UNSPSC 50494700: Organic mushroom purees

The type of organic vegetable known as organic mushrooms which have been pureed.

UNSPSC 50494700 Organic mushroom purees, a Class code, nominally names a single commodity, but state and local procurement activity under this code shows little present relevance to the code's stated scope. Recent solicitations tagged with this code overwhelmingly seek shelf-stable, canned, and prepared food products for institutional food service — cafeteria operations, school nutrition programs, state hospitals, state supported living centers, and correctional facilities — but mushroom purees, organic or otherwise, do not appear in any of the posted opportunities. The actual work being bought spans hundreds of line items across broad food categories: proteins (beef, chicken, fish), frozen specialty entrees, dairy products, grains, condiments, canned vegetables and fruits, and food service consumables. Issuing bodies include state departments of health and human services, state correctional departments, school districts, and county nutrition programs. The mix skews toward institutional buyers managing high-volume food service operations rather than retail or specialty food procurement.

Sourced opportunities cluster in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs for state supported living centers and state hospitals, including HHS0017449 (El Paso facility, prior-period value $1.5 million, response due July 13, 2026) and HHS0016792V2 (supplemental food statewide, maximum potential value $4.5 million over three years, response due March 19, 2026). The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for the Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria products across five geographic areas, due May 4, 2026. Georgia school districts — Ben Hill County Schools (IFB #26271, due June 15, 2026) and Burke County Public Schools (bids due June 5, 2026) — solicit comprehensive food procurements spanning nearly 400 line items. The Oregon Department of Corrections posted bids for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (due June 19, 2026), and Gwinnett County, Georgia requested informal written quotes for shelf-stable food items for community services (due October 19, 2026). The code shows robust activity in institutional food procurement but no verifiable state or local demand for mushroom purees specifically; the mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual recent solicitations suggests a tagging error or opportunistic coding rather than meaningful category alignment.