UNSPSC 50501602: Nutritional copper supplement

Mineral supplements are used to ensure that adequate amounts of nutrients are obtained on a daily basis, if optimal amounts cannot be obtained through a varied diet. Copper is required component of many redox enzymes, including cytochrome c oxidase.

UNSPSC 50501602 Nutritional copper supplement is a Commodity code that covers copper supplement products for dietary and nutritional use by state and local public bodies. State and local governments procure copper supplements primarily through health departments, public health agencies, correctional facilities, and school districts as part of nutritional support programs, dietary supplementation for vulnerable populations, and institutional food service operations. The code encompasses copper in various formulations—tablets, capsules, powders, and liquid forms—intended for oral consumption and distributed through institutional channels including correctional health services, public health clinics, school nutrition programs, and senior care facilities.

The source provides no recently posted state and local contract opportunities under this code. Without documented solicitations, geographic concentration and issuing-body patterns cannot be characterized from current market activity.