UNSPSC 50486701: African bitter yam purees

The variety of yams known as african bitter yams which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50486701 African bitter yam purees is a Commodity code that shows no substantive recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its scope. The code nominally covers a specialized produce item—African bitter yam purees—yet the recent opportunities tagged under it reflect routine institutional food procurement across much broader categories: canned tomatoes, shelf-stable staples, fresh and frozen produce, proteins, dairy, and prepared foods for state facilities, county services, school nutrition programs, and corrections systems. The mismatch between the code's specificity and the actual work being solicited suggests either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or a code designation that does not track actual purchasing patterns in this space. None of the nine recent opportunities in the block name African bitter yam purees, yam products, or any item remotely resembling the commodity; instead, they reflect standard institutional food service procurement across Texas Health and Human Services Commission facilities (state supported living centers, hospitals), Georgia counties and school districts, Oregon Corrections, Illinois state facilities, and Ben Hill County Schools.

The issuing bodies are predominantly state health and human services agencies, county boards of education, and corrections systems in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The representative recent work includes the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0018082 (due October 23, 2026) for consumable foods and supplies at Lufkin State Supported Living Center; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners IWQ 140229 (due October 19, 2026) for shelf-stable food products including peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, and vegetables; the Oregon Department of Corrections IFB (due June 19, 2026) for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes at $13.75 per case; Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271 (due June 15, 2026) for comprehensive school nutrition food across multiple categories; and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts IFB 304T-26-300CF (due May 4, 2026) for TDCJ cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items. This code carries limited relevance for vendors pursuing state and local food procurement; the apparent coding error warrants clarification with issuing procurement offices before bid preparation.