UNSPSC 50434500: Dried organic lentils

The type of organic vegetable known as organic lentils that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50434500 Dried organic lentils is a Class code that addresses a narrow commodity within the broader dried legume and pulse category. State and local governments procure dried lentils—and dried beans more broadly—primarily through school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and child care food services. While the code nominally specifies organic lentils, the recent solicitation activity shows minimal demand for organic-certified dried lentils specifically; instead, state and local buyers are purchasing dried pinto beans, red beans, and general dried bean stock under similar codes and procurement processes. The Oregon Department of Corrections and Illinois state procurement have both solicited dried bean products in the past six months, but the available records show no recent activity explicitly requiring organic certification. School districts and child nutrition programs—the largest category of state and local food purchasers—do solicit dried legumes as part of broader meal-service contracts, but those RFPs typically bundle lentils with hundreds of other line items rather than isolating them as standalone commodity buys.

The geographic spread of recent dried-bean activity centers on the Pacific Northwest and Midwest, with the Oregon Department of Corrections issuing two separate invitations to bid for pinto and mixed red beans (S2910000016233 in March 2026 and S2910000017140 in June 2026, both due within days of posting), and the State of Illinois posting a quarterly food order solicitation (27497DVAQUINCB52821, due June 26, 2026). No recent opportunities identified in the source explicitly call for dried organic lentils by name, and the code shows limited standalone procurement activity relative to broader dried-bean and grain commodity categories. A business development professional evaluating this code should recognize that demand is diffuse and embedded within large, multi-category school and institutional food-service contracts rather than concentrated in dedicated lentil procurement events. Competitors in this space compete primarily on commodity pricing and delivery reliability to central warehouses rather than product differentiation.