UNSPSC 50491815: Organic castor bean purees

The variety of organic beans known as organic castor beans which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50491815 Organic castor bean purees is a Commodity code that nominally covers specialized plant-based food ingredients, but state and local government procurement activity under this code shows no relevant recent solicitations. The recent opportunities tagged to this code include shelf-stable bulk food items (canned tomatoes, peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, rice, pasta, sauces, soups), fresh and frozen produce, proteins and seafood, dairy products, prepared foods and entrees, and food service supplies for institutional cafeterias, state hospitals, state supported living centers, correctional facilities, and school nutrition programs. None of these solicitations name or reference organic castor bean purees, nor do any scope documents provided indicate procurement of this commodity. The mismatch between the code and the actual work being bought reflects either miscoding of opportunities in the state and local procurement system or the absence of genuine market activity for organic castor bean purees under this UNSPSC designation.

Geographic activity and issuing bodies are concentrated across Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (on behalf of the Department of Criminal Justice) are repeat institutional food buyers, with multiple solicitations posted between May and October 2026. Georgia school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools) and Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners have posted recent food bids. Oregon Department of Corrections posted a canned tomato procurement in June 2026. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas HHSC solicitation for supplemental food and consumables (IFB HHS0016792v2, responses due March 19, 2026, approximately $4.5 million over three years), the Gwinnett County informal written quote for shelf-stable foods (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026), the Texas TDCJ cafeteria food products bid (IFB 304T-26-300CF, due May 4, 2026, extended from April 21, approximately 382 line items across five geographic distribution areas), and the Ben Hill County Schools food bid (IFB #26271, due June 15, 2026). Given the absence of organic castor bean purees in any recent posting, this code presents no actionable market opportunity at this time.