, dairy, frozen prepared foods, condiments, oils, sauces, and institutional meal components—through single-supplier or multiple-line-item food contracts. The code name does not align with what state and local governments are actually purchasing under the broader food procurement category.

The recent opportunities span state corrections departments (Oregon, Georgia, Illinois), state health and human services agencies (Texas HHSC), state veterans facilities (Illinois), school districts (Gwinnett County, Burke County, Bridgeport, Ben Hill County in Georgia and Connecticut), and independent school districts (Northside Independent School District, Texas). Georgia Department of Corrections and Texas HHSC appear multiple times as repeat institutional food buyers. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, and Connecticut. Representative recent solicitations include Oregon Department of Corrections requesting approximately 2,856 cases of tomato ketchup under ITB with bids due September 16, 2026 (with prior award to Highland Wholesale at $22.75 per case), and Texas HHSC requesting approximately 100 line items of groceries for Big Spring State Hospital under IFB with bids due August 28, 2026 and a prior-year spend baseline of $32,226.36. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners solicited approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, rice, pasta, sauces, soups, canned vegetables) under IWQ 140229 with quotes due October 19, 2026. No recent opportunities in the source specifically name Chinese bean paste or single-ingredient Asian condiments as line items in state or local institutional food procurement.