UNSPSC 51171528: Betaine anhydrous

This classification denotes a nutritional supplement with the molecular formula C5H11NO2, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier 3SCV180C9W, chemically known as 2-(trimethylammonio)ethanoic acid, hydroxide, inner salt but more generally known as betaine, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 247.

Betaine comes in many forms, including base, aldehyde, aldehyde chloride, aldehyde hydrate, alpha-d-glucofuranuronate, amide, aspartate, cephaloridine, chloride, choline citrate, citrate, d-galacturonate, d-gluconate, hydrate, hydrazide hydrochloride, hydrochloride, l-ascorbate, lauryldimethylaminoacetate, methyl ester, monohydrate, nicotinate, solution, and tartrate. European Medicines Agency schedules Betaine in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB13055MIG.

UNSPSC 51171528 Betaine anhydrous, a Commodity code, shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The single recent opportunity tagged under this code—Collin County Community Supervision and Corrections Department's RFP 2026-327 for offender specimen collection and drug testing services—does not involve betaine anhydrous procurement. The county's solicitation, due July 23, 2026, is instead requesting laboratory testing services including immunoassay screening, LC/MS/MS or GC/MS confirmation, and alternative testing methodologies such as oral fluid and hair analysis, with staffing at two collection sites in Plano and McKinney. The work is unrelated to the chemical commodity the code nominates.

No other recent state and local opportunities under this code appear in the source block. The apparent miscoding of the Collin County opportunity suggests that betaine anhydrous does not reflect current state and local purchasing patterns or that the code sees no recent solicitation activity aligned with its definition. Business development activity under this Commodity code cannot be evaluated from the available data.