UNSPSC 50622903: Non GMO green curled ruffee chicory purees

The variety of Non GMO chicory known as Non GMO en cornet de bordeaux chicory. 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 50622903 Non GMO green curled ruffee chicory purees is a Commodity code that does not reflect the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The source record shows a single solicitation mismatch — the State of Illinois posted a weekly food order (26497DVAQUINCB52821) in June 2026 for Illinois Veterans Home quarterly supplies, but that RFQ covers standard institutional food items such as bacon, cheese, milk, pizza crusts, and condiments, with no reference to chicory purees or specialty vegetable products. State and local procurement officers appear to have misclassified or mistagged the Illinois opportunity rather than soliciting the specialized produce named in the code itself. The code shows no recent activity aligned with its stated scope across state departments, counties, school districts, or institutional service providers.

The geographic spread of the single tagged opportunity is limited to Illinois, but this record does not support characterization of the commodity code's market. Without additional opportunities reflecting actual demand for non-GMO green curled ruffee chicory purees in state and local procurement, no actionable intelligence is available regarding issuing-body concentration, repeat buyers, or geographic hot spots for this commodity. The mismatch between the code's narrow scope and the broad institutional food procurement recorded under it signals that this code either sees minimal specialized demand or that tagging discipline in the underlying procurement database is unreliable for this product category. Business development professionals should verify coding against specific RFP/RFQ/IFB language before pursuing opportunities flagged under this code.