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Butterchunkers Bar

Butterchunkers Bar is a food item in Project Zomboid. A whole one changes hunger by -20 and gives 230 calories. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Butterchunkers Bar at a glance

Butterchunkers Bar icon

Food Food & water

A whole one changes hunger by -20 and gives 230 calories. It weighs 0.2.

Weight0.2
Hunger-20
Calories230
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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 IDGame category
Base.Chocolate_ButterchunkersFood
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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Butterchunkers Bar is on 13 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 tableWhere that table is usedShareRolls
Theatre SnacksArena kitchen (cupboard); Theatre kitchen (cupboard)5.1%4
Juice Stand SnacksJuice stand (cupboard)2.5%4
Candy Store SnacksCandy storage (box, cupboard); Candy store (box, cupboard, display case, …)2.2%4
Cafeteria SnacksCafeteria (display case, grocer display); Cafeteria kitchen (display case, grocer display)2.1%4
Gigamart CandyGeneral Store (box, crate, shelves); GigaMart (shelves); Grocers (shelves); and 1 more place1.9%4
Grocery Storage Crate 1Cafeteria kitchen (box, crate, shelves); Grocers (box, crate, shelves); Grocery (box, crate, shelves); and 1 more place1.2%4
Store Shelf ComboArt Store (shelves); Bookstore (shelves); Butcher (shelves); and 26 more places1.1%3
Gas Storage ComboConvenience store (box, shelves); Corner Store (box, crate); Corner store storage (box, shelves); and 4 more places1.1%4

It is on 5 more tables with smaller shares.

On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Bandit Late, Bandit Mid, Bandit Early, Bandit, Private Militia.

Inside bags and cases: Halloween Candy Bucket, Garbage Bag.

Town by town: loot locations.

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Quick answers

How much does the Butterchunkers Bar weigh in Project Zomboid?

It weighs 0.2 in Build 42.

What is the item ID for Butterchunkers Bar?

Base.Chocolate_Butterchunkers.

How many calories are in Butterchunkers Bar?

230 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.