UNSPSC 50485816: Wakame purees

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

UNSPSC 50485816 Wakame purees is a Commodity code that shows minimal recent alignment with state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—pureed wakame seaweed—does not appear in any of the recent state and local opportunities reviewed. The most recent opportunities under or near this classification solicited general consumable food products, prepared and shelf-stable items, proteins, dairy, condiments, canned vegetables, and food service supplies for institutional dining, but none identified wakame purees specifically or seaweed-based products as line items or scope elements. State and local buyers in this family are primarily Texas Health and Human Services Commission procurement offices serving state supported living centers and state hospitals; Georgia school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools); Gwinnett County, Georgia; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; the Oregon Department of Corrections; and the State of Illinois. The geographic concentration reflects Texas, Georgia, and Oregon as the leading jurisdictions for recent food-service procurement activity.

Representative recent opportunities underscore the divergence between this code's nominal content and actual state and local buying patterns. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued multiple IFBs for consumable and food products for Lufkin and El Paso state supported living centers (HHS0018082 due October 23, 2026; HHS0017449 due July 13, 2026; HHS0016792V2 due March 19, 2026) encompassing prepared foods, frozen items, dairy, condiments, and food service supplies—but no seaweed or Asian specialty ingredients. Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia) and Burke County Public Schools (Georgia) each solicited comprehensive school nutrition food bids with nearly 400 line items spanning proteins, produce, dairy, and staples under IFBs due June 15, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requested informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, rice, pasta, and sauces (due October 19, 2026). The Oregon Department of Corrections solicited 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (due June 19, 2026). This code appears inactive for state and local procurement matching its nominal definition; vendors in Asian specialty foods or seaweed products should verify classification accuracy before pursuing opportunities tagged under this code.