Cocoa Powder is a food item in Project Zomboid. A whole one changes hunger by -30 and gives 60 calories. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Food Food & water
A whole one changes hunger by -30 and gives 60 calories. It changes thirst by 50. It weighs 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.CocoaPowder | Food |
Cocoa Powder is on 9 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 Cocoa Powder | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 100% | 4 |
| Bakery Kitchen Storage | Bakery (shelves); Bakery kitchen (crate, shelves); Donut kitchen storage (shelves) | 7.4% | 4 |
| Bakery Kitchen Baking | Bakery kitchen (cupboard); Donut kitchen (cupboard) | 6.6% | 4 |
| Gigamart Baking Misc | General Store (shelves); General store storage (box, crate); GigaMart (shelves); and 2 more places | 5.8% | 4 |
| Bakery Kitchen Cutlery | Bakery kitchen (cupboard) | 3.7% | 4 |
| Cafe Counter Mix | Cafe (cupboard) | 3.6% | 4 |
| Bakery Kitchen Trays | Bakery kitchen (cupboard) | 3.0% | 4 |
| Kitchen Baking | House kitchen (cupboard); Kitchen (cupboard) | 0.98% | 4 |
It is on 1 more table with smaller shares.
Inside bags and cases: Plastic Bag, Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
Used up as an ingredient in 1 recipe: Prepare Chocolate Cookies.
Used in 1 recipe (as an ingredient or tool):
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
It weighs 1 in Build 42.
Base.CocoaPowder.
60 calories, and it changes hunger by -30.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.