In Project Zomboid Build 42, 5 items carry the base:bakingfat tag. Recipes and actions that ask for "any bakingfat" accept any of them, so you can use whichever one you have.
| Item | Category | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Butter | Food | 0.3 |
| Lard | Food | 0.3 |
| Margarine | Food | 0.3 |
| Olive Oil | Food | 0.2 |
| Vegetable Oil | Food | 0.2 |
Recipes that accept any item with this tag:
5 items: Butter, Lard, Margarine, Olive Oil, Vegetable Oil.
It is used by 7 crafting recipes, including Make Cake Batter, Prepare Biscuits, Prepare Chocolate Cookies, Prepare Chocolate Chip Cookies, Prepare Oatmeal Cookies.
Figures on this page are read from the Build 42 game files (42.22, November 2026). Chances are relative weights inside each loot table, not exact drop rates. Your game is the final word: if it disagrees with us, tell us and we will fix the page.