UNSPSC 50484704: Eddoes malanga purees

The variety of malanga known as eddoes malanga which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50484704 Eddoes malanga purees is a Commodity code that maps narrowly to a single tropical root vegetable product family, yet recent state and local procurement activity shows no solicitations actually requesting eddoes or malanga purees. The code appears to serve institutional food service buyers—state health and human services agencies, county social services departments, school nutrition programs, and state corrections systems—who purchase consumable foods for campus operations, inmate feeding, senior services, and school cafeterias. The actual volume of work being solicited under this code consists overwhelmingly of broad-basket institutional grocery buys spanning proteins, dairy, frozen and canned vegetables, grains, and food service supplies. When eddoes or malanga purees appear at all in state and local procurement, they would represent a single line item within much larger food-products solicitations, not the primary focus of any active opportunity.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple IFBs for supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals and state supported living centers—HHS0017449 (El Paso State Supported Living Center, IFB due July 13, 2026) scoped at $1.5 million historical spend and HHS0016792V2 (210 line items statewide, maximum potential value $4,500,000 over three years)—and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice through the Comptroller of Public Accounts solicited 382 line items of cafeteria food products (IFB 304T-26-300CF due May 4, 2026). Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia) issued an informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable foods (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026), and Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia) solicited a comprehensive school nutrition food bid with hundreds of line items (IFB due June 15, 2026). The Oregon Department of Corrections requested 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (due June 19, 2026). No recent solicitations specifically name eddoes, malanga, or related tropical root vegetable purees. Bidders pursuing this code should treat it as a subsegment within institutional food-service portfolios rather than as a standalone procurement driver.