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Candy Package

A sealed pack of sweets: 500 calories that never spoil, once you open it. Where to find it and how to use it below. Updated for Build 42.21, November 2026.

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Candy Package at a glance

Candy Package icon

Snack Food & water

A sealed pack of sweets: 500 calories that never spoil, once you open it.

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Where to find it

Candy crates and cinema snack counters.

Town by town: loot locations.

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How to use it

Open it with the Open Candy Package recipe first. Good for mood, light to carry.

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Nutrition and shelf life

A whole Candy Package gives 500 calories. Open it first.

StatValue
TypeSnack/junk
Calories500
Carbs / protein / fat125 / 0 / 2.5
Fresh forDoes not go stale
Rotten afterNever
Cookingopen via the Open Candy Package recipe
Where to find itCandy crates, theatres

Compare it with everything else on the food list, and see cooking for recipes.

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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Candy Package is on 7 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
Crate Candy PackageSpecial spawn (vehicles, events or zombies)100%4
Theatre SnacksArena kitchen (cupboard); Theatre kitchen (cupboard)2.5%4
Grocery Storage Crate 1Cafeteria kitchen (box, crate, shelves); Grocers (box, crate, shelves); Grocery (box, crate, shelves); and 1 more place1.2%4
Gigamart CandyGeneral Store (box, crate, shelves); GigaMart (shelves); Grocers (shelves); and 1 more place0.93%4
Store Shelf ComboArt Store (shelves); Bookstore (shelves); Butcher (shelves); and 26 more places0.57%3
Gas Storage ComboConvenience store (box, shelves); Corner Store (box, crate); Corner store storage (box, shelves); and 4 more places0.54%4
Store Shelf SnacksBand kitchen (cupboard); Cafeteria (shelves); Convenience store (shelves); and 6 more places0.47%4

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

Inside bags and cases: Plastic Bag.

Town by town: loot locations.

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Quick answers

Where do you find the Candy Package in Project Zomboid?

Candy crates and cinema snack counters.

What is the Candy Package used for?

A sealed pack of sweets: 500 calories that never spoil, once you open it. Open it with the Open Candy Package recipe first. Good for mood, light to carry.

How many calories are in Candy Package in Project Zomboid?

Candy Package has 500 calories.

Does Candy Package go off?

Fresh for: Does not go stale. Rotten after: Never.

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