UNSPSC 50381993: White transparent apple purees

The variety of apples known as white transparent apples which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50381993 White transparent apple purees, a Commodity code, encompasses canned applesauce and related apple-based fruit products that state and local governments procure for institutional food service, particularly corrections facilities, schools, and state health and human services centers. Recent solicitations show that buyers are purchasing canned applesauce in bulk volumes (typically multiple truck loads of 40,000 pounds or more per order), with products meeting USDA commodity specifications for canned fruit, available in sweetened or unsweetened varieties and smooth or chunky textures, packed in juice, water, or light syrup, and delivered on FOB destination terms with firm, fixed pricing quoted per case. The issuing bodies span state corrections departments, independent school districts, school nutrition programs, state health and human services commissions, and county boards of education across multiple regions, indicating broad demand from institutional food service operations. The code shows active recent procurement activity with mixed issuing-body participation, though school nutrition programs and state health agencies represent the largest share of visible opportunities.

Geographic activity concentrates in the South and Pacific Northwest, with the Oregon Department of Corrections posting two separate applesauce solicitations (ITB S-29100-00017453 due July 31, 2026, and S2910000016975 due June 2, 2026, both seeking canned applesauce in approximately 40,000-pound truck-load quantities at historical pricing around $21.83 per case), while Texas Health and Human Services Commission and school districts in Georgia and Missouri have posted broader food supply solicitations that include apple products as line items within larger grocery procurement vehicles. Austin Independent School District issued RFP 27RFP004 due July 16, 2026, for dried fruit bars and apple crisps, broadening the category beyond traditional applesauce into shelf-stable apple products for school food service. Buy American provisions and domestic-content requirements feature prominently in school-based solicitations, and most institutional buyers apply firm fixed pricing with delivery to centralized distribution centers or individual school locations on set schedules.