UNSPSC 50483114: Shantung purees

The variety of chinese cabbage known as shantung which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50483114 Shantung purees, a Commodity code, sees minimal relevant state and local procurement activity. The code nominally refers to a specific pureed product category, but the recent opportunities block shows the code is being applied to broad-based food procurement solicitations that bear no meaningful connection to Shantung purees specifically. None of the 16 recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code actually solicit Shantung purees or puree products of any kind. Instead, they span weekly food orders for state veterans homes, comprehensive grocery procurement for school nutrition programs, produce and protein sourcing for correctional facilities and state-supported living centers, and fresh produce contracts serving multiple school districts across cooperative purchasing vehicles.

The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the work actually being solicited indicates this code is either misapplied by procuring jurisdictions or functions as a catch-all placeholder for general food service procurement where more granular UNSPSC codes would be more appropriate. Recent activity is geographically dispersed across Illinois (Illinois Veterans Home), Texas (Health and Human Services Commission), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Georgia (multiple school districts and county systems), and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District), with no concentration in any single jurisdiction or state. Issuing bodies include state departments, county school districts, regional school systems, and state-supported facilities. Representative recent opportunities include the State of Illinois's FY-27 IVHQ Quarterly Weekly Food Order (RFQ, due June 26, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's Food and Consumable Products for El Paso State Supported Living Center (IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026), and Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 term contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026). This code warrants a skip unless your firm specifically tracks food service procurement across all tiers and categories within state and local government, in which case the underlying opportunities are substantive but the code taxonomy itself provides no useful targeting signal.