UNSPSC 50421849: Dried tonka beans

The variety of beans known as tonka beans that have been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50421849 Dried tonka beans (Commodity) does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity. The source records ten recent opportunities, none of which solicit dried tonka beans specifically. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two separate ITBs for dried pinto and red beans (ITB S2910000016233 on March 6, 2026, and ITB S2910000017140 on June 5, 2026), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicited cafeteria food products including a broad array of proteins, grains, dairy, and condiments through Statewide Procurement Division IFB 304T-26-300CF (response extended to May 4, 2026). School districts across Georgia, Texas, Virginia, and Missouri have posted RFPs and IFBs for grocery items, fresh produce, and food supply services for child nutrition programs, but none of the sourced opportunities name tonka beans or specialty bean varieties beyond pinto, red, and general dried-bean categories used in institutional feeding.

The mismatch between the UNSPSC commodity code and actual procurement signals reflects the narrow scope of this code relative to the breadth of dried-bean demand in state and local food service. Dried tonka beans are a specialty botanical product used primarily in perfumery, flavoring, and pharmaceutical manufacturing—not in institutional food service. The recent opportunities in this dataset reflect mainstream school nutrition, correction department, and public-agency food procurement, where sourcing is concentrated on commodity dried beans (pinto, red) and broad grocery categories. If your firm supplies dried tonka beans to state and local buyers, current opportunity flow under this code is minimal. Activity should be monitored in broader grocery and specialty-ingredient codes serving institutional food service rather than in this commodity-specific category.