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Box of Mac and Cheese at a glance
Food Food & water
It weighs 2.5.
Weight2.5
Box of Mac and Cheese
Box of Mac and Cheese is a food item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 2.5. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
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What it is and how to use it
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.
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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.Macandcheese_Box | Food |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Box of Mac and Cheese is on 1 loot table 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 Dry Goods | General Store (shelves); General store storage (box, crate); GigaMart (shelves); and 2 more places | under 0.1% | 4 |
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 1 recipe: Open Box of Canned Food.
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Quick answers
How much does the Box of Mac and Cheese weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 2.5 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Box of Mac and Cheese?
Base.Macandcheese_Box.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.