UNSPSC 50481948: Tamarind bean purees

The variety of beans known as tamarind beans which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50481948 Tamarind bean purees (Commodity) does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity; the code's nominal scope bears no relation to the food procurement opportunities posted under it in the source material. The recent opportunities on record are overwhelmingly for shelf-stable and prepared food products — canned vegetables, proteins, condiments, frozen specialty items, dairy, grains, and food service supplies — solicited by institutional food service programs at state facilities, county governments, school districts, and state agencies. Tamarind bean purees, a specialty or ethnic ingredient, does not appear in any of the ten recent solicitations reviewed. The mismatch suggests either a data-entry error in the code assignment by the issuing bodies or a gap between the code's narrow nominal scope and actual procurement practice under this Commodity designation.

The recent opportunities under this code span Texas (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), Georgia (Gwinnett County, Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, State of Georgia), Illinois (State of Illinois), and Oregon (Oregon Department of Corrections). The issuing bodies represent state agencies, county purchasing offices, and school nutrition programs. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at the Lufkin State Supported Living Center (due October 23, 2026, 22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies), Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products including peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, and sauces (due October 19, 2026), and Ben Hill County Schools' IFB #26271 for comprehensive school nutrition procurement across multiple food categories with Buy American Act compliance (due June 15, 2026). No recent opportunities specifically request tamarind bean purees or products under this Commodity code's nominal scope.