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Baking Soda at a glance
Cooking Tools
It weighs 0.3.
Weight0.3
Baking Soda
Baking Soda is a cooking item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 0.3. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
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What it is and how to use it
Tools unlock jobs: carpentry, mechanics, farming, fishing, cooking and more. Many recipes only need the tool to be in your inventory, not equipped.
More: Every tool · Crafting in Build 42.
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Item ID and variants
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.BakingSoda | Cooking |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Baking Soda is on 22 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.
| Loot table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crate Baking Soda | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 100% | 4 |
| Chemistry | Attic (box, crate); Closet (box); Garage storage (box); and 3 more places | 8.6% | 4 |
| Gigamart Baking Misc | General Store (shelves); General store storage (box, crate); GigaMart (shelves); and 2 more places | 5.8% | 4 |
| Store Kitchen Baking | Cafeteria kitchen (cupboard); Restaurant (cupboard); Diner kitchen (cupboard); and 4 more places | 5.3% | 4 |
| Crepe Kitchen Baking | Crepe kitchen (cupboard) | 5.1% | 4 |
| Bakery Kitchen Storage | Bakery (shelves); Bakery kitchen (crate, shelves); Donut kitchen storage (shelves) | 3.7% | 4 |
| Jays Kitchen Baking | Restaurant (cupboard); Fish 'N' Chips Restaurant (cupboard); Jay's Chicken kitchen (cupboard); and 1 more place | 3.1% | 4 |
| Western Kitchen Baking | Western kitchen (cupboard) | 3.0% | 4 |
It is on 14 more tables with smaller shares.
Inside bags and cases: Plastic Bag, Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes
What it is used for
Used up as an ingredient in 7 recipes: Prepare 2 Breaded Onion Rings, Prepare Biscuits, Prepare Breaded Shrimp, Prepare Chocolate Chip Cookies, Prepare Chocolate Cookies, Prepare Oatmeal Cookies, Prepare Sugar Cookies.
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Crafting and loot tables
Used in 7 recipes (as an ingredient or tool):
- Prepare Biscuits
- Prepare Chocolate Cookies
- Prepare Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Prepare Oatmeal Cookies
- Prepare Sugar Cookies
- Prepare Breaded Shrimp
- Prepare 2 Breaded Onion Rings
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
- Crate Baking Soda (weight 50)
- Crate Baking Soda (weight 20)
- Crate Baking Soda (weight 20)
- Drug Lab Supplies (weight 10)
- Gigamart Baking Misc (weight 10)
- Crate Baking Soda (weight 10)
- Crate Baking Soda (weight 10)
- Chemistry (weight 10)
- Fridge Hoarder (weight 10)
- School Lab (weight 8)
- Store Kitchen Baking (weight 8)
- Crepe Kitchen Baking (weight 8)
- Jays Kitchen Baking (weight 4)
- Bakery Kitchen Storage (weight 4)
- Western Kitchen Baking (weight 4)
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Similar items
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Quick answers
How much does the Baking Soda weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 0.3 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Baking Soda?
Base.BakingSoda.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.