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Beef Jerky

Meat: hunger -20, 410 calories. Stats, where to find it and how to use it below. Updated for Build 42.21, November 2026.

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Beef Jerky at a glance

Beef Jerky icon

Meat Food & water

Meat: hunger -20, 410 calories.

Hunger-20
Calories410
Fresh forNever
Rots afterNever
CookingNo
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Where to find it

Hunting fridges, army surplus, butchers

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Quick answers

Where do you find the Beef Jerky in Project Zomboid?

Hunting fridges, army surplus, butchers

What is the Beef Jerky used for?

Meat: hunger -20, 410 calories. Non-perishable protein.

Item data from the ProjectZom item database, with stats from the Build 42 game data as published by pzfans.com and pindrop.gg. Item art is from Project Zomboid.