UNSPSC 50486702: Asiatic bitter yam purees

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

UNSPSC 50486702 Asiatic bitter yam purees is a Commodity code that captures single-product procurement lines within broader food-service solicitations. The recent opportunities record shows no state or local government buying Asiatic bitter yam purees specifically. Instead, the opportunities tagged under this code reflect general food-service consumables procurement — including prepared and shelf-stable items, fresh produce, proteins, dairy, and food-service supplies — solicited by state health and human services agencies, county governments, school districts, and correctional departments. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual buying pattern suggests this Commodity sits within larger food aggregation categories and sees minimal standalone procurement activity.

Recent opportunities across this code reflect geographically distributed activity in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with repeat solicitation from state-level health and human services entities. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted multiple invitations for food and consumables for state supported living centers (IFB HHS0018082 due October 23, 2026; IFB HHS0017449 due July 13, 2026; IFB HHS0016792v2 due March 19, 2026), while the Oregon Department of Corrections solicited canned tomatoes (S2910000017145 due June 19, 2026), Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia sought school nutrition groceries (IFB #26271 due June 15, 2026), Burke County Public Schools in Waynesboro, Georgia requested comprehensive food procurement (PE55037NONST2027000000007 due June 5, 2026), and Gwinnett County, Georgia issued an informal written quote for shelf-stable food items (IWQ 140229 due October 19, 2026). Issuing bodies cluster around health systems, corrections, schools, and senior services. No recent opportunities name Asiatic bitter yam purees as a line item or deliverable; pursuit of this code would require tracking whether issuing bodies amend existing food solicitations to add specialty produce lines or whether standalone ethnic or specialty-produce purchasing emerges at individual jurisdictions.