UNSPSC 50482010: Cylindra beet purees

The variety of beets known as cylindra beets which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50482010 Cylindra beet purees is a Commodity code that represents a narrow product line—canned or processed beet purees of the cylindra variety—yet the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under this code does not reflect purchases of cylindra beet purees specifically. Instead, the opportunities solicited under this code span broad institutional food service procurement: canned vegetables (including canned tomatoes), prepared and frozen proteins, dairy, grains, condiments, and consumable supplies for state facilities, county departments, school districts, and correctional institutions. The issuing bodies are predominantly state departments of health and human services, state supported living centers, correctional agencies, county boards of commissioners, and independent school districts. Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears as a repeat buyer, soliciting food and consumable products for state supported living centers at Lufkin and El Paso, as well as statewide supplemental food procurement serving state hospitals and living centers.

The geographic spread spans Texas (multiple HHSC and TDCJ procurements), Georgia (Gwinnett County, Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, and State of Georgia), Oregon (Oregon Department of Corrections and an unspecified Oregon agency), and Illinois (State of Illinois). Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumables at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (bids 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 items including peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, and vegetables (quotes due October 19, 2026); and the Oregon Department of Corrections' IFB for 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes meeting USDA Grade B or better (bids due June 19, 2026, with 5 percent preference for Oregon-fabricated or Oregon-resident bidders). The code shows persistent activity but minimal relevance to cylindra beet purees as a discrete commodity; the tagging appears to conflate institutional bulk food procurement with a specific beet variety.