Basil (Dried) is a food item in Project Zomboid. A whole one changes hunger by -5 and gives 0.1 calories. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Food Food & water
A whole one changes hunger by -5 and gives 0.1 calories. It weighs 0.1.
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.BasilDried | Food |
Base.Seasoning_Basil | Food |
2 versions share the name Basil (Dried), usually different colours, sizes or states.
Basil (Dried) is on 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pizza Kitchen Sauce | Pizza Restaurant (cupboard) | 6.8% | 4 |
| Italian Kitchen Butcher | Italian kitchen (cupboard) | 3.4% | 4 |
| Gigamart Spices | GigaMart (shelves); Grocers (shelves); Grocery (shelves) | 2.9% | 4 |
| Store Shelf Spices | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 2.9% | 4 |
| Store Kitchen Sauce | Cafeteria kitchen (cupboard); Diner kitchen (cupboard); Dinner kitchen (cupboard); and 2 more places | 2.7% | 4 |
| Italian Kitchen Sauce | Italian kitchen (cupboard) | 1.6% | 4 |
| Food Gourmet | Any building (cabinet) | 0.97% | 4 |
| Store Kitchen Butcher | Cafeteria kitchen (cupboard); Diner kitchen (cupboard); Dinner kitchen (cupboard); and 3 more places | 0.87% | 4 |
Inside bags and cases: Plastic Bag, Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
It weighs 0.1 in Build 42.
Base.BasilDried, Base.Seasoning_Basil (variants share the name).
0.1 calories, and it changes hunger by -5.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.