UNSPSC 50496815: Organic carob purees

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

UNSPSC 50496815 Organic carob purees is a Commodity code with minimal recent state and local procurement activity tied directly to its nominal scope. The available recent opportunities show no purchases specifically for organic carob purees. Instead, the code appears to have been tagged on general food procurement solicitations that encompass shelf-stable food products, canned goods, and consumables for institutional food service — including proteins, vegetables, dairy, condiments, and prepared foods — but do not call out carob-based products or carob purees as line items. When state and local buyers do solicit under broader food commodity codes, they typically issue IFBs or informal written quotes for hundreds of line items across multiple categories, with emphasis on USDA Grade B or better, compliance with FDA/USDA standards, minimum shelf life of 12 months, proper labeling, and sodium content limits where specified. The issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and health and human services, school districts, and county boards of commissioners sourcing for state supported living centers, prisons, school nutrition programs, and senior services.

Recent opportunities span Texas (including the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Texas Comptroller on behalf of the Department of Criminal Justice), Georgia (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools), and Oregon (Department of Corrections). The two most representative recent solicitations are the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0018082 for consumables and prepared foods at the Lufkin State Supported Living Center, bids due October 23, 2026, and the Oregon Department of Corrections IFB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes, bids due June 19, 2026. Because no recent opportunities name organic carob purees as a solicited item, the code shows little decision-relevant activity and may reflect a mismatch between the code assignment and actual purchasing patterns in state and local food service procurement.