UNSPSC 50485817: Cushuro purees

The cushuro, murmunta or nostoc is a type of bluish green algae from heights and a relevant source of micronutrients. which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50485817 Cushuro purees, a Commodity code, reflects a narrow product category that state and local governments procure as part of broader food-service and institutional meal-supply contracts. Cushuro—a fermented maize product—does not appear in any of the recent state and local solicitations on file; instead, the code shows activity primarily within institutional food service for state-run facilities, school districts, and correctional institutions that purchase shelf-stable and fresh food products in bulk. The actual buying under related food codes encompasses prepared entrees, canned proteins, vegetables, dairy, grains, condiments, and food-service supplies for cafeterias, canteens, and on-campus dining operations. Issuing bodies include state departments of health and human services (operating state supported living centers and hospitals), state departments of corrections, county and municipal school districts, and county government social-service agencies. Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Oregon Department of Corrections emerge as repeat solicitors; Texas HHS issued at least three food-supply IFBs between May and October 2026, and school districts in Georgia and Texas posted multiple food bids during the same window.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with additional opportunities posted from Illinois and multi-state state-agency procurements. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (due October 23, 2026), covering 22 line items of prepared foods and food-service supplies with F.O.B. Destination delivery within seven days; the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners informal written quote IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (due October 19, 2026); the Oregon Department of Corrections IFB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (due June 19, 2026, with Oregon-fabricated and resident-bidder preferences); and Ben Hill County Schools IFB for comprehensive food products across eight categories (due June 15, 2026, subject to Buy American Act requirements). The code itself shows no recent direct procurement activity; narrowly specialized commodity codes like cushuro purees typically surface only within larger institutional food-service contracts where they are specified as a line item rather than as standalone solicitations.