Items that count as fastread

In Project Zomboid Build 42, 126 items carry the base:fastread tag. Recipes and actions that ask for "any fastread" accept any of them, so you can use whichever one you have.

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Items with this tag

Item	Category	Weight
Brochure	Junk	0.1
Doodle	Memento	0.1
Doodle	Memento	0.1
Empty Seed Packet - Barley	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Basil	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Bell Pepper	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Black Sage	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Broadleaf Plantain	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Broccoli	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Cabbage	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Carrot	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Cauliflower	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Chamomile	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Chives	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Cilantro	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Comfrey	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Common Mallow	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Corn	Gardening	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Cucumber	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Flax	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Garlic	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Green Peas	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Habanero	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Hemp	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Hops	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Jalapeno	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Kale	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Lavender	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Leek	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Lemongrass	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Lettuce	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Marigold	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Mint	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Onion	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Oregano	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Parsley	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Poppy	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Potato	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Pumpkin	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Radish	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Rose	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Rosemary	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Rye	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Sage	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Soybeans	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Spinach	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Strawberry	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Sugar Beet	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Sunflower	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Sweet Potato	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Thyme	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Tobacco	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Tomato	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Turnip	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Watermelon	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Wheat	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Wild Garlic	Recipe Resource	0.02
Empty Seed Packet - Zucchini	Recipe Resource	0.02
Flier	Junk	0.1
Flier	Junk	0.1
Newspaper	Literature	0.5
Newspaper	Literature	0.5
Newspaper	Literature	0.5
Newspaper	Literature	0.5
Newspaper	Literature	0.5
Newspaper	Literature	0.5
Old Photograph	Memento	0.1
Photograph	Memento	0.1
Photograph	Memento	0.1
Photograph	Memento	0.1
Photograph of Judge Matt Hass (Autographed)	Memento	0.1
Seed Packet - Barley	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Basil	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Bell Pepper	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Black Sage	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Broadleaf Plantain	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Broccoli	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Cabbage	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Carrot	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Cauliflower	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Chamomile	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Chives	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Cilantro	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Comfrey	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Common Mallow	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Corn	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Cucumber	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Flax	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Garlic	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Green Peas	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Habanero	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Hemp	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Hops	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Jalapeno	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Kale	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Lavender	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Leek	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Lemongrass	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Lettuce	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Marigold	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Mint	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Onion	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Oregano	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Parsley	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Poppy	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Potato	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Pumpkin	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Radish	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Rose	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Rosemary	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Rye	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Sage	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Soybeans	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Spinach	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Strawberry	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Sugar Beet	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Sunflower	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Sweet Potato	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Thyme	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Tobacco	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Tomato	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Turnip	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Watermelon	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Wheat	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Wild Garlic	Gardening	0.1
Seed Packet - Zucchini	Gardening	0.1

02Part

Quick answers

Which items count as fastread in Project Zomboid?

126 items: Brochure, Doodle, Doodle, Empty Seed Packet - Barley, Empty Seed Packet - Basil, Empty Seed Packet - Bell Pepper, Empty Seed Packet - Black Sage, Empty Seed Packet - Broadleaf Plantain, Empty Seed Packet - Broccoli, Empty Seed Packet - Cabbage, Empty Seed Packet - Carrot, Empty Seed Packet - Cauliflower and more.

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.