Cockroach is a food item in Project Zomboid. A whole one changes hunger by -1 and gives 30 calories. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Food Food & water
A whole one changes hunger by -1 and gives 30 calories. It stays fresh for 14 days and rots after 21. It weighs 0.1.
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.
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.Cockroach | Food |
Cockroach is on 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derelict House Stove | Derelict (oven) | 62% | 1 |
| Crate Canned Food Spoiled | Garage storage (box) | 16% | 4 |
| Safehouse Stove Late | Survivor safehouse (late game) (oven) | 8.5% | 4 |
| Derelict House Junk | Derelict (other); Derelict steel factory (other) | 6.2% | 1 |
| Bin Fire Station | Fire garage (garbage); Fire storage (garbage) | 5.7% | 4 |
| Derelict House Squatter | Derelict (other); Derelict steel factory (other) | 5.0% | 1 |
| Bin Generic | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 4.7% | 4 |
| Bin Hospital | Clinic (garbage); Hospital hallway (garbage); Hospital room (garbage); and 3 more places | 3.6% | 4 |
It is on 9 more tables with smaller shares.
Inside bags and cases: Sack.
Town by town: loot locations.
It weighs 0.1 in Build 42.
Base.Cockroach.
30 calories, and it changes hunger by -1.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.