UNSPSC 50485807: Kelp purees

The variety of sea vegetables known as kelp which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50485807 Kelp purees (Commodity) does not align with recent state and local procurement activity tagged under this code. The most recent opportunities in the dataset involve bulk food products for institutional food service—canned tomatoes, potatoes, school nutrition programs, cafeteria supplies for correctional and health-care facilities, and general consumable food items for state-supported living centers—none of which include kelp purees or seaweed-based products. The code's nominal scope (kelp purees) appears disconnected from the actual goods being procured under its UNSPSC designation in state and local markets.

The issuing bodies soliciting under this code's tag span state health and human services departments, corrections agencies, school nutrition programs, and county purchasing offices across Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears most frequently, posting multiple IFBs for consumable foods at state-supported living centers (HHS0018082 due October 23, 2026; HHS0017872 due August 25, 2026; HHS0017449 due July 13, 2026; HHS0016792V2 due March 19, 2026). Georgia school districts including Ben Hill County Schools and Burke County Public Schools solicited comprehensive food bids for school nutrition programs (due June 15 and June 5, 2026, respectively). The Oregon Department of Corrections posted an IFB for 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (due June 19, 2026), and Gwinnett County in Georgia requested informal written quotes for shelf-stable food items including peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, and sauces (due October 19, 2026). The scope reflects routine institutional food sourcing—proteins, frozen vegetables, dairy, grains, and consumable supplies—rather than specialty or premium food products. If kelp purees are being purchased by state and local buyers, they are not appearing in this recent opportunity sample, suggesting either minimal current demand or a classification mismatch in the UNSPSC tagging system.