Potato

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This article is about vegetable. For crop, see Potatoes.

Potato is a perishable food item.

Usage

Consumable properties

Potato can be eaten, providing the player with some positive effects, however these will become negative the longer it's left to perish.

Fresh	Stale	Rotten
Hunger: -18	Hunger: -13 Boredom: +10 Unhappiness: +10	Hunger: -8 Boredom: +20 Unhappiness: +20 Dangerous, will cause sickness.

Crafting

Potato can be preserved to extend its lifespan by using a jar.

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Jar of Potatoes	One of: Brown Sugar ×1 Sugar ×1 Sugar Packet ×1 Each of: Jar ×1 Jar Lid ×1 Potato ×5 Water ×10 unit(s) Vinegar ×2 unit(s)	none	none	none	2.5 Cooking

Evolved recipes

Potato is a cooking ingredient.

Product	Nutrition
Soup	18
Stew	18
Salad	18
Stir Fry	18
Roasted Vegetables	18
Pie (savory)	18
Omelette	18

Sack of Potato

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Potato ×12	Sack of Potato ×1	none	none	none	none

Distribution

The loot distributions can be found in the table(s) below.

Potato distribution Show / Hide

Effective chance calculations are based off of default loot settings, and median zombie density. The higher the density of zombies in an area, the higher the effective chance of an item spawning. Chance is also influenced by the lucky and unlucky traits.

Containers
Building/Room	Container	Effective chance
burgerkitchen	counter	23.28%
burgerkitchen	counter	41.14%
burgerkitchen	counter	76.55%
cafeteriakitchen	counter	23.28%
cafeteriakitchen	counter	41.14%
cafeteriakitchen	counter	76.55%
deepfry_kitchen	counter	23.28%
deepfry_kitchen	counter	41.14%
deepfry_kitchen	counter	76.55%
dinerkitchen	counter	23.28%
dinerkitchen	counter	41.14%
dinerkitchen	counter	76.55%
fishchipskitchen	counter	23.28%
fishchipskitchen	counter	41.14%
fishchipskitchen	counter	76.55%
gigamart	grocerstand	23.28%
gigamart	grocerstand	41.14%
grocery	grocerstand	23.28%
grocery	grocerstand	41.14%
jayschicken_kitchen	counter	23.28%
jayschicken_kitchen	counter	41.14%
jayschicken_kitchen	counter	76.55%
kitchen_crepe	counter	23.28%
kitchen_crepe	counter	41.14%
kitchen_crepe	counter	76.55%
restaurantkitchen	counter	23.28%
restaurantkitchen	counter	41.14%
restaurantkitchen	counter	76.55%
seafoodkitchen	counter	23.28%
seafoodkitchen	counter	41.14%
seafoodkitchen	counter	76.55%
spiffoskitchen	counter	23.28%
spiffoskitchen	counter	41.14%
spiffoskitchen	counter	76.55%
westernkitchen	counter	23.28%
westernkitchen	counter	41.14%
westernkitchen	counter	76.55%

Foraging
Amount	Skill level	Biomes	Weather modifiers				Month modifiers
Amount	Skill level	Biomes	Snow	Rain	Day	Night	Months available	Bonus months	Malus months
---	2	Forest 7 Vegitation 7 FarmLand 10 Farm 10	-30	-	-	-	-	May June July	March April

Potato is often found in refrigerators and grocery displays.

Sacks of potato can be found in grocery stores and warehouses.

Farming

Potato can be grown by farming with potato seeds.

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Potatoes	Plowed Land ×1 Potato Seeds ×4 Water ×65 unit(s)	none	none	none	none

Code

Code snippet! This section contains source code from Project ZomboidShow / Hide

Base.Potato
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\farming.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item Potato
	{
	    DisplayCategory = Food,
		Type				=		Food,
		DisplayName			=		Potato,
		Icon				=		Potato,
		Weight				=		0.2,
		HungerChange 		=		-18,
		DaysFresh 			=		14,
		DaysTotallyRotten 	=	 	28,
        EvolvedRecipe       =       Omelette:9;Soup:18;Stew:18;Pie:18;Stir fry Griddle Pan:18;Stir fry:18;Salad:9;Roasted Vegetables:18,
        ThirstChange	=	-7,
        FoodType    =   Vegetables,
        Carbohydrates = 14.52,
        Proteins = 2.88,
        Lipids = 0.15,
        Calories = 70,
        WorldStaticModel = Potato_Ground,
	}

Base.SackProduce_Potato
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items_food.txt