UNSPSC 51461541: Cascara

This classification denotes a natural product which US FDA recognizes as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier 4VBP01X99F, a partial distillation from the source product, which US FDA recognizes as an active ingredient or moiety under Unique Ingredient Identifier E9S376T0H5, the source of which the Integrated Taxonomic Information System classifies under Taxonomic Serial Number 28582 as a member of Kingdom Plantae, Subkingdom Viridaeplantae, Infrakingdom Streptophyta, Division Tracheophyta, Subdivision Spermatophytina, Infradivision Angiospermae, Class Magnoliopsida, Superorder Rosanae, Order Rosales, Family Rhamnaceae, Genus Rhamnus L. (buckthorn), Species Rhamnus purshiana, more commonly known as CASCARA BUCKTHORN, PURSH'S BUCKTHORN, or as here, CARSCARA.

UNSPSC 51461541 Cascara is a Commodity code covering the procurement of cascara, a dried fruit product derived from the buckthorn plant that state and local governments buy primarily for dietary supplement formulation, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and occasionally food-service applications. The code appears in the UNSPSC taxonomy as a natural-product ingredient rather than an end-consumer food item, reflecting its role in supply chains for producers of health and wellness products.

The source material provided contains no recent state and local contract opportunities tagged to this code. Without posted solicitations, no issuing-body mix, geographic concentration, or representative opportunities can be characterized from current market activity.