Balsamic Vinegar is a food item in Project Zomboid. A whole one changes hunger by -20 and gives 1250 calories. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Food Food & water
A whole one changes hunger by -20 and gives 1250 calories. It weighs 0.2.
Food in Build 42 has a hunger value, calories and a shelf life. Fresh food goes stale and then rotten, so eat perishables first and keep tins and dry goods for later. Cooking raises the value of many ingredients.
More: Cooking guide · Food list.
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.BalsamicVinegar | Food |
Balsamic Vinegar is on 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigamart Sauce | General Store (box, crate, shelves); GigaMart (shelves); Grocers (shelves); and 1 more place | 1.2% | 4 |
| Food Gourmet | Any building (cabinet) | 0.97% | 4 |
| Store Kitchen Sauce | Cafeteria kitchen (cupboard); Diner kitchen (cupboard); Dinner kitchen (cupboard); and 2 more places | 0.67% | 4 |
| Safehouse Fridge | Survivor safehouse (early) (fridge) | 0.36% | 4 |
| Fridge Rich | Any building (fridge); Living room (fridge) | 0.14% | 3 |
| Fridge Generic | Any building (fridge); Living room (fridge) | under 0.1% | 2 |
Inside bags and cases: Plastic Bag, Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
It weighs 0.2 in Build 42.
Base.BalsamicVinegar.
1250 calories, and it changes hunger by -20.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.