Also known as Chips.
Snack: hunger -15, 720 calories. Stats, where to find it and how to use it below. Updated for Build 42.21, November 2026.
Snack Food & water
Snack: hunger -15, 720 calories.
Grocery snack aisles
All chip flavours share these stats.
How the Chips stacks up against other snack items and similar food & water in our database, sorted by hunger.
| Item | Hunger | Calories | Fresh for | Rots after |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gummy Bears | -5 | 40 | Never | Never |
| Peanuts | -8 | 161 | Never | Never |
| Chips | -15 | 720 | Never | Never |
| Granola Bar | -15 | 270 | Never | Never |
| Popsicle | -15 | 80 | 1 day | 2 days |
| Apple | -16 | 95 | 5 days | 8 days |
| Chocolate Bar | -20 | 850 | Never | Never |
| Ice Cream | -30 | 1680 | 1 day | 2 days |
The Chips turns up in grocery snack aisles. These named places from our town guides fit that description; loot is random, so none is guaranteed.
| Place | Town | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Spiffo’s | Muldraugh | 10612,9644 |
| GigaMart | West Point | 12023,6858 |
| GigaMart Edge of the suburbs | Riverside | 6136,5368 |
| GigaMart North end | Rosewood | 8003,11255 |
| Grand Ohio Mall | Louisville | 13577,1332 |
| Crossroads Mall | Valley Station | 13936,5832 |
| Nourish Food Mart Supermarket | March Ridge | 10142,12786 |
| GigaMart Shopping plaza | Brandenburg | 1869,6362 |
Every town and store type: loot locations and the map.
A whole Chips changes hunger by -15 and gives 720 calories. Barbecue, Salt & Vinegar and Sour Cream & Onion share these stats.
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Snack/junk |
| Hunger | -15 |
| Calories | 720 |
| Carbs / protein / fat | 72 / 4.5 / 45 |
| Fresh for | Does not go stale |
| Rotten after | Never |
| Cooking | no |
| Mood | Unhappy -5 |
| Where to find it | Grocery snack aisles, chip crates |
Compare it with everything else on the food list, and see cooking for recipes.
Chips - Plain is on 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crate Chips | Bar (box, crate) | 25% | 4 |
| Gigamart Crisps | General Store (box, crate, shelves); GigaMart (shelves); Grocers (shelves); and 1 more place | 18% | 4 |
| Prison Cell Random Classy | Cells (drawer); Prison cells (drawer) | 6.0% | 4 |
| Juice Stand Snacks | Juice stand (cupboard) | 5.1% | 4 |
| Cafeteria Snacks | Cafeteria (display case, grocer display); Cafeteria kitchen (display case, grocer display) | 4.2% | 4 |
| Store Shelf Snacks | Band kitchen (cupboard); Cafeteria (shelves); Convenience store (shelves); and 6 more places | 3.8% | 4 |
| Store Shelf Combo | Art Store (shelves); Bookstore (shelves); Butcher (shelves); and 26 more places | 3.4% | 3 |
| Gas Storage Combo | Convenience store (box, shelves); Corner Store (box, crate); Corner store storage (box, shelves); and 4 more places | 3.2% | 4 |
It is on 13 more tables with smaller shares.
On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Bandit Late, Bandit Mid, Survivalist, Survivalist 02, Survivalist 02 Late, Survivalist 02 Mid, Survivalist 03, Survivalist 03 Late and 13 more.
Inside bags and cases: Duffel Bag, Plastic Bag, Picnic Basket, Military Backpack, Halloween Candy Bucket and more.
Town by town: loot locations.
Chips has 720 calories and changes hunger by -15.
Fresh for: Does not go stale. Rotten after: Never.
Grocery snack aisles
Snack: hunger -15, 720 calories. All chip flavours share these stats.
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.