UNSPSC 50425805: Dried hijiki

The variety of sea vegetables known as hijiki that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50425805 Dried hijiki, a Commodity code, does not see material recent state and local procurement activity. The single substantive opportunity in the recent record — the Oregon Department of Corrections' March 2026 solicitation for dried pinto and red beans — addresses a staple protein legume distinct from hijiki, a specialty seaweed product. The code's nominal scope (dried hijiki, a Japanese sea vegetable) sits at the margins of state and local food procurement, where purchasing is dominated by mainstream commodity proteins, produce, grains, and processed foods that support institutional meal programs for schools, corrections facilities, and child nutrition services.

Recent state and local procurement under broader food-supply codes reflects heavy volume in school nutrition programs (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Muscogee County and Savannah-Chatham County in Georgia, and the Douglas County School System also in Georgia), corrections-facility food service (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Oregon Department of Corrections), and child care nutrition programs (City of Edinburg, Texas). Issuing bodies span large school districts, state corrections departments, and municipal child nutrition programs across Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Oregon, and Virginia. Hijiki does not appear in any of these solicitations; the code shows no recent activity and likely remains too specialized for current state and local procurement focus.