UNSPSC 50485523: Habanero pepper purees

The variety of peppers known as habanero peppers which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50485523 Habanero pepper purees is a Commodity code covering specialty food ingredients that state and local governments procure as part of institutional food service and meal preparation operations. The code sees minimal direct activity in recent state and local solicitations; no opportunities in the dataset explicitly solicit habanero pepper purees by name or specification. The recent opportunities tagged under broader food procurement codes—institutional cafeteria supply, school nutrition programs, and correctional facility food service—encompass general produce, canned goods, proteins, and prepared foods but do not reference habanero peppers or pepper purees as line items. Agencies soliciting under related food codes (canned tomatoes, fresh produce, grocery items, supplemental food and consumables) include state departments of corrections and health services, school districts, and institutional food authorities across Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Missouri, Illinois, and Virginia.

The absence of specific habanero pepper puree solicitations suggests the commodity is either sourced as part of broader ingredient or condiment line items within general food procurement bids, incorporated into prepared food products supplied by distributors, or not actively procured through public notice at the state and local level. Entities such as the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (purchasing for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide), the Oregon Department of Corrections (for institutional meal service), and large school districts including Fairfax County Public Schools, Douglas County Schools, and Rockwood R-VI School District are the repeat institutional buyers driving food procurement volume, but none of the recent opportunities name pepper purees or specialty peppers as discrete procurement line items. Business development professionals evaluating this code should treat it as a niche ingredient likely purchased within broader food service contracts rather than as a standalone procurement category with visible market activity.