UNSPSC 50325200: Dried passion fruit

The nearly round or ovoid fruit, 1-1/2 to 3 inches wide, has a tough rind that is smooth and waxy and ranging in hue from dark purple with faint, fine white specks, to light yellow or pumpkin-color. Within is a cavity more or less filled with an aromatic mass of double walled, membranous sacs containing orange-colored, pulpy juice and as many as 250 small, hard, dark brown or black, pitted seeds. The unique flavor is appealing, musky, guava-like and sweet/tart to tart.

The yellow form has generally larger fruit than the purple, but the pulp of the purple is less acid, richer in aroma and flavor, and has a higher proportion of juice It has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50325200 Dried passion fruit is a Class code capturing fresh and processed dried fruit and nut items state and local governments procure for institutional food service, though the recent solicitation record shows minimal direct activity under this specific commodity. The code's nominal scope encompasses shelf-stable dried and preserved fruit products for cafeteria and nutrition programs, but the recent opportunities block reflects broader fresh produce, general grocery, and mixed dried-fruit-and-nut procurement instead of dried passion fruit specifically. School districts dominate the issuing bodies pursuing food-service supply contracts under related codes, joined by state education departments, criminal justice agencies, and county/municipal purchasing offices. Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Schools (Georgia) seeking fresh produce under IFB SN002-2027 with bids due June 26, 2026; Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) soliciting mixed commodities including fruit and vegetable products under IFB BNB053266 also due June 26, 2026; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issuing IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across five geographic areas with responses due May 4, 2026; and Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) requesting Master Grocery K-12 supply under IFB 2000004323 with sealed bids due April 27, 2026.

Activity under this code concentrates in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions, with Georgia appearing as a repeat buyer (Hancock County Schools, Liberty County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Schools, and Douglas County School System all posting food procurements between February and June 2026), followed by meaningful activity in Texas, Connecticut, Virginia, California, and Missouri. The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department (California) issued ITB-PRC-FY26-0617 specifically for dried fruits and nuts—raisins, cranberries, tropical fruit mix, walnuts, and pecans—on an all-or-none basis for delivery to Elmwood Correctional Facility, with bids due February 5, 2026, representing one of the few solicitations narrowly targeting dried-fruit categories. However, no posted opportunity explicitly names dried passion fruit as a line item, suggesting the code sees little direct procurement activity in the current market window. Most food-service supply activity flows through broader fresh-produce, grocery-commodity, or mixed-foodstuff RFQs and IFBs rather than narrow single-item procurement.