UNSPSC 51271605: Capsaicin

This classification denotes a nonnarcotic analgesic and capsaicinoid with the molecular formula C18H27NO3, a preparation that US FDA regulates as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier S07O44R1ZM, chemically known as nonanamide, n-vanillyl- (8ci) but generally known as capsaicin, which bears US NIH Compound Identifier 2998. European Medicines Agency schedules Capsaicin in its eXtended EudraVigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary or XEVMPD under Index SUB13229MIG. World Health Organization schedules capsaicin in its Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classification.

As of Q4 2014, CAPSAICIN remains the US FDA Preferred Term for this commodity. Capsaicin bears US NLM identifiers UMLS ID C0006931 and NCI Concept Code C339. SMILES: O=C(NCC1CC(OC)C(O)CC1)CCCCCCCC.

UNSPSC 51271605 Capsaicin, a Commodity code, covers the procurement of capsaicin — the active compound extracted from chili peppers — used in topical pain-relief products, food-service applications, and specialty pharmaceutical formulations across state and local health, corrections, and procurement operations. State and local buying under this code typically reflects institutional sourcing for correctional health services, public health departments, emergency medical services, and food-service operations where capsaicin-based products support pain management, food flavoring, or self-defense applications. The issuing bodies soliciting capsaicin span state corrections departments, county health agencies, municipal police and fire services, and regional procurement cooperatives that aggregate demand across multiple jurisdictions.

No recent state and local contract opportunities tagged to UNSPSC 51271605 appear in the available records. Without posted RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB activity, the current market visibility for capsaicin procurement at the state and local level is limited, and geographic concentration cannot be determined from active solicitation data.