UNSPSC 50324422: Dried 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 It has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50324422 Dried minneola tangelo oranges, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product line within dried citrus fruit procurement that rarely appears as a standalone purchase in state and local government solicitations. The recent opportunities sample shows no direct procurement activity for dried minneola tangelos specifically; instead, state and local education and corrections agencies buy broad-based fresh and dried fruit assortments through comprehensive food-supply IFBs and RFPs that aggregate produce into master grocery contracts serving school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and central distribution warehouses. When dried fruits do appear in state and local procurement, they are typically bundled into larger dried fruit and nut packages (as in Santa Clara County's 2026 ITB for dried raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans) rather than procured as single commodity items.

The issuing bodies pursuing food procurement across all tiers include independent school districts (Hancock County Schools in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Liberty County and Douglas County school systems in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia), state departments and cooperative-purchasing vehicles (Douglas County School System via GEC Buying Cooperative), city education departments (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut), state corrections authorities (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and county sheriff departments (Santa Clara County, California). Geographic concentration in the recent sample spans Georgia, Virginia, Missouri, Connecticut, Texas, and California, with heavy activity in the Southeast. No recent opportunities specifically target dried minneola tangelos, and the code shows little relevance to current state and local procurement activity in this dataset.