UNSPSC 50383003: Fo shoukan citron purees

The variety of citrons known as fo shoukan citrons which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50383003 Fo shoukan citron purees, a Commodity code, does not map to the procurement activity reflected in recent state and local solicitations. The code's nominal scope—specialty citrus fruit purées—bears no relation to the food service and nutrition contracting that state and local agencies are actually buying under this tag. Recent opportunities spanning school districts, corrections departments, health and human services agencies, and county governments are soliciting shelf-stable groceries, fresh produce, frozen proteins, dairy products, condiments, and consumable supplies for cafeteria and institutional food service operations, not citrus purées or any product within that specialty category.

The recent solicitations show food service procurement originating from diverse issuing bodies: the Oregon Department of Corrections (two separate ITBs for canned applesauce in May and July 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Department of State Health Services (multiple IFBs for supplemental and institutional food products), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (a statewide IFB for cafeteria products across five geographic regions), Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia (IFB for fresh produce), Austin Independent School District in Texas (RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps), the City of Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut (IFB for commodities), Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia (informal written quotes for shelf-stable food items), the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (two brand-specific and one brand-or-equal weekly food order RFPs), and the Texas HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center (IFB for food and consumable products). Activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Illinois, Oregon, and Connecticut, with responses due between May and October 2026. The mismatch between code definition and actual procurement suggests this code either carries legacy classification artifacts or is applied incorrectly at the source—making it unreliable for tracking genuine market activity in specialty citrus products.