UNSPSC 50304422: Minneola tangelo oranges

This tangelo is 1/2 tangerine and 1/2 grapefruit. Characterized by a stem-end neck which tends to make the fruit appear pear or bell-shaped. This appearance has given rise to the name honeybell in the gift fruit trade, but the proper name remains minneola. The fruit is usually fairly large, typically 3 - 3 inches in diameter. The peel color at peak maturity achieves a bright reddish-orange color. The peel is relatively thin, smooth, and tends to adhere to the internal fruit surface. Seed numbers are few, but variable, and range from 0 up to as many as 15 seeds per fruit

UNSPSC 50304422 Minneola tangelo oranges, a Commodity code, does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity in the source material. While the source documents 28 food-service solicitations posted between January and July 2026, none name minneola tangelo oranges or any citrus variety by specific cultivar as a standalone procurement item. Broad fresh-produce RFPs issued by school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Bulloch County, Dougherty County, Glynn County, Hancock County, and others) and child-care programs (Hillsborough County Public Schools, Head Start of Greater Dallas, City of Edinburg CACFP) do reference citrus fruits generically—oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruit, and named varieties such as Satsumas, Kishus, and Tangerines—but no solicitation isolates minneola tangelos by name. School districts and institutional food programs in Georgia, Texas, Florida, Utah, Connecticut, Oregon, and California constitute the dominant buyer base across the sample, with produce typically procured as line items within comprehensive food-service contracts rather than as single-commodity awards.

The absence of minneola tangelo-specific procurement signals either low demand at the state and local level or regular sourcing through broader fresh-produce vehicle awards where citrus is commingled with other fruit categories. Vendors pursuing this Commodity code should expect opportunities to surface through multi-item produce RFBs and IFBs where oranges and citrus varieties are listed by general category rather than cultivar. Buy American provisions, USDA compliance, HACCP certification, and liability insurance remain standard compliance requirements across all food-service procurement at the state and local level, but the lack of minneola tangelo-specific activity in the recent record suggests this particular variety either commands insufficient volume at individual institutions to warrant itemized solicitation or is sourced through cooperative purchasing vehicles or consolidated commodity distributors not visible at the RFP line-item level.