UNSPSC 50594704: Dried Non GMO eddoes malanga

The variety of Non GMO malanga known as Non GMO eddoes malanga that has been dried for preservation. This means that they are produced without the use of methods that genetically modify organisms by means that are not possible under natural conditions. Such methods include cell fusion, microencapsulation and macro-encapsulation, and recombinant DNA technology (including gene deletion, gene doubling, introducing a foreign gene, and changing the positions of genes when achieved by recombinant DNA technology).

Traditional methods of breeding, conjugation, fermentation, hybridization, in vitro fertilization, or tissue culture are considered to be non-GMO.

UNSPSC 50594704 Dried Non GMO eddoes malanga, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product line within state and local school nutrition and institutional food service procurement — specifically dried or processed malanga and eddoes products meeting non-GMO specifications. However, the recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code show little direct solicitation for dried malanga or eddoes as standalone items. Instead, the code appears in broader grocery and food-product RFQs, RFPs, IFBs, and ITBs where it serves as one line item among hundreds spanning fresh produce, frozen goods, dairy, proteins, and pantry staples. Issuing bodies are primarily school districts and boards of education, supplemented by state health and human services agencies and county nutrition programs. Buyers include the Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida). All solicitations emphasize compliance with the National School Lunch Program, Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content where applicable), HACCP food safety plans, nutritional labeling, and allergen restrictions.

Recent activity clusters in the Southeast and coastal states. The Bridgeport Board of Education issued BNB052266 for over 1,100 line items of grocery goods with electronic bids due June 30, 2026, via OpenGov e-Procurement; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0017449 for El Paso State Supported Living Center food and consumable products with proposals due July 11, 2026, against a prior-year value of $1.5 million; Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia solicited fresh produce for SY27 under IFB #SN002-2027 with bids due June 26, 2026; Hillsborough County, Florida issued ITB-26-00289 for senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17,832,659.90 over three years, bids due June 25, 2026; and Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Mississippi sought packaged meal boxes for the Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program, bids due April 29, 2026. The State of Georgia also posted a food supplies solicitation (PE55645NONST2026000000009) due June 22, 2026. Dried malanga or eddoes as discrete SKUs appear subsumed within these broader produce or specialty vegetable line items rather than as standalone procurements, suggesting limited standalone commercial demand for the commodity within the state and local nutrition market.