UNSPSC 50377036: Canned or jarred organic star apples

Carambola or starfruits are ovate to ellipsoid, 2-1/2 to 5 inches (6 to 13 cm) in length, with 5 (rarely 4 or 6) prominent longitudinal ribs. Slices cut in cross-section are star shaped. The skin is thin, light to dark yellow and smooth with a waxy cuticl It has been canned or jarred for preservation.

UNSPSC 50377036 Canned or jarred organic star apples is a Commodity code that sees minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The recent opportunities block contains no solicitations for organic star apples; instead, state and local buyers are procuring canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce including apples of standard varieties, food service commodities broadly, and specialty produce items for school nutrition and institutional food service. A single Oregon Department of Corrections ITB from July 2026 (S2910000017453) solicited canned applesauce—a related but distinct product—in 4,760 cases at $21.84 per case under ITB terms with a July 31, 2026 response date and Oregon goods preference, and an earlier ODOC ITB from May 2026 (S2910000016975) similarly sought canned applesauce in 1,904 cases at approximately $21.83 per case. The code shows no detectable market for the specific commodity named—canned or jarred organic star apples—in recent state and local procurement.

The issuing bodies across the recent opportunities block span school districts (Austin ISD, Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham, Dallas ISD, Douglas County), state departments and agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Illinois CPO, State of Georgia, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and municipal entities (City of Bridgeport), with heavy concentration in school nutrition programs and institutional food service. Geographic activity clusters in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Missouri, Connecticut, Virginia, and Illinois. The mismatch between the code's organic star apple designation and the actual procurement signals—applesauce, fresh produce staples, commodity food service items—suggests either persistent miscoding in the source system or that organic star apples represent a vanishingly small or non-existent market within state and local procurement.